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Report: Manning negotiating to join Broncos

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:27:02 +0000

Peyton Manning is negotiating to join the Denver Broncos, ESPN reported Monday.Citing anonymous sources, ESPN said that the four-time MVP has instructed agent Tom Condon to negotiate the details of a deal with Denver. Manning became a free agent when the Indianapolis Colts released him March 7 after the quarterback missed all of last season because of multiple neck surgeries.

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Romney focuses on Obama; Santorum questions rival

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:17:42 +0000

An increasingly confident Mitt Romney recalibrated his criticism of President Barack Obama as the nation’s economy brightened while Rick Santorum warned on Monday that nominating his GOP rival would deprive Republicans of a defining issue for the November election — health care. On the eve of the Illinois primary, Romney largely ignored Santorum — at least temporarily — and pivoted toward a prospective matchup against the Democratic president.

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Santorum surge shows GOP split

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:24:40 +0000

Santorum stresses his blue-collar roots, but in his speeches he talks less about jobs and more about freedom, less about tax cuts and small-business incentives and more about the cultural differences he has with President Barack Obama. He talks about family and invokes God as a central force in America success.

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G8 protest organizers declare victory party–but not many attend

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 04:51:00 +0000

Organizers of protests slated for the week the G8 industrialized nations’ leaders had been scheduled to come to Chicago in May declared victory today when it was announced President Obama will instead host the leaders at Camp David.

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G-8 Summit Moves To Camp David, NATO Summit Stays In Chicago

Nicole Campoy-Leffler — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:40:00 +0000

After months of preparations, Chicago will no longer host the G-8 summit alongside the NATO summit in May. Instead President Barack Obama will meet with the G-8 at Camp David before joining the NATO summit in Chicago May 20-21. [ more › ]

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Bridgeport Pasty Co. Wins At World Pasty Championships

AP — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:20:00 +0000

Bridgeport Pasty Company was the only winner not to come from the United Kingdom. [ more › ]

Monday Afternoon Diversion: Trike Drifting

The Huffington Post News Team — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:05:00 +0000

With weather tomorrow expected to be sunny and in the 60s, maybe it’s time for those of us stuck here in the Chicagoist offices to break out the mesh canvas pulls and the wide wheeled tricycles and drift across the city. [ more › ]

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Bill Clinton to join Emanuel for jobs announcement Thursday

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:07:00 +0000

Former President Bill Clinton will join Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Thursday afternoon for an announcement about infrastructure and jobs.

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Louis Farrakhan: "Racial Hatred" Could Lead To Obama Assassination Attempts

AP — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:10:00 +0000

Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan, in a wide-ranging speech at his group’s annual convention in Chicago yesterday, said that President Barack Obama has been criticized more than any president in recent memory because of his race, and that criticism could lead to possible assassination attempts . [ more › ]

Farrakhan: ‘Do you think they’re wicked enough to be plotting our brother’s assassination?’

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 03:25:00 +0000

In a fiery lecture to thousands of followers of the Nation of Islam on Sunday, Minister Louis Farrakhan warned that racial hatred could lead to attempts to assassinate President Barack Obama.

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