GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - April 16, 2008
HEARTLAND ALLIANCE
-- Poverty Soars in Illinois, Report Finds Number of Poor Increases by 19 Percent in Last Five Years; Exceeds Population of Philadelphia (DIERSEN QUESTION: TO WHAT EXTENT ARE DEMOCRATS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS GIVEN THAT DEMOCRATS HOLD ALL THE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES IN ILLINOIS AND DEMOCRATS CONTROL THE ILLINOIS HOUSE AND THE ILLINOIS SENATE?)
http://www.heartlandalliance.org/maip/research.html
DAILY HERALD
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illinois Senate Floor: Republican Ron Stephens criticizes Obama and Democrat Monique Davis defends Obama. Daily Herald blasts 2004 Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee members which included Kirk Dillard, MaryAlice Erickson, Skip Saviano, Ron Smith, and Dave Syverson for selecting Alan Keyes instead of Jim Oberweis to run against Obama in 2004.
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=173457&src=109
-- DuPage GOP challenges all new Democratic candidates - Abby Scalf
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=173306&src=2
-- Judge blocks part of Blagojevich health care expansion - AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=173487&src=109
-- Bean's at top of fundraising list - Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=173575
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: DuPage County: Schillerstrom praises Cronin, Dillard, and Millner for voting for the sales tax increase
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=173335&src=
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: James P. Brewer of Carol Stream blasts elected officials who run as Republicans, but who after being elected, outrageously take actions that show they reject many important planks in the Republican Party platform
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=173331
-- Illinois Senate approves plan to require insurers to provide extended autism coverage for children - Amber Krosel
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=173459&src=109
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
-- 8th Congressional District: GOP congressional candidate Steve Greenberg's campaign fund down to $5,035 Democrat Rep. Melissa Bean reports having $1.3 million on hand in northwest suburban contest - Susan Kuczka
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-illinois-congress-reports-16apr16,1,6159597.story
-- State's priority isn't buying Wrigley - Kirk Dillard
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-0416ledeletterapr16,0,6494990.story
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
-- Lawmakers slam Gov. for threatening to cut funding to state universities - Kurt Erickson
http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/04/04/news/doc47f6cd8bb1c55290464683.txt
SOUTHERN ILLINOISAN
-- Illinois congressional candidates scrambling for big money - Mike Riopell
http://www.southernillinoisan.com/articles/2008/04/15/breaking_news/doc480534f311fe4644856013.txt
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
-- Franks attacks governor's plan to restructure state agencies Democrat says he’ll thwart what he calls ‘no-bid contracts galore’ - Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/News/stories/28740.asp
NAPERVILLE SUN
-- FROM THE ARTICLE: Ironically, a flourishing economy in DuPage is responsible for the poverty rate growing, says Phil Smith, director of community services for DuPage. "It's kind of the two-edged sword of having a strong economy," Smith said. "It's good for people working here, and it's good for people who want to work here." People with lower incomes are attracted to DuPage because of the economic opportunity it offers, Smith said. And they are especially drawn to low wage service jobs, which have multiplied in the last several years.
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/896724,6_1_NA16_POVERTY_S1.article
SOUTHTOWN STAR & KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE & COURIER NEWS & DAILY HERALD
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Democrat Party's prime constituencies -- people who lack education and/or job skills and people who have severe financial, health, and/or other problems -- flee the poverty and crime that Democrats created in Chicago to take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Republicans created in the suburbs, but outrageously, they continue to vote for Democrats.
http://www.southtownstar.com/news/896648,041608poverty.article
http://www.kcchronicle.com/articles/2008/04/16/news/local/doc4805a5b2bc6a4210919313.txt
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/news/896932,3_1_EL16_A10POVERTY_S1.article
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=173558
WQAD
-- Roskam's campaign fund at almost $1 million - AP
http://www.wqad.com/Global/story.asp?S=8171227&nav=1sW7
ILLINOIS REVIEW
-- Getting in Touch with Clinton, Obama - Dan Proft
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2008/04/getting-in-touc.html
CHAMPION NEWS
-- Political consultants continue to doom the Republican Party - John Biver
http://www.championnews.net/article.php?sid=923
-- How to lose the 8th Congressional District (again) - John Biver
http://www.championnews.net/article.php?sid=924
CAPITALFAX
-- Check on executive power - Bethany Jaeger
http://capitalfax.blogspot.com/2008/04/check-on-executive-power.html
MEDILL REPORTS
-- Rezko defense probes possible tie between Levine, Bush - Erin Halasz
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=85849
WORLD NET DAILY
-- Christian photographers fined for refusing same-sex ceremony New Mexico hits couple with $6,600 penalty for violating anti-discrimination law
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?pageId=61342
-- Obama and the sex life of 12 year olds - Jill Stanek
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=61735
GOPUSA
-- Achieving the American Dream means Learning English - Bobby Eberle
http://www.gopusa.com/theloft/?p=693
CBS NEWS
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Avi Zenilman and Ben Smith promote Obama, say he has an "uncanny ability to fight back when attacked"
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/14/politics/politico/main4014376.shtml
USA TODAY
-- Keyes leaves GOP, looks at Constitution Party "Keyes, a former State Department official in the Reagan administration, ran unsuccessfully for president in 1996 and 2000 before launching his 2008 bid. Drafted by Republicans to challenge Obama after primary winner Jack Ryan dropped out amid a scandal, Keyes lost by 43 percentage points."
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/2008-04-16-keyes_N.htm
DUPAGE COUNTY
-- County Launches New Program to Recycle Unwanted Electronics At no cost to taxpayers, this truly is a win-win for the people of DuPage County, notes Redick
http://www.dupageco.org/pressDetail.cfm?doc_id=3622
