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The Vetting: Why Obama Can't Win on 'Trust'

The Vetting: Why Obama Can't Win on 'Trust'

“Trust matters,” President Barack Obama said this week, campaigning in Iowa.  And here’s the thing, Iowa, you know me. You know–you know that I say what I mean and I mean what I say. There’s some folks in this crowd

Mayor Resists More Cops For Crime-Ridden Chicago

Mayor Resists More Cops For Crime-Ridden Chicago

CBS Chicago: During the Police Department’s budget hearing on Wednesday, Ald. James Balcer (11th) asked McCarthy, “Can you please tell me what is the difference about Chicago, and why we are seeing this level of violence?” “That’s a big picture

Duckworth Drags Joe Walsh's Family into Attack Ads

Duckworth Drags Joe Walsh's Family into Attack Ads

Congressman Joe Walsh’s challenger Tammy Duckworth has turned to vicious personal attacks — a sign of panic in a race she was supposed to win handily.  According to Walsh, Duckworth is dragging his family through the mud and running ads

'Boston Globe' Joins Obama's Dirty Trick Brigade

'Boston Globe' Joins Obama's Dirty Trick Brigade

We know Gloria Allred has personally met with Barack Obama. We also know Gloria Allred is currently attempting to create a whiff of scandal to aid and abet Obama’s war on women narrative over some nonsense involving a scorned woman

Illinois Dems: Rep. Jesse Jackson 'Struggling'

Illinois Dems: Rep. Jesse Jackson 'Struggling'

Two Illinois congressmen visited embattled Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL) in Washington, D.C. on Monday. The congressmen were pleased to see that Jackson’s mind was “in tact” and he could still think while acknowledging he had “a lot of issues”

Foreign Policy Radicals and Obama

Foreign Policy Radicals and Obama

President Barack Obama has staffed his White House with more than a few radicals with bizarre views on both domestic and foreign policy. And throughout his political career, he has shared close personal and professional relationships with people whose outlook

Foreign Policy Debate Scoreboard

Foreign Policy Debate Scoreboard

Tonight, Breitbart News will bring you live fact-checking from the Third Presidential Debate at Lynn University in Boca Raton, FL, which will focus on foreign policy. (We will also bring you live scores from Game 7 of the National League

Community Organizing Foreign Policy

Community Organizing Foreign Policy

President Barack Obama has declared: “We killed Bin Laden and Al Qaeda is on the run.” In tonight’s foreign policy debate, it’s fully expected he will use these “accomplishments” as a shield from Mitt Romney’s attacks. President Obama will also

Rahm: Obama Building On Clinton Policies

Rahm: Obama Building On Clinton Policies

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on ABC’s “This Week”: “After a decade of war, both in Afghanistan and Iraq, the most important thing we have to do now is bring American troops home and battle for America’s future economically and strengthen

Romney Ups Criticism of Obama Second-Term Plans

Romney Ups Criticism of Obama Second-Term Plans

By KASIE HUNT and JIM KUHNHENNAssociated PressDELRAY BEACH, Fla.Heading into the campaign’s final weeks, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is upping his criticism of President Barack Obama’s plans for a second term, accusing the Democrat of failing to tell Americans

Obama, Schakowsky Campaigns Bus Chicagoans to Wisconsin and Iowa

Obama, Schakowsky Campaigns Bus Chicagoans to Wisconsin and Iowa

With the president’s favorability among Americans seemingly spiraling out of control since his first debate appearance, the president’s campaign is now busing Chicagoans to once considered “safe” Iowa on Saturday and organizing carpools on Sunday to persuade voters to get

Rahm Plays Serious, Responsible Mayor on NBC Show

Rahm Plays Serious, Responsible Mayor on NBC Show

Chicago’s murder rate been has been skyrocketing this year, leaving many Chicagoans “unpleased,” to say the least, about Rahm Emanuel’s performance as Mayor. But the increasing wave of violence, including 5 murders and 25 shootings alone this past weekend, didn’t

Can Romney Execute a Pincer Strategy Against Obama?

Can Romney Execute a Pincer Strategy Against Obama?

Mitt Romney is now ahead in most national polls, confounding all the Beltway geniuses who had been eagerly trying to shovel dirt on his political grave for the past few months. And the state-by-state polls tell the same story: Romney is

Jesse Jackson, Jr. Under Investigation for 'Suspicious Activity'

Jesse Jackson, Jr. Under Investigation for 'Suspicious Activity'

Federal authorities are investigating Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL) for “suspicious activity” involving allowance money his House office receives to operate offices in Washington, D.C. and Illinois. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, authorities are investigating the possibility of “inappropriate expenditures” of the funds.

Chicago Tribune Endorses Schakowsky Challenger Tim Wolfe

Chicago Tribune Endorses Schakowsky Challenger Tim Wolfe

In a stunning decision, the Chicago Tribune has endorsed challenger Tim Wolfe against long Democratic Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky. Schakowsky has for many years remained an untouchable candidate, and even maintained the Tribune’s support against Joel Pollak an outstanding challenger prior

Poll: Not Counting Chicago, Romney Winning Illinois

Poll: Not Counting Chicago, Romney Winning Illinois

Chicago Tribune:   With national surveys showing the contest between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney tightening, a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows the home-state president retains a comfortable advantage in Illinois even though the economy has drained some of