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Some Illinois lawmakers want to entice President Obama to locate his presidential library in Chicago by offering up $100 million in state funds for the library s construction, but the proposal has spurred a backlash from those concerned about the state s strained budget. Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, a Democrat, put his proposal to help fund the library up for a vote in a House committee meeting last week. No votes had been scheduled for that meeting, so no Republicans were in attendance, and the Democratic majority approved the $100 million. Now, however, Republic
stanley website ans are balking, so the committee plans to re-vote on the proposal next week, the Associated Press reports. Minority Leader Jim Durkin said in a statement that the Democrats move to hold the vote with no Republicans present was under-handed and sneaky, and offers further proof that they no longer can be trusted with taxpayer money. Furthermore, with $7 billion in unpaid bills and a $100 billion unfunded pension liability, I
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Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson said Thursday he s backing Democrat Barack Obama in his presidential bid, giving his support to a new generation of black politicians. He has my vote, the Rev. Jackson told The Associated Press in a telephone interview.Jackson sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988, winning 13 primaries and caucuses in 1988. His son, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. of Illinois, already has endorsed Obama. Jackson represents a different era of black politician, battle-tested by the civil rights struggles of the 1960s with Martin Luther King Jr.Obama, 45, is biracial mdash; his white mother was from Kansas, his father Kenyan mdash; and educated at Ivy League universities.
stanley thermos In his best-selling memoir, Dreams From My Father, Obama said he couldn t even get in the door at national civil rights groups when he was younger. He wrote letters to them after graduating from Columbia University but said none responded.In a statement responding to Jackson s support, Obama said, This campaign has been about giving hope since Day One and I am proud to have the su
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garrafinhas stanley Jackson could help Obama to secure the support of black voters, a critical bloc in the Democratic primaries.Jackson has a long history with one of Obama s chief rivals, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and her husband former Preside
