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Court Ruling Against Rahm Emanuel Devalues Service
Tweet Share on Facebook January 25, 2011 Comment (17)Rahm Emanuel would probably be the best mayor of Chicago, considering who is running for the office. But that's not why the ruling yesterday of the Illinois appellate court is so egregiously wrong. It's because the decision totally devalues service to our country.
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Arizona Shooting Shouldn't Stop Government Openness
Tweet Share on Facebook January 10, 2011 Comment (2)The tragic events in Tucson this weekend have focused attention on a lot of things that need to be examined—dialing down political rhetoric and hate speech, tightening gun control laws, and having better systems in place to address the problems of the mentally ill.
But one thing we should be careful about not changing is the ability of the public to meet and speak with their elected officials.
Linda Killian
Linda Killian is a Washington journalist and a senior scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. She is currently working on a book called Swing about Independent/Centrist voters for St. Martin’s Press. Her previous book was The Freshmen: What Happened to the Republican Revolution?
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