Preckwinkle names transition team EDGAR (CROOK COUNTY & RINOS)
Sunday 27th of May 2012 01:12:52 PM
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| Cook County Board President-elect Toni Preckwinkle has announced a bipartisan transition team full of heavyweights from politics, the business community and civic organizations. Among those appointed are former Gov. Jim Edgar, one of the state’s most respected Republicans, and former Comptroller Dawn Clark Netsch, a well-respected Democrat who lost to Edgar for governor in 1994... |
Excommunicating Fox News
Sunday 27th of May 2012 01:12:52 PM
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| The head of what used to be the main voice of ecumenical Christianity in America has made Fox News the target of his latest jeremiad. Bob Edgar, former Democratic congressman and former seminary president is now an ordained Methodist minister and general secretary of the National Council of Churches (NCC) -- but his religion is often politics by another means. Edgar warned a gathering of "moderate" Baptists last month against the challenges of "fear, fundamentalism, and Fox News." instead urging his faithful to "walk in the footsteps of Jesus." Edgar cited the supposed threat posed by Fox News while speaking... |
The OFFICIAL weekly "24" Season 5 Live Thread-2
Sunday 27th of May 2012 01:12:52 PM
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The First Church of Liberalism
Sunday 27th of May 2012 01:12:52 PM
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| IT MIGHT BE no accident that the national decline in church attendance has mirrored the rise of activism by church leadership. One religious group famous for its social agenda is the National Council of Churches. Although supposedly a nonpartisan organization, for the past 40 years the NCC's politics has usually sat on the far left of the political spectrum. Since Rev. Bob Edgar took over as the NCC's general secretary in 2000, the group hasn't jettisoned its liberal ways. What is Edgar's record? For starters, he's carried on the NCC's ongoing love affair with Cuba. One of his first acts... |
The OFFICIAL weekly "24" Season 5 Live thread!
Sunday 27th of May 2012 01:12:52 PM
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Blogs 4 Bauer Site Launch
Sunday 27th of May 2012 01:12:52 PM
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| Blogs4Bauer has launched. The site kicked off 24 days prior to season 5 of 24 premier (which is 2 days, 4 hours long). We are looking for contributors, check it out. |
Making spiritual diversity a priority
Sunday 27th of May 2012 01:12:52 PM
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'There's a space for everyone at the table' at Louisville festival By Frank E. Lockwood HERALD-LEADER STAFF WRITER Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara and National Council of Churches general secretary Bob Edgar are among those coming to Louisville for its 10th annual Festival of Faiths. The eight-day festival, which unites people of all faiths, includes about a dozen events, including a community thanksgiving service and a session on "Faith and Cooperation in a Nuclear Age" with McNamara, Edgar and arms control expert Thomas Graham Jr. Artists, musicians and academics also participate in the activities. Sacred songs and scriptures...
Former Governor Jim Edgar Urged To Run Against Blagojevich
Sunday 27th of May 2012 01:12:52 PM
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| CHICAGO (CBS 2) CBS 2 News has learned that former Illinois governor Jim Edgar is being urged to consider a run for his old office. The pleas are coming from here in Illinois, as well as from Washington. He served two terms as governor; leaving Illinois in solid financial shape when he stepped down in 1999. He retired after 30 years in state politics, to the life of a college lecturer, corporate director and consultant. But he is now, for the third time in two years, being urged to get back into politics. Republican State Chairman Andy McKenna, Jr. said,... |
SPRINGFIELD - IL GOP gets a shot in the arm -- Keyes style (Edgar will Vote for Keyes)
Sunday 27th of May 2012 01:12:52 PM
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| While families from across the state converged on the Illinois State Fair for a day of fun in the sun, leaders of the Illinois Republican Party met at a couple of downtown hotels. Today’s Republican events began at 9:30am at the Renaissance Hotel with a meeting of the County Chairmen's Association. The Illinois Leader was on hand and provided the following report. The meeting began at approximately 9:30am with close to 60 county chairmen in attendance. Jim Edgar, Victory 2004 Campaign Chairman, addressed the group and encouraged them to support President George W Bush in spite of any disagreements they... |
Hinsdale legislator may face Obama (Illinois)
Sunday 27th of May 2012 01:12:52 PM
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| Hinsdale legislator may face ObamaDuPage chairman considers GOP bid By Rick Pearson Tribune political reporter Published July 19, 2004 State Sen. Kirk Dillard (R-Hinsdale) said Sunday that he is "warming" to a bid to replace Jack Ryan as the state's Republican U.S. Senate nominee and has received the encouragement of his ex-boss, former two-term Gov. Jim Edgar, for making such a run. Edgar "gave me a lot of ideas," Dillard said. "He convinced me that someone with my type of profile and experience, and especially with my uniqueness in the way that I line up against my friend and colleague,... |
Statement by BC04 Illinois Campaign Chairman Fmr Gov. Jim Edgar Regarding Kerry's Negative Attacks
Sunday 27th of May 2012 01:12:52 PM
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Statement by Bush-Cheney ’04 Illinois Campaign Chairman Former Gov. Jim Edgar (R-IL) Regarding John Kerry's Negative Attacks(title edited for length)WASHINGTON, DC— Former Gov. Jim Edgar (R-IL), Bush-Cheney ’04 Illinois Campaign Chairman, issued the following statement regarding education: “Instead of his predictable negative attacks, John Kerry should be praising President Bush for making college more affordable for low-income students in Illinois. Thankfully, President Bush has eased the pain for millions of low-income and middle-class students in Illinois and throughout the nation by increasing Pell Grant funding by 47 percent to a record $12.9 billion, decreasing out-of-pocket expenses students would otherwise have...
Illinois Senate: Obama 54% Ryan 30% [Other Republicans Look Stronger Against Obama]
Sunday 27th of May 2012 01:12:52 PM
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| Illinois Senate: Obama 54% Ryan 30% June 25, 2004--In the race to fill a U.S. Senate seat for Illinois, Democrat Barack Obama leads Republican Jack Ryan 54% to 30%. The survey was conducted for the Daily Southtown. Ryan has been dealing with the fallout from release of his divorce files in recent days. Many people believe he will withdraw from the race. The Daily Southtown quoted Scott Rasmussen as saying Ryan "can lose or withdraw. He's not going to the Senate." Our previous survey found a much more competitive race (Obama 48% Ryan 40%). Since that time, Ryan's ratings have... |
Bush-Cheney '04 Announces Illinois Campaign Leadership
Sunday 27th of May 2012 01:12:52 PM
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| Chicago and Springfield, IL - Today, Speaker and U.S. Rep. J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL) and former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar joined Bush-Cheney '04 Campaign Chairman Gov. Marc Racicot and Bush-Cheney '04 Regional Chairman Bob Kjellander to announce the Bush-Cheney '04 Illinois Campaign Leadership Team at media availabilities in Chicago and Springfield. The Bush-Cheney '04 Illinois Campaign Leadership Team will help build a network of grassroots support and serve as messengers for the President's re-election campaign. "The Illinois statewide leadership team is made up of a diverse group of men and women with a great respect for both President Bush's optimistic... |
Recruiting for Senate Races Stumbles at Start
Sunday 27th of May 2012 01:12:52 PM
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| Two years after a successful effort to round up winning candidates for last year's Senate elections, Republicans are running into some obstacles in recruting for 2004: a lack of strong contenders in several key states, and too many aspirants in others. The good news for Republicans is that Democrats appear to have even more acute problems, including the likely retirement of Democratic incumbents in several tossup or GOP-leaning Southern states in addition to recruiting difficulties. Largely because of these opportunities in these open races, Republicans are the early favorites to retain or expand their current 51 to 49 majority in... |
Edgar won't make Senate run
Sunday 27th of May 2012 01:12:52 PM
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| The Chicago Tribune is reporting this morning that former Gov. Jim Edgar will not run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Peter Fitzgerald. Tribune Political Editor Rick Pearson says Edgar is telling close associates he will announce his decision later today. Edgar, a Downstate Republican, is saying the timing is not right in his life to make the run. Edgar's decision follows a telephone call placed last month to the former governor by President Bush, urging him to run for Senate next year after Fitzgerald's surprise announcement that he would not seek re-election. Officials of the National... |
Democrats see big opportunity in the open Illinois Senate race
Sunday 27th of May 2012 01:12:52 PM
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| Before Sen. Peter Fitzgerald (R-Ill.) announced last month that he won't seek a second term next year, Democratic hopes of winning the seat were muted by political reality. True, Fitzgerald was regarded as a budget hawk and an iconoclast on the outs with state Republicans. Also, national Democrats were saying they were determined to win Illinois, along with Alaska, in 2004. But the undeniable fact was that Fitzgerald was an incumbent and the White House and the National Republican Senatorial Committee were determined to do everything possible to keep Fitzgerald's seat and hold on to their slim margin in the... |
The Seat Of Power
Sunday 27th of May 2012 01:12:52 PM
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| OPINION -- It's November 2004. The returns are coming in. President Bush is winning and this time there will be no recount - John Kerry did not prove to be the foe his democratic party thought he would. The returns from South Dakota also look promising John Thune has a slight lead with 97% of the precincts reporting. But in the midst of the President's gains and some setbacks this night - control for the Senate looks like it will be determined by the race in Illinois for the former seat of Senator Peter Fitzgerald. Melodramatic? Maybe...or not. Since Senator... |
Springer, Edgar weigh pros and cons of Senate runs
Sunday 27th of May 2012 01:12:52 PM
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| WASHINGTON, D.C.--Talk show host Jerry Springer, considering a U.S. Senate run from Ohio, said he will form an exploratory committee in the coming weeks, while former Gov. Jim Edgar pondered through the weekend whether to jump into an Illinois Senate race. Springer, a former mayor of Cincinnati who hosts a raucous Chicago-based show, said he hired Democratic pollsters Paul Maslin and Diane Feldman to conduct polls and focus groups to determine his viability. "The question is whether I can cut through the clutter of the show,'' said Springer, who attended the White House Corres- pondents Association annual dinner Saturday night... |
Bush Urges Ex-Ill. Gov. on Senate Run
Sunday 27th of May 2012 01:12:52 PM
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| <p>WASHINGTON — President Bush urged former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar to run for the U.S. Senate in a phone call this week, Edgar said Tuesday.</p> <p>The seat is being vacated by fellow Republican Peter Fitzgerald.</p> <p>Bush spokesman Scott Stanzel confirmed that the president encouraged Edgar to run on Monday, but he declined to provide more details.</p> |
GOP likely to improve odds without Fitzgerald
Sunday 27th of May 2012 01:12:52 PM
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| <p>Poll numbers suggest that the decision this week by Sen. Peter G. Fitzgerald, Illinois Republican, against seeking another term in 2004 actually may improve the Republicans' chances of holding on to their razor-thin majority in the Senate.</p> <p>A survey conducted April 8 through 11 by Hill Research Consultants, a Republican polling firm, determined that 45 percent of Illinois voters thought Mr. Fitzgerald deserved re-election, and 25 percent said he didn't deserve to return to the Senate.</p> |
Jim Edgar Revisited
Sunday 27th of May 2012 01:12:52 PM
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| Jim Edgar Revisited Thursday, April 17, 2003 By The Leader-Chicago Bureau (chicago@illinoisleader.com) - Should the former governor run for Fitz' seat? Jim Edgar, Governor of Illinois from 1991 to 1999 Governor Jim Edgar and his wife, Brenda SPRINGFIELD -- In the aftermath of Peter Fitzgerald's announcement that he would not seek re-election as U.S. Senator in 2006, an array of names has burst on the Republican scene -- some new, some old. Jim Edgar's name is at the top of the list. Would he do it? Would he be able to win? Edgar is being promoted by the Illinois GOP... |
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