Senate votes to roll back media ownership rule

16 May 2008, 5:10 pm

The Senate Thursday night voted to nullify a Federal Communications Commission rule that allows media companies to own a newspaper and a television station in the same market.... read more

Exclusive Video: McCain Was For Talking To Hamas Before He Was Against It...

16 May 2008, 12:23 pm

"Do you think that American diplomats should be operating the way they have in the past, working with the Palestinian government if Hamas is now in charge?" Politics News Two years ago, in an interview with James Rubin for Sky News, Sen. via The Huffington Post ... read more

What Bush didn't say

16 May 2008, 7:36 am

"Where people say that the president of the United States, this President has been the greatest friend Israel has ever had, he's also the first President who has ever articulated what a state could be for the Palestinians" It didn't take long for President Bush's first, and likely only, speech to t... read more

Food Stamps, WIC At Highest Level Ever In Illinois

16 May 2008, 2:54 am

The Illinois Department of Human Services on Thursday said that more Illinoisans than ever are getting help from the government to buy food. via NBC Channel 5 ... read more

Republicans abandon Bush on food, energy issues

15 May 2008, 10:22 pm

"If you're running for office this year, obviously you want to demonstrate that you can put up a record of accomplishment that's based upon working with both sides of the political aisle" Congress responded speedily to voters' angst over rising grocery prices and $4-a-gallon gasoline Thursday, buck... read more

Green cleaners required in Illinois schools

15 May 2008, 5:55 pm

"Any time you can reduce exposure, you can reduce adverse health effects." There was a time when custodians at Lockport Township High School pushed cleaning cars packed with an array of spray bottles, spritzers and aerosol cans. via WLS-TV Chicago ... read more