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, Nov 18, 2011
This is what theocracy looks like
The Republican candidates tackle the key biblical issues in Iowa Saturday.
by Steve Bogira
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, Nov 7, 2011
Obama's reelection chances
To win a second term, Obama needs the economy to be improving, especially if he has to face Mitt Romney, says statistician Nate Silver.
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, Nov 7, 2011
They are the 50 percent(ile)
In the city of the big coin flip, President Obama, the Bears, and the Northwestern Wildcats are right in the middle of things.
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, Sep 21, 2011
After months of being the whipping boy, Mayor Daley gives Mayor Emanuel the finger
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, Aug 15, 2011
White House jobs approach focused on keeping Obama employed
The White House is debating whether to be tame or bold in its next jobs proposals. Tame is winning.
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, Aug 11, 2011
Market indigestion
I've lost a lot of dough in Sara Lee stock this week, and the Dow's swings are so wild that even Pepto-Bismol hasn't helped.
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, Feb 18, 2011
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Things Are Getting Sparklier Around Here
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, Jun 3, 2010
My Latest Glimpse Into the Chicago Economy
It's said that everybody in Chicago has a hustle.
by Mick Dumke
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, Mar 3, 2009
Flatfile's Closing
Susan Aurinko's Flatfile Galleries will close March 27.
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, Sep 11, 2008
The sex/pig/race card
The presidential campaign is clearly about race, but it's even more about money.
by Mick Dumke
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, Nov 14, 2007
Bush's economy
The economy is a last resort of Bush defenders. Mission accomplished?
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, Aug 7, 2006
Feel like you just got spit out of an ATM? Maybe you did.
A sociologist's take on what Chicago's coming to.
by Harold Henderson
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