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Joe Biden's long road to redemption
The SwampIn October, Tribune correspondent James Oliphant traveled with Sen. Joseph Biden in Iowa during his short-lived presidential campaign. Here is a version of the profile published last year in the Chicago Tribune. By James Oliphant Friday, October 19, 2007,...Tags: Parliament, Services and Shopping, Religion and Belief, Values, Joe Biden
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Biden's Illinois and Daley ties
The Swampby Rick Pearson DENVER--Sure there's all that talk that Sen. Joe Biden brings to Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign some gravitas on the issues of foreign affairs and national security. But the choice of Biden as Obama's running mate also......Tags: Bill Clinton, Political Candidates, Parliament, Regional Authority, Hillary Clinton
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Biden heads for Springfield
The SwampSen. Joe Biden, D-Del., Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama's pick as his running mate, kisses his mother Jean, left, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008, at their home in Greenville, Del. (AP Photo/ bySuchat Pederson) by Rick Pearson DENVER--Sure...Tags: Bill Clinton, Political Candidates, Regional Authority, Parliament, Hillary Clinton
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Roland Burris: Blago's 'problems' not his
The Swampby Mark Silva None of Roland Burris' "people'' were successful at reaching any of Barack Obama's "people'' -- at least that's what the man appointed to replace the president-elect in the Senate, the former senator who maintains that the governor......Tags: Upper House, Regional Authority, Parliament, Civil and Public Service, Local Elections
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Yepsen's last day at The Register
The Swampby John McCormick A legend is putting in his final day today at The Des Moines Register, before he becomes the director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. David Yepsen has been sizing......Tags: Politics
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WFUV to honor Dick Enberg at May fundraising gala
WatchdogOn May 6, Dick Enberg will be honored - along with non-sports people Paul Simon and Jim Lehrer - at WFUV's spring gala at the Puck Building. Enberg will receive the second annual Vin Scully Lifetime Achievement Award in sports......Tags: Vin Scully, Dick Enberg
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Fordham's WFUV honors Enberg with Scully Award
WatchdogEven when you're Dick Enberg, hearing Vin Scully on the other end of the phone is an attention-getter. "It was a month ago," Enberg said. "I was driving into my garage, and I hear that mellifluous voice: 'Dick, this is......Tags: Merlin Olsen, Vin Scully, New York Giants, John Madden, Dick Enberg
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David Cone stays up late; Ken Singleton gets up early
WatchdogYES' "CenterStage" episode featuring the always interesting Paul Simon debuts after Wednesday night's Yankees postgame show. Clips available here. Speaking of YES, there was an amusing exchange during Monday's game between Ken Singleton and David Cone, in...Tags: David Cone, Paul O'Neill, David Wells
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Kodachrome, RIP: World's a winter day
The Swampby Mark Silva Kodachrome is fading away. For many decades, the little roll of delightfully slow film gave us "those nice bright colors.... the greens of summer.'' And, as Paul Simon once reminded us, it made us think "all the......Tags: John F. Kennedy Assassination Film, Nikon Corp, Entertainment, John F. Kennedy, Movies
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'Last Comic Standing' semifinal round
Reality CheckTonight, the first group of semifinalists take the stage on Last Comic Standing. First up is Myq Kaplan, who riffs on being a book person. The judges agreed that he killed. Me too. But "Myq"? Really?Jamie Lee tells jokes about......Tags: Television, Sports, Entertainment, Teaching and Learning, Dancing
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Obama's 'Sesame Street' quip: That's l'esprit!
President Barack Obama got off a smart rejoinder to challenger Mitt Romney's assertion during Wednesday night's presidential debate in Denver that if elected he would defund PBS. "I just want to make sure I got this straight," Obama said archly. "He'll...
Tags: Long Island, PBS (tv network), Elections, Gays and Lesbians, Lawyers
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Software and music make magic
“Hello darkness, my old friend.” That’s the first line of Paul Simon’s 1964 hit, “The Sound of Silence.” Recently, the phrase “Dear Emptiness” appeared on my computer screen as I tried to compose a message...Tags: Nora Ephron, Culture, The Herald-Mail, Arts and Culture, Entertainment
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Feb 28, 2013
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