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Chicago Chamber of Commerce seeks ‘business friendly’ city council

January 28, 2011 By John Bachtell

The Chicago Chamber of Commerce announced it's endorsement of 35 aldermanic candidates Jan. 26.

Filibuster curbs defeated

January 28, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

A campaign backed by organized labor, to curb the power of Senate minorities to halt virtually every piece of legislation by filibustering, went down in flames in the tradition-bound chamber on Jan. 27.

Rabbis denounce ‘hundreds’ of Fox News Holocaust remarks

January 27, 2011 By Dan Margolis

The real cheapening of Holocaust memories comes, says a coalition of 400 rabbis, from people like Glenn Beck.

Troops line up in fight to stop GOP attack on government

January 27, 2011 By John Wojcik

Senate Democrats came out swinging Jan. 26 against a GOP budget plan they said risks the loss of 1 million jobs.

Lawmaker panel faults “reckless” banks as causing great recession

January 27, 2011 By Joe Sims

According to a federal panel, "reckless" banks and faulty regulators were the chief source of the recent crisis.