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Emanuel campaign gets over $125K from United, American employees

Via Chicago Sun-Times Mayor Rahm Emanuel has gotten more than $125,000 in campaign contributions from 51 employees of United Airlines and American Airlines in recent months as he prepares to make pivotal decisions affecting O’Hare Airport’s two largest carriers. The…

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WATCH: FEC Vice Chair Ann Ravel

Via The University of Chicago Institute of Politics Federal Election Commission Vice Chair Ann Ravel joins the Institute of Politics to discuss the recent evolution of our campaign finance system and the challenges and opportunities for the FEC in this…

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Rahm drives around pension pothole

Via Sun-Times It’s so much easier to dig a hole than to climb out. And Chicago’s hole is very deep. We’re talking here about the city’s nearly $20 billion public employee pension liability, a money pit so huge it threatens…

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How Big Donors Affect American Politics

Via The New York Times To the Editor: David Brooks’s declaration that “money is really not important when both candidates are well financed” (“Money Matters Less,” column, Oct. 10) undermines his assurances that Americans need not worry about the flood…

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Quinn, Rauner clash over African-American vote during debate

Via The Chicago Tribune Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican challenger Bruce Rauner sharply clashed Tuesday night over who could better improve the lives of African Americans during a South Side debate focused on education, crime, jobs and taxes. Rauner…

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Campaign contribution limits off in Chicago mayor’s race

Via The Chicago Tribune It just got a little easier for Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s well-financed re-election campaign to continue to build on its massive fundraising advantage, after a little-known mayoral candidate put $100,000 of his own money into his campaign…

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Illinois governor hopefuls to meet for 2nd debate

Via MyFoxNY CHICAGO (AP) – Republican Bruce Rauner and Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn will debate for a second time as they battle to become Illinois’ next governor. The candidates are scheduled to meet Tuesday night at Chicago’s DuSable Museum of…

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