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Rep. Jesse Jackson: Hubris vs. Humility
In her Chicago Sun-Times column, Laura S. Washington contemplates the re-election campaign of Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. in Illinois amid a federal probe and a U.S. House Ethics Committee investigation. The adversity has apparently humbled him, observers say. Washington, however, is not convinced. Humility? That notion, quaint in today’s scorched-earth political arena, has emerged in…
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Demonizing Foes Won't Help Gingrich
Chicago Sun-Times columnist Laura S. Washington chastises GOP presidential contender Newt Gingrich for trying to paint President Barack Obama as a socialist by aligning him with Saul Alinsky, a Chicago community activist, whom she describes as a populist. She says that defaming his opponents will not help Gingrich. In Newt Gingrich’s alternative universe of “radical…
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Some Toasts and Takedowns of 2011
In a feature about toasts and takedowns of 2011, Chicago Sun-Times columnist Laura S. Washington includes a salute to Desiree Rogers for her move to Johnson Publishing Co. She says that Rogers infused the company’s historic magazines with promise just in time. This year is going out with a bang. So why are we whimpering?…
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Hillary as VP Is Best Response to Gingrich's GOP Nod
In her Chicago Sun-Times column, Laura S. Washington once again dreams of a Barack Obama-Hillary Clinton Democratic ticket for 2012. This time, she says, it would be a perfect act of revenge against former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, with whom the secretary of state and her husband famously battled in the 1990s. ……
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Jesse Jackson Jr. Revs Up Congressional Race
In her Chicago Sun-Times column, Laura S. Washington checks in on the heated Illinois congressional race between Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and challenger Debbie Halvorson. Washington says that Jackson is facing his first serious challenge in 16 years, thanks to an investigation into whether he or a representative offered to raise $1.5 million in exchange…
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Occupy: Ditch Tents, Get Savvy
Following their eviction from Zuccotti Park in New York City, Occupy Wall Street protesters must convert their anger and energy into an agenda that targets goals instead of real estate, Laura S. Washington writes in her Chicago Sun-Times column. … Memo to Occupy: You have our attention. Now, what are you going to do with…
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Does a Nod from Obama Put Jesse Jackson Jr. Ahead?
Laura S. Washington writes in her Chicago Sun-Times column that President Barack Obama has told Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) that he will “absolutely” support him for re-election, according to a Fox News report. She says that tidbit may be enough to save Jackson’s political career. On Oct. 16, at the Martin Luther King Jr.…
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Herman Cain Really Isn't Able
Laura Washington writes in her Chicago Sun-Times column that even though Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain shows no signs of slowing down on the campaign trail, she doubts that he will be able to make it to the finish line. She runs down a list of reasons, including a lack of political experience and a…
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