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    Jan 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Jay Rockefeller, a West Virginia Democrat, to retire from Senate

    WASHINGTON -- Facing the prospect of a tough reelection fight, veteran West Virginia Sen. Jay Rockefeller, 75, announced Friday that he will leave the Senate when his current term ends. His decision makes him the first senator in either party whose term...

    Tags: Greenbrier, John D. Rockefeller IV, John Kerry, Elections, Corporation for Public Broadcasting

    2. Sep 18, 2011 |Story| AP Member Choice Complete

  2. Charles H. Percy dies at 91; moderate former GOP senator

    Former Sen. Charles H. Percy, a former Foreign Relations Committee chairman whose moderate Republican views put him at odds with party conservatives, died Saturday in Washington, D.C. He was 91.
    Former Sen. Charles H. Percy, a former Foreign Relations Committee chairman whose moderate Republican views put him at odds with party conservatives, died Saturday in Washington, D.C. He was 91. Percy's daughter, Sharon Rockefeller, announced in 2009...

    Tags: Illinois Governor, Richard Nixon, Television, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Entertainment

    3. Apr 16, 2013 |Column| Tribune Media Services

  3. My Bill Mauldin story, or: A tale of two vets

    Paul Greenberg
    Dear Vet, Thanks for the memories, specifically the biographical sketch of Bill Mauldin, the great but never assuming cartoonist for Stars and Stripes during the World War, Act II. I worked in a cubicle across from his office when I was an editorial...

    Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, U.S. Senate, Vietnam, Entertainment Events, Entertainment

    4. Sep 4, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

  4. Do stop believin' -- the GOP is right to say it's OK to switch

    Change of Subject
    It’s understandable if you feel discouraged and disillusioned. It’s no shame to wise up, cross the aisle and vow not to be fooled anymore. All that starry-eyed campaign rhetoric — We are “the party of idealism and inclusion,”...
    5. Sep 5, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. Do stop believin'

    It's understandable if you feel discouraged and disillusioned.
    It's understandable if you feel discouraged and disillusioned. It's no shame to wise up, cross the aisle and vow not to be fooled anymore. All that starry-eyed campaign rhetoric — We are "the party of idealism and inclusion," "the party of a...

    Tags: Labor Legislation, Religion and Belief, John McCain, Tea Party Movement, George W. Bush

    6. Sep 17, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Former U.S. Sen. Charles Percy dies

    Charles H. Percy, a brilliant businessman who represented Illinois for nearly 20 years in the U.S. Senate, once headed the chamber’s powerful Foreign Relations Committee, and harbored unrealized ambitions to run for the presidency, died early Saturday. He was 91.
    Tribune reporter
    Charles H. Percy, a brilliant businessman who represented Illinois for nearly 20 years in the U.S. Senate, once headed the chamber’s powerful Foreign Relations Committee, and harbored unrealized ambitions to run for the presidency, died early...

    Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Richard Nixon, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Murder

    7. Sep 21, 2011 |Story| WGN-AM

  7. SNERD - September 21, 2011

    Staff reporter
    Scarlett's Other "Naked" Moment Last week, actress Scarlett Johansson was angered after her cell phone was hacked and two privately-taken naked pictures of the actress were blasted throughout the viral world. But I've "over-Snerd" a more embarrassing...

    Tags: Television, Scrabble (game), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Chicago Bears, George Lucas

    8. Nov 14, 2011 |Story| Daily American

  8. Political satire in "The Capitol Steps'

    The Capitol Steps will be making a return appearance at the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh, in Johnstown at 7:30 p.m. Friday. It is a show that will truly offend someone, said Michael L. Bodolosky, the executive director of the PPAC.
    Daily American Correspondent
    The Capitol Steps will be making a return appearance at the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh, in Johnstown at 7:30 p.m. Friday. It is a show that will truly offend someone, said Michael L. Bodolosky, the...

    Tags: Holidays, Music, CNN (tv network), Radio, Satire (genre)

    9. Sep 18, 2011 | Orlando Sentinel

  9. A last vestige of Republican moderation

    Orlando Opinionators - Orlando Sentinel
    One of the U.S. Senate's leading moderate Republicans died Saturday. Of course, I'm referring to a former senator, Charles Percy of Illinois. When it comes to today's heavily-right, brook-no-dissent Republican Party, you couldn't write the phrase “...
    10. Sep 4, 2009 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Kenilworth: Living large in a tiny suburb

    Sometimes, in the public consciousness, a town's reputation carries more weight than the day-to-day reality. Such is the curious case of Kenilworth, unique among the North Shore suburbs for several reasons, including its history as a planned community, its very small size and, yes, its wealth. With an average family income of nearly $350,000 -- more than four times the average income of all Illinois families -- it's not hard to imagine how the village gained notoriety for financial excess.
    Special to the Tribune
    Sometimes, in the public consciousness, a town's reputation carries more weight than the day-to-day reality. Such is the curious case of Kenilworth, unique among the North Shore suburbs for several reasons, including its history as a planned community,...

    Tags: Small Businesses, Kenilworth, Sales, McHenry, Architecture

    11. Sep 28, 2005 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. `Most distasteful thing I've ever done' nears for Fawell

    Tribune staff reporters
    When Scott Fawell takes the stand to testify against his close friend and mentor, George Ryan, it will be the "the most distasteful thing I've ever done," he wrote in a recent letter to the Tribune. Once as close as a son to the former governor and now...

    Tags: Public Employees, George H.W. Bush, Prosecution, Justice System, Local Elections

    12. Apr 12, 2009 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Campaign exposure

    When advocates of clean government talk about how to clean up the pervasive corruption in Illinois, they start with the state's campaign finance laws—or the lack of them. Illinois has few rules on how political campaigns are funded, making it what...

    Tags: Contracts, Rod Blagojevich, Political Fundraising, Political Campaigns, Elections

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Charles H. Percy , who represented Illinois for nearly...
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