Plenty of Blame to Go Around for the Jobless Rate
As tempting as it is to blame a U.S. President for insufficient job growth – whether Barack Obama or George W. Bush – jobs come from employers, not politicians. Sure, White House leadership is...
View ArticleThe Search for Bin Laden
This week on Emphasis, Rich Egger’s guest is journalist and national security expert Peter Bergen. His latest book is Manhunt: The Ten Year Search for bin Laden – From 9/11 to Abbottabad.
View ArticlePresident Obama: Middle Class Plan
The president started by linking his remarks to a speech he also gave at Knox College just after he was elected Senator.
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Initial Obama Library Vote A "Misunderstanding"
Illinois legislators will vote a second time on a plan to spend $100 million to help lure Barack Obama's Presidential Library and Museum to Chicago, following a controversy.Speaker Madigan says...
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Committee Votes For $100 Million Toward Obama Library...Again
A legislative committee Wednesday voted to authorize spending $100 million to lure Barack Obama's presidential library to Chicago ...
View ArticlePoliticians Trying to Control the Message
The panelists discuss the poor treatment student journalists sometimes receive from news makers, and how it’s symptomatic of a larger problem.
View ArticleObama Administration Puts Squeeze on Reporters
The Shop Talk panelists discuss the troubling trend of the White House trying to control the stories written by journalists.
View ArticleSelling Soap Instead of Informing Citizens
The major broadcast television networks last week decided to air regular programming instead of carrying President Obama’s speech on immigration.
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