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Breaking: US indictment of elected official expected (2pm in Chicago)
Chicago Tribune ^

Posted on 05/28/2009 8:58:41 AM PDT by Hawk720

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago said it will hold a press conference at 2 p.m. today to announce public corruption charges. Sources say it is expected to be an indictment of an elected official.

Details to come.

(Excerpt) Read more at chicagobreakingnews.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: chicago; corruptdems; indictment
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To: Psycho_Bunny

Its going to be Burris, they know he would get throttled in the general election in 2010. They want to open up the seat for JJJ..


61 posted on 05/28/2009 10:00:41 AM PDT by N3WBI3 (Ah, arrogance and stupidity all in the same package. How efficient of you. -- Londo Mollari)
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To: Fresh Wind; Texas4ever; N3WBI3

I’ve attended both public and private Christian schools and am the son of a Baptist minister. While I agree that it is the parent’s job is to provide their children with a solid moral compass I’ve seen many sheltered children who are simply unequipped to deal with the realities that exist in the real world upon leaving the nest. While I appreciate the solid grounding that home schooling provides, I fear it may not provide a realistic life-experience for children to build upon when they leave the home.

My wife and I plan on sending our child to a very rural public school which we believe is a happy medium.


62 posted on 05/28/2009 10:00:56 AM PDT by TSgt (Extreme vitriol and rancorous replies served daily. - Mike W USAF)
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To: Velveeta

Could be..

Feb 21, 2008

Feds Probe Zoning Changes Pushed By Ald. Carothers
Questions Arise About Carothers’ Relationship With Developer Turned FBI Mole
http://cbs2chicago.com/local/alderman.carothers.investigated.2.657570.html

CHICAGO - Federal investigators have requested city records on four West Side zoning changes pushed by Ald. Isaac Carothers (29th), amid questions about Carothers’ relationship with a Chicago developer who made secret recordings as an FBI mole.


63 posted on 05/28/2009 10:02:48 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed.)
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To: All

Yep Burriss is damaged goods...not that they care what he did, but the Dims want him out so there is no danger of a GOP upset for that Senate seat.

I tuned in to hissy Chrissy last night and he attacked him like he was a towel trying to clean up his soiled Obama leg.


64 posted on 05/28/2009 10:02:54 AM PDT by rbmillerjr ("We Are All Socialists Now"........not me, not now, not ever)
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To: Fresh Wind

THAT would be racist, trying to hold the brother down, a political lynching.

It’s time to riot, we need new TV’s anyway. Break glass, shut down the White man’s businesses, burn the Pig’s cars, let them all know that the Revolution has begun and we’re not going to take it anymore.... We have Obama, they are the slaves now.

Wait, I’m White, never mind. ;>)


65 posted on 05/28/2009 10:03:03 AM PDT by Gator113 (Weak-coward-racist-white hating-lying-traitor= Surrender Monkey in Chief-B. Hussein Obama...)
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To: Velveeta

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Carothers

Wiki is already updated with him getting indicted today. :-)


66 posted on 05/28/2009 10:04:19 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed.)
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To: gathersnomoss
dream on....Please find another cause worth fighting. As with Clinton, Zero will never get nailed.

Well, we do have hopenchange these days.

67 posted on 05/28/2009 10:05:33 AM PDT by Professional Engineer ("A republic if you can keep it" responded Franklin. Sorry Dr. Franklin)
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To: MikeWUSAF
I’ve seen many sheltered children who are simply unequipped to deal with the realities... While I appreciate the solid grounding that home schooling provides, I fear it may not provide a realistic life-experience for children to build upon when they leave the home.

"Sheltered" children and "home schooled" children are not necessarily congruent groups.

There are many "sheltered" children in public schools and private schools as well as, no doubt, home schools. These are the kids who never had to experience the consequences of their own actions and for whom their parents made excuse after excuse.

Such children will certainly not be able to confront reality.

On the other hand, most home-schooled children are, by definition, blessed with parents who have high expectations for their children and necessarily teach them accountability and responsibility. Such kids are very well-prepared to cope with reality.

68 posted on 05/28/2009 10:09:46 AM PDT by okie01 (THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance on Parade)
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To: NormsRevenge
Federal charges expected today against Ald. Isaac Carothers
69 posted on 05/28/2009 10:10:39 AM PDT by mewzilla (In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
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To: mewzilla
From 2008....

Chicago aldermen looking for Obama handouts Even among legislators--a lowly regarded human subspecies--Chicago alderman are viewed as a greedy lot.

70 posted on 05/28/2009 10:12:09 AM PDT by mewzilla (In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
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To: mewzilla
From February of this year...

Another Alderman Under Fitzgerald's Microscope

The mole's name is John Thomas.

Okaaaaay....

71 posted on 05/28/2009 10:18:00 AM PDT by mewzilla (In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
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To: okie01; N3WBI3

Your points are well taken.

I need a nap. ;)


72 posted on 05/28/2009 10:18:02 AM PDT by TSgt (Extreme vitriol and rancorous replies served daily. - Mike W USAF)
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To: rahbert

Karl Rove?


73 posted on 05/28/2009 10:19:13 AM PDT by woofie
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To: MikeWUSAF
good for you. I think small schools are probably the future of education. I would rather have 8 families pay a a couple of great motivated teachers and focus on the child's strengths of science, music, golf, soccer for the rest of the day as most Olympians do, rather than sit in a public robot school that focuses on their political agenda and not the students welfare.

We did 1/2 day schedules with focus on science one day at the river or trip to the valley for bird watching. Another week was government. We went to the State house and sat in on a legislative meeting. The kids learned a lot and then did a power point presentation to the parents after. Tell me they did not learn. They were 3rd graders and loved school.

74 posted on 05/28/2009 10:21:22 AM PDT by Texas4ever (God is Good!)
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To: STARWISE

Almost missed this....


75 posted on 05/28/2009 10:23:15 AM PDT by hoosiermama (Berg is a liberal democrat. Keyes is a conservative. Obama is bringing us together already!)
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To: Hawk720

For further reference and to check to see who is who:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2151323/posts?page=


76 posted on 05/28/2009 10:24:40 AM PDT by hoosiermama (Berg is a liberal democrat. Keyes is a conservative. Obama is bringing us together already!)
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To: kalee

In the eighties over a hundred were indicted including several judges....Hope the same is true this time.


77 posted on 05/28/2009 10:27:16 AM PDT by hoosiermama (Berg is a liberal democrat. Keyes is a conservative. Obama is bringing us together already!)
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To: mewzilla

More importantly who will he give up for a lighter sentence?


78 posted on 05/28/2009 10:30:13 AM PDT by hoosiermama (Berg is a liberal democrat. Keyes is a conservative. Obama is bringing us together already!)
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To: Texas4ever

I concur 100% that hands on experiences like that teach so much more than just sitting in a classroom!

Public schools should spend more of field trips and less on sports...


79 posted on 05/28/2009 10:52:01 AM PDT by TSgt (Extreme vitriol and rancorous replies served daily. - Mike W USAF)
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To: mewzilla

Yup was just about to post that info; since the Tribune wouldn’t identify him I tried the Sun-Times and there it was.


80 posted on 05/28/2009 10:53:28 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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