Stitches in time
Detroit Free Press - USA
... Although it's not a new story, Burns' crisp retelling adds
freshness and passion. "Dreams from My Father" by Barack Obama is also
a re-release, timed to Black ...
Illinois's Ambitious Governor
Washington Post - USA
... There is, however, a new problem. The 2004 elections produced an
Illinois superstar with national possibilities, Sen. Barack Obama. ...
Monday, February 21, 2005
Obama rips Bush on vets' funds
Obama rips Bush on vets' funds
Chicago Tribune (subscription) - USA
... Barack Obama chided President Bush on Monday for proposing a
federal budget that Obama says falls about $4 billion short of
honoring the nation's commitment to ...
See all stories on this topic
Unions lobbying Obama to back president's clean air plan
KWQC-TV - Davenport,IA,USA
WASHINGTON A coalition of labor unions seeking to save jobs is putting
pressure on Democrats _ particularly freshman Senator Barack Obama
(ber-AHK' oh-BAH'-muh ...
See all stories on this topic
Barack Obama on the Burden of the Political Spotlight
NPR - Washington,D.C.,USA
News & Notes with Ed Gordon, February 8, 2005 · NPR's Ed Gordon talks
with Barack Obama, the freshman senator from Illinois who rose to
national prominence ...
Sen. Obama The Swing Vote On Environmental Bill
CBS2 Chicago - Chicago,IL,USA
CHICAGO (CBS 2) It may be the toughest vote yet for Senator Barack
Obama. He is the swing vote on the Bush Administration's Clear Skies
Act. ...
See all stories on this topic
The media hype hasn't changed Barack Obama
Rockford Register Star - Rockford,IL,USA
When I interviewed Barack Obama in Rockford a year ago, he was a
Democratic state senator from Hyde Park who wanted to be a US senator.
...
Action delayed on 'Clear Skies' measure
The Southern - Carbondale,IL,USA
The 18-member committee, which includes US Sen. Barack Obama, D-IL.,
will have another go at the measure in two weeks. According ...
Disabled veterans must keep waiting
Chicago Sun-Times - USA
... "Before the full report is on the street, it would probably be
months.". Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) called the delay "troubling and
disappointing.". ...
Talk to focus on book by Barack Obama
Asbury Park Press - Asbury Park,NJ,USA
The Monmouth County Library and the United Families of African Descent
will offer a 10 am panel discussion on US Sen. Barack Obama's
autobiography on Feb. 5. ...
Reid, Pelosi plan shake-up
The Hill - Washington,DC,USA
... of Sens. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and Ken Salazar (D-Colo.), the lone
bright spots of the 2004 election for Senate Democrats. The senators
...
Labor Unions back Bush Environmental Bill
Questions and Observations - USA
It seems union lobbiests are backing Bush's air-pollution plan and
targeting freshman Senator Barack Obama in an effort to break an 18
all tie and get the bill ...
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Barack Obama, D-Ill., who gave a riveting speech
Site updates black history, day by day
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) - MN,USA
... and US Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., who gave a riveting speech
during last summer's Democratic National Convention. "They say that
...
Black History Month events continue
Boca Raton News - Boca Raton,FL,USA
... The library's African American Book Group meeting Feb. 26 at 2 pm
will focus on the volume, "Dreams From My Father" by Barack Obama. ...
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) - MN,USA
... and US Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., who gave a riveting speech
during last summer's Democratic National Convention. "They say that
...
Black History Month events continue
Boca Raton News - Boca Raton,FL,USA
... The library's African American Book Group meeting Feb. 26 at 2 pm
will focus on the volume, "Dreams From My Father" by Barack Obama. ...
Obama tells MVCC students to 'set the bar high' in speech
Obama tells MVCC students to 'set the bar high' in speech
Chicago Daily Southtown - Chicago,IL,USA
By Jim Hook. US Sen. Barack Obama challenged a group of about 500
people at Moraine Valley Community College to strive for excellence.
...
Chicago Daily Southtown - Chicago,IL,USA
By Jim Hook. US Sen. Barack Obama challenged a group of about 500
people at Moraine Valley Community College to strive for excellence.
...
Obama thanks teachers' union for its support
Obama thanks teachers' union for its support
KWQC-TV - Davenport,IA,USA
ST. LOUIS US Senator Barack Obama took time out yestreday to thank the
Illinois Federation of Teachers or its support of his senatorial bid.
...
KWQC-TV - Davenport,IA,USA
ST. LOUIS US Senator Barack Obama took time out yestreday to thank the
Illinois Federation of Teachers or its support of his senatorial bid.
...
Keyes, was soundly beaten by Democrat Barack Obama
Down and Out of Office, Illinois GOP Starts Over
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
... of others. Jack Ryan's replacement, controversial talk show host
Alan Keyes, was soundly beaten by Democrat Barack Obama. The election
...
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
... of others. Jack Ryan's replacement, controversial talk show host
Alan Keyes, was soundly beaten by Democrat Barack Obama. The election
...
Thursday, February 17, 2005
Barack Obama to Be Keynote Speaker at 2005 Cure Benefit
Senator
Barack Obama to Be Keynote Speaker at 2005 Cure Benefit
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
17
/PRNewswire/ -- US Senator Barack Obama of Illinois will
speak about the need for increased funding for epilepsy research at a
March 11 fundraising benefit ...
Obama book on best selling list
Lists
of best-selling books
MLive.com
- MI,USA
... 47. "Dora Loves Boots" by Alison
Inches (Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon) (FP). 48. "Dreams from My Father"
by Barack Obama (Three Rivers Press) (NF-P). 49. ...
Obama attends U of C Hospital Ceremony
In
the News
The University of Chicago
Chronicle - USA
... construction of the hospital and
a pediatric emergency-care facility to be completed in 2006, attended
the ceremony, as did US Senator Barack Obama, a former ...
Jones give Obama Props
President
of Ill. Senate speaks to class
Daily
Vidette - Normal,IL,USA
... any kind of confession. This
law was accomplished because of the work of a young Barack Obama,"
Jones said. Jones also gave students ...
VOTE ON CLEAR SKIES ACT OF 2005 DELAYED TWO WEEKS
OBAMA'S
VOTE ON CLEAR SKIES ACT OF 2005 DELAYED TWO WEEKS
The Southern - Carbondale,IL,USA
... Barack
Obama will have two more weeks before he must cast his vote for
or against the Clear Skies Act of 2005, which has labor groups and environmentalists
...
See all stories on this topic
Durbin and Obama vote independently
Bean
no pushover, Hastert admits
Chicago
Sun-Times - USA
... Illinois political community are
concerned about another recent vote where the Democratic Illinois senators,
Dick Durbin and freshman Barack Obama, ended up on ...
Obama keynote speaker at CURE dinner
Teesee'
s Town for 2.17.2005
Chicago
Defender - Chicago,IL,USA
... Barack Obama
keynotes the seventh annual Benefit Dinner for Citizens United for Research
in Epilepsy (CURE) on March 11 at the Museum of Science & Industry.
...
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Obama in the Google News
Obama
rips Bush on vets' funds
Chicago
Tribune (subscription) - USA
... Barack Obama
chided President Bush on Monday for proposing a federal budget that Obama
says falls about $4 billion short of honoring the nation's commitment
to ...
See all stories on this topic
Unions lobbying
Obama to back president's clean air plan
KWQC-TV - Davenport,IA,USA
WASHINGTON A coalition
of labor unions seeking to save jobs is putting pressure on Democrats
_ particularly freshman Senator Barack Obama (ber-AHK'
oh-BAH'-muh ...
See all stories on this topic
Barack
Obama on the Burden of the Political Spotlight
NPR - Washington,D.C.,USA
News & Notes with
Ed Gordon, February 8, 2005 · NPR's Ed Gordon talks with Barack
Obama, the freshman senator from Illinois who rose to national
prominence ...
Sen.
Obama The Swing Vote On Environmental Bill
CBS2 Chicago - Chicago,IL,USA
CHICAGO (CBS 2)
It may be the toughest vote yet for Senator Barack Obama.
He is the swing vote on the Bush Administration's Clear Skies Act.
...
See all stories on this topic
The
media hype hasn't changed Barack Obama
Rockford Register Star - Rockford,IL,USA
When
I interviewed Barack Obama in Rockford a year ago, he was
a Democratic state senator from Hyde Park who wanted to be a US senator.
...
Action
delayed on 'Clear Skies' measure
The
Southern - Carbondale,IL,USA
The 18-member committee, which
includes US Sen. Barack Obama, D-IL., will have another
go at the measure in two weeks. According ...
Disabled
veterans must keep waiting
Chicago
Sun-Times - USA
... "Before the full report is on
the street, it would probably be months.". Sen. Barack Obama
(D-Ill.) called the delay "troubling and disappointing.". ...
Talk
to focus on book by Barack Obama
Asbury Park Press - Asbury Park,NJ,USA
The Monmouth
County Library and the United Families of African Descent will offer a
10 am panel discussion on US Sen. Barack Obama's autobiography
on Feb. 5. ...
Reid,
Pelosi plan shake-up
The Hill
- Washington,DC,USA
... of Sens. Barack Obama
(D-Ill.) and Ken Salazar (D-Colo.), the lone bright spots of the 2004
election for Senate Democrats. The senators ...
Labor
Unions back Bush Environmental Bill
Questions
and Observations - USA
It seems union lobbiests are backing
Bush's air-pollution plan and targeting freshman Senator Barack
Obama in an effort to break an 18 all tie and get the bill ...
Wednesday, October 20, 2004
DUPAGE DEMOCRATS DEMAND SAMPLE BALLOT CORRECTED
Blatant GOP Fraud on Sample Ballot
LOMBARD, IL --- Gayl Ferraro, Chair of the Democratic Party of DuPage County, today demanded a reprint and redistribution of the sample ballots that were distributed this morning to hundreds of thousands of newspaper readers in DuPage County containing inaccurate and misleading information that has the impact to sway voters to vote Republican for U.S. Congress, DuPage County Board and Forest Preserve. The DuPage Democrats demand that the reprint include extra pages which display a full apology, a detailed explanation of the error, the ramifications of the original sample ballot, and instructions to delete the originally distributed sample ballot.
“If this reprint is not performed to our satisfaction,” Ferraro began, “we will take legal action over this blatant and coordinated effort by DuPage County Republican officials to turn the election in their favor.”
The DuPage County Election Commission today distributed hundreds of thousands of “sample ballots” as inserts in over 40 newspapers throughout DuPage County for voters to use in their decision making process.
Republican Henry Hyde is listed as facing no opposition, even though Hyde is facing a tough race from Democratic opponent, Christine Cegelis. To make matters even more confusing, Cegelis is listed incorrectly as a candidate for State Senate in the 41st Legislative District. “Senate” is also misspelled as “Sentate”. Ms. Rodono, the Republican candidate for State Senate in the 41st Legislative District is running unopposed, so it does not affect her race.
On the sample ballots under Members of the County Board, each of the six districts show “two to be elected” after the district listing. The same is displayed for Members of the Forest Preserve on the sample ballot, with “two to be elected” also being listed. The error is that only one candidate is to be elected.
The problem is that entrenched Republican voters are exceptionally familiar with the voting process in DuPage and will vote for their one Republican County Board and Forest Preserve candidate as they have in the past.
New voters, the young or first-timers, are unfamiliar with this process, heavily Democratic thanks to a strong voter registration and campaigning effort, and will bring the sample ballot into the polling place and use it as their guide for voting. However, voting for two will spoil the ballot and negate a heavy Democratic voter turnout.
The nine DuPage Democratic Candidates affected are:
County Board District 1 - Tim Gingras
County Board District 2 - Doug Cole
County Board District 3 - Rich Moss
County Board District 4 - Dan Bailey
County Board District 5 - Hiram Wurf
County Board District 6 - Doug Henk
Forest Preserve District 1 - Linda Hilbert
Forest Preserve District 3 - Don Evans
Forest Preserve District 5 – Tina Beaird
“The DuPage Republicans started feeling the heat because of our strong slate of candidates at both the county and congressional level, and rather than play fair, they stooped to dirty tricks,” said Ferraro. “This is the direct result of a one-party system, and is exactly why you should not vote Republican in DuPage County. If there is a chance they will lose, they cheat. This is the top-to-bottom win-at-all-costs attitude of the Republican Party that we saw in Florida in 2000, and has now slithered its way into DuPage County.”
The error could cost Christine Cegelis the election in the Sixth Congressional District.
“I cannot believe that with all of the problems with the election in 2000, that the DuPage Election Commission does not triple-check their work. I thought that this would be a fair election, but I was wrong,” Cegelis stated upon seeing the sample ballot imprinted with the “Legal Notice” on it.
“This was not an honest mistake,” Cegelis added. “Considering that I won the Primary Election, I cannot believe that anyone at the DuPage County Election Commission did not know that I was running against Henry Hyde. This does not give me any confidence in DuPage County’s ability to hold a fair election.”
“This is an obvious ploy to disenfranchise and confuse the electorate that is becoming more and more Democratic,” Ferraro continued. “I am appalled that Bob Saar would even consider signing off on a sample ballot that is so erroneous.”
Upon hearing the news about the sample ballot error, Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn stated, “The DuPage County Election Commission has a solemn duty to conduct elections with competence and without bias. It is imperative that this board immediately rectify the blunder it has committed in describing the sixth congressional district and county races.”
LOMBARD, IL --- Gayl Ferraro, Chair of the Democratic Party of DuPage County, today demanded a reprint and redistribution of the sample ballots that were distributed this morning to hundreds of thousands of newspaper readers in DuPage County containing inaccurate and misleading information that has the impact to sway voters to vote Republican for U.S. Congress, DuPage County Board and Forest Preserve. The DuPage Democrats demand that the reprint include extra pages which display a full apology, a detailed explanation of the error, the ramifications of the original sample ballot, and instructions to delete the originally distributed sample ballot.
“If this reprint is not performed to our satisfaction,” Ferraro began, “we will take legal action over this blatant and coordinated effort by DuPage County Republican officials to turn the election in their favor.”
The DuPage County Election Commission today distributed hundreds of thousands of “sample ballots” as inserts in over 40 newspapers throughout DuPage County for voters to use in their decision making process.
Republican Henry Hyde is listed as facing no opposition, even though Hyde is facing a tough race from Democratic opponent, Christine Cegelis. To make matters even more confusing, Cegelis is listed incorrectly as a candidate for State Senate in the 41st Legislative District. “Senate” is also misspelled as “Sentate”. Ms. Rodono, the Republican candidate for State Senate in the 41st Legislative District is running unopposed, so it does not affect her race.
On the sample ballots under Members of the County Board, each of the six districts show “two to be elected” after the district listing. The same is displayed for Members of the Forest Preserve on the sample ballot, with “two to be elected” also being listed. The error is that only one candidate is to be elected.
The problem is that entrenched Republican voters are exceptionally familiar with the voting process in DuPage and will vote for their one Republican County Board and Forest Preserve candidate as they have in the past.
New voters, the young or first-timers, are unfamiliar with this process, heavily Democratic thanks to a strong voter registration and campaigning effort, and will bring the sample ballot into the polling place and use it as their guide for voting. However, voting for two will spoil the ballot and negate a heavy Democratic voter turnout.
The nine DuPage Democratic Candidates affected are:
County Board District 1 - Tim Gingras
County Board District 2 - Doug Cole
County Board District 3 - Rich Moss
County Board District 4 - Dan Bailey
County Board District 5 - Hiram Wurf
County Board District 6 - Doug Henk
Forest Preserve District 1 - Linda Hilbert
Forest Preserve District 3 - Don Evans
Forest Preserve District 5 – Tina Beaird
“The DuPage Republicans started feeling the heat because of our strong slate of candidates at both the county and congressional level, and rather than play fair, they stooped to dirty tricks,” said Ferraro. “This is the direct result of a one-party system, and is exactly why you should not vote Republican in DuPage County. If there is a chance they will lose, they cheat. This is the top-to-bottom win-at-all-costs attitude of the Republican Party that we saw in Florida in 2000, and has now slithered its way into DuPage County.”
The error could cost Christine Cegelis the election in the Sixth Congressional District.
“I cannot believe that with all of the problems with the election in 2000, that the DuPage Election Commission does not triple-check their work. I thought that this would be a fair election, but I was wrong,” Cegelis stated upon seeing the sample ballot imprinted with the “Legal Notice” on it.
“This was not an honest mistake,” Cegelis added. “Considering that I won the Primary Election, I cannot believe that anyone at the DuPage County Election Commission did not know that I was running against Henry Hyde. This does not give me any confidence in DuPage County’s ability to hold a fair election.”
“This is an obvious ploy to disenfranchise and confuse the electorate that is becoming more and more Democratic,” Ferraro continued. “I am appalled that Bob Saar would even consider signing off on a sample ballot that is so erroneous.”
Upon hearing the news about the sample ballot error, Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn stated, “The DuPage County Election Commission has a solemn duty to conduct elections with competence and without bias. It is imperative that this board immediately rectify the blunder it has committed in describing the sixth congressional district and county races.”
Monday, October 18, 2004
Wheaton Barack Obama for Senate October Meetup
Wheaton Barack Obama for Senate October Meetup
When:
Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 7:30 PM
Panera Bread
541 Roosevelt Rd
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
630.942.8955
Map
Friday, October 15, 2004
Barack Obama at College of DuPage
DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF DUPAGE COUNTY
GET OUT THE VOTE
RALLY
WITH SPECIAL GUEST
Barack Obama
GET OUT THE VOTE
RALLY
WITH SPECIAL GUEST
Barack Obama
And:
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES
Christine Cegelis – 6th District
Gloria Andersen – 13th District
Ruben Zamora – 14th District
Christine Cegelis – 6th District
Gloria Andersen – 13th District
Ruben Zamora – 14th District
All IL State Representative Candidates
All County Candidates
WEDNESDAY,OCTOBER 27TH
Auditorium at McAninch Arts Center,
College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn
MAP
7-9 P.M.
7-9 P.M.
For more information call the DuPage County Democratic Party at 630/629-1125
Sponsored by the College of DuPage Democrats
LET'S ROCK THE HOUSE!
Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Michelle Obama to visit Naperville
Michelle Obama Sunday in Naperville
Public invited to event with Michelle Obama, this Sunday, October 17th.
Michelle Obama is Executive Director of Community Affairs for University of Chicago Hospitals, and will join community leaders for a conversation about "Women at Work in the 21st Century."
The event will be held from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM Sunday, October 17th on the North Central College Campus at Smith Hall, located in Old Main building, 30 N. Brainard, Naperville.
Refreshments will be served.
Directions: From I-88 west; take Naperville Road exit; right at bottom of ramp onto Naperville Road (south) toward Naperville. Naperville Road changes its name to Naper Blvd. almost immediately. Make a right at Ogden Ave. (Rte. 34) going west. Make a left (south) on Washington St. Take Washington St. to School St.; left (east) on School St. a few blocks to Loomis. Right (south) on Loomis to parking lot of Old Main, a large white building with a steeple that is the most recognizable campus building.
Although the street address is Brainard, the parking lot is on Loomis. Smith Hall is on the second floor of the building.
The hall seats 100, first come, first served!
For directions from other locations, visit: http://www.noctrl.edu/stud_prospective/visit/directions_to_campus.shtml
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
Obama scheduled to appear at Sep. 25 picnic in Bolingbrook
Barack Obama will attend the DuPage Township Democratic Organization's Family Picnic from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 25 at Remington Lakes Park in Bolingbrook.
Obama will attend from noon to 1 p.m. Other guests will include state Sen. Larry Walsh and Will County state's attorney candidate Jim Glasgow.
The picnic is free. Food and soda will be offered, and there will be games for children. Participants also can register to vote.
For information, call Tom Braxton at (630) 759-8674.
Obama will attend from noon to 1 p.m. Other guests will include state Sen. Larry Walsh and Will County state's attorney candidate Jim Glasgow.
The picnic is free. Food and soda will be offered, and there will be games for children. Participants also can register to vote.
For information, call Tom Braxton at (630) 759-8674.
Monday, August 30, 2004
Open House with Michelle Obama.
Open House with
special guest Michelle Obama
Saturday, September 18
11:30a.m. to 1p.m.
DuPage Democratic Campaign Office
1000 Rohlwing, corner North Avenue
Northgate Mall, Units 5&6 map
(630) 771-5543
info@dupagedemocrats.org
http://www.dupagedemocrats.org/
Saturday, September 18
11:30a.m. to 1p.m.
DuPage Democratic Campaign Office
1000 Rohlwing, corner North Avenue
Northgate Mall, Units 5&6 map
(630) 771-5543
info@dupagedemocrats.org
http://www.dupagedemocrats.org/
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