(AP) — Here's a reality check for President Obama's health overhaul: Three out of four uninsured Americans live in states that have yet to figure out how to deliver on its promise of affordable medical care.
(AP) — Here's a reality check for President Obama's health overhaul: Three out of four uninsured Americans live in states that have yet to figure out how to deliver on its promise of affordable medical care.
This summer, we’ll all have the regrettable opportunity to watch what is hopefully the finale of Rod Blagojevich’s celebrity circuit – his trial.
Surely, we’d be better served to focus on our economic future and what’s at stake in November, but let’s be honest: We won’t be able to look away as he takes the stand and yet another reality show begins.
Some have suggested that the timing of the former governor’s trial will hurt Democratic candidates as voters go to the polls with testimony ringing in their ears, as if Blagojevich represents what all Democrats are, or could turn out to be. Read more...
President Obama has followed up quickly on his "state of the union" pledge to support high-speed rail, awarding $1.23 billion to projects in Illinois.
"There’s no reason Europe or China should have the fastest trains," Obama said in his address to Congress last night.
Illinois' funding will mostly pay for new high-speed infrastructure for service between Chicago and St. Louis. Read more...
U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias' campaign sent out a new list of endorsements today. His supporters, more completely listed on his Web site, now include:
In a race with seven Democratic candidates, the state treasurer has also established hiimself as the fund-raising leader, with about $2.4 million cash on hand at the end of September.
On Sunday, U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky also endorsed Giannoulias, calling him the "best candidate" to keep President Obama's former Senate seat in Democratic hands. Schakowsky represents suburban voters in a Congressional district above Chicago.
