Old St. Pat’s Church hosted its 25th Annual World’s Largest Block Party Friday and Saturday night in the West Loop. Gavin DeGraw headlined Friday night and Ben Folds closed the party Saturday.
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Suu Kyi’s party skeptical on Myanmar amnesty claim
July 14th, 2009 |
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Myanmar’s opposition party Tuesday said it was skeptical the military junta would release political prisoners including its leader Aung San Suu Kyi, despite new assurances given to the UN. The possible amnesty was announced by Myanmar’s UN ambassador Than Swe to diplomats in New York after
Jeff Schweitzer: A Comical Failure of Moral Values: Twisted Ideas of Theory and Practice in the Republican Party
July 13th, 2009 |
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The appeal to God to promote a political agenda does not work. Republicans are all the proof we need. We need a new way.
Illinois GOP Clearing Senate Field: McKenna Won’t Run If Mark Kirk Does
July 13th, 2009 |
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The head of the Illinois Republican Party says he won’t run for the U.S. Senate if Rep. Mark Kirk decides to run.
The announcement Monday from Andrew McKenna reduces the chances of a major Republican primary battle. …
“Tacit recognition of Kosovo taking place”
July 13th, 2009 |
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Opposition Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) officials say that the government is “entering a tacit recognition of Kosovo”. For this reason, Jovan Palalić told a news conference in Belgrade on Monday, the government is avoiding parliamentary debates on the matter.
Lee Stranahan: WATCH: Ex Speechwriter Announces Sarah Palin 3rd Political Party
July 13th, 2009 |
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We’ve previously featured interview segments with Sarah Palin wordsmith Dan Tubagoo, the heretofore unbeknownst ‘man behind the magic’ of soon to be ex Governor Palin’s…
“Govt. working well, harmoniously”
July 13th, 2009 |
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Ruling Democratic Party (DS) deputy leader Dragan Å utanovac said on Monday that the government is working “well and in harmony”. The defense minister in the Cvetković cabinet also stated that “there are no inter-party tensions, despite public reports to that effect and the polemics on the relations within the government instead of its results”.
Japan’s PM Aso calls August vote
July 13th, 2009 |
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Japan’s embattled Prime Minister, Taro Aso, will call a general election for 30 August, says public broadcaster NHK.
The move comes after Mr Aso’s ruling coalition suffered a crucial defeat in local elections in the capital, Tokyo.
The opposition Democratic Party (DJP) won 54 seats to 38 for Mr Aso’s Liberal Democratic Party, ending four decades of dominance in the assembly.
Mr Aso, who has approval ratings of around 20%, had been widely expected to dissolve parliament following the loss. </p
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Taro’s last card
July 13th, 2009 |
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Japan’s beleaguered prime minister calls an election
SINCE becoming Japan’s prime minister last September, Taro Aso has resisted calls to hold an early election. But the clamour from both his own team, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), as well as the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), became too loud to ignore. The LDP suffered a striking defeat in municipal elections in Tokyo on Sunday July 12th and, facing an open revolt from his own party, Mr Aso finally succumbed.
On Monday Mr Aso decided to call an election on August 30th to select members of the lower house of Japan’s Diet (parliament), which he plans to dissolve next week. The decision should quell moves from within the LDP to boot him out. But the decision could result in the ousting of the LDP; the party has governed Japan for more than 50 years. …
Bruce Wilson: BREAKING: Palin Says She’ll Stump For Democrats, Hints at Third Party
July 12th, 2009 |
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In a new, exclusive interview with the Washington Times that just hit the press today, Sarah Palin indicates she’s likely to go fully rogue. The…
Tea Party movement
April 13th, 2009 |
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The Tea Party movement began last year as a series of grassroots protests against perceived overspending in Washington and it’s still going strong. It now consists of hundreds of loosely linked groups across the country.
Where do you think the party is headed, and what do you think its role in American politics should be? Do you consider yourself part of the Tea Party? Put yourself on video and send us your thoughts. Or send us your photos and video if you’re at a Tea Party rally or event.