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Monday, February 20, 2012

Possible code violations at funeral home | VIDEO Chicago police and building inspectors are investigating possible code violations at Carter Funeral Chapels on the city's South Side. 2 dead ID'd in drive-by shooting | VIDEO A 14-year-old boy is in stable yet critical condition following a drive-by shooting that killed two people on the city's Southeast Side. Parents to protest CPS turnaround changes | VIDEO A group of parents plans to let the Chicago Public Schools know they don't like the plan for the future of some of their schools. Guardian Angels patrolling Green Line after robberies Guardian Angels were patrolling the CTA's Green Line Monday morning following a series of robberies. More whooping cough reported in suburban school district Five more cases of whooping cough have been reported in Park Ridge-Niles School District 64. Police: Robber shoots self during struggle Police say a suspected robber accidentally shot himself Sunday night in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side. MORE STORIES Strange News SC mayor sneaks into town hall, pulls over trooper NM woman heads to trial for stealing $2 pumpkin Emu escapes from Vt. farm, on the lam for 5 weeks Paraguay: Stray dog's barking foils prison break DC group calls for closure of Heart Attack Grill | VIDEO Consumer J&J consumer health segment recalls infant Tylenol United adopts Continental's pet policy Report: Google tracked iPhone browsers Study finds arsenic in organic toddler formula | VIDEO Next, Ruxbin on GQ list of best new restaurants | VIDEO Healthbeat Study links diet soda to heart attack, stroke risk Jet engines help save human voice Questions about arsenic in organic formula | VIDEO More whooping cough reported in suburban school district Sex-changing treatment for kids: It's on the rise MOST POPULAR Elizabeth Smart gets married at Hawaii temple Dad dies in fall through ice while playing hockey 2 dead ID'd in drive-by shooting Fat Tuesday: Mardi Gras parade set to step off Police officer shot on South Side All Most Popular

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Monday's Daily Brief

Monday, February 20, 2012 Mitt Faces Biggest Problem Yet MEDIA Murdoch Makes A Big Announcement SPORTS Jeremy Lin Leads Knicks Over Mavericks POLITICS Santorum Calls For Ending Public Education, Prenatal Testing WORLD Seoul Begins Military Drills Despite NKorea Threat GOOD NEWS Man Survives Two Months In Snow-Covered Car BLOG POSTS Paul Brandeis Raushenbush: Rick Santorum's Political and Biblical Mistake Mr. Santorum should be careful in his efforts to score political points using biblical mandates on the same week that he shows such callousness towards the lives of the poor. Annie McKee: Balance Yourself, Not Work and Life Learning to live mindfully and to focus on hope and compassion will help you to ward off stress and balance yourself. Alan Schroeder: Back From Hiatus: Return of the GOP Debaters After nearly a month-long hiatus, the reality television series known as the GOP presidential primary debates returns to the small screen on Wednesday. As the players reassemble for their 20th debate of the season, what should viewers expect? Cat Cora: A Recipe for Fighting Child Malnutrition Every year, more than 2.5 million children globally die due to hunger and malnutrition. The exciting news is that this crisis is solvable. I saw that firsthand last week on a trip to Ethiopia. Sherman Yellen: On Rising Eighty: Surprised by Age and by a Wonderful Year Most of us in America think that anyone who is approaching 80 is declining, if not amongst the walking dead, but having reached that amazing number myself this week I rejoice in my new and unexpected age. No, 80 is not the new 60, but surprise, surprise; it feels great to me.

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You can help to stop the unjust incarceration of young Black men Join the movement to stop the American system of The New Jim Crow by checking a book out of your local library or by buying and reading a paperback copy of The New Jim Crow. All high school and college students must read this book!       Step One: Get a library card. They are usually free!     Professor Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow    Step Two: Ask to check-out a copy of The New Jim Crow at your local, school or neighborhood library.  This is usually free.          Step Three:  If your library does not have The New Jim Crow, ask when they will have it.  If they do not give you an adequate answer, contact the the library commissioner, executive director, principal of your school or the President of the Library Board and let them know that this is a book you want in your library.       Step Four:  Encourage all of your friends and family to perform steps one, two, three and four.  Encourage all ex-felons or Black men who have had a brush with the law to perform steps one, two, three and four.   Or:   Click Here to purchase a paperback copy of The New Jim Crow.   Click Here to view a 25 minute video of Michelle Alexander speaking on Democracy Now about The New Jim Crow.   Click Here to hear a segment of Michelle Alexander on National Public Radio speaking about The New Jim Crow.   Click Here to see a 3 minute trailer of Michelle Alexander speaking about the The New Jim Crow.   Click Here to find out if and when Michelle Alexander might be in your city or state speaking on The New Jim Crow.    Click NJCevents@gmail.com to discuss bringing Michelle Alexander to your city.   Click Here to become a member of The Black Star Project.   Click Here to learn more about The Black Star Project.    With these few actions, you will become part of the social movement to end the unjust and over-incarceration of Black men in America and to destroy the new system of Jim Crow that is decimating millions of men from Black communities across America. It is as simple as getting a library card in your city or county, checking out a copy of The New Jim Crow, reading it and returning it.     Please email blackstar1000@ameritech.net or call 773.285.9600 with any questions or if you need support in these strategies.

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Boyfriend, Undocumented, Outs Arizona Sheriff

Monday, February 20, 2012

The Big Story, By E.J. Dionne Why Conservatives Will Never Really Slash Government When we talk about hypocrisy in politics, we usually highlight personal behavior. The multiply-married politician who proclaims "family values" while also having affairs is now a rather dreary stock figure in our campaign narratives. But the hypocrisy that matters far more is the gap between ideology and practice that has reached a crisis point in American conservatism. READ MORE

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Law High Court Might Revisit 'Citizens United' After enduring two years of relentless criticism and satire, could Citizens United, the case responsible more than any other for channeling unlimited donations into political campaigns, be argued again before the U.S, Supreme Court? That's the possibility raised by the Court blocking a Montana law banning most corporate donations in state races. Two Supreme Court justices have now urged their colleagues to revisit the broader constitutional questions in the era of Sheldon Adelson, Mitt Romney's 'Restore Our Future', Foster Friess, and Stephen Colbert. READ MORE

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Featured Column: Cynthia Tucker Our Creaky, Rickety, Very Bad Voter Registration System If there is any system that is worse off than the nation's voter registration rolls, it's the political system that ought to be prepared to fix voter registration. Instead, our politicians are busy dismissing real issues while inventing pseudo-problems that align with their partisan ideals and preconceived notions. Harsh laws that mandate state-sponsored photo IDs will achieve next to nothing. READ MORE

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This Weekend In Stupid Anti-Immigration Sheriff Tries To Deport His Secret Boyfriend Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu built a reputation as a rising star of the right by taking a hardline stance against illegal immigration, attacking the Obama administration, and appearing alongside Sen. John McCain in a 2010 re-election ad in which the Senator urged federal officials to just "complete the danged fence." But on Saturday, Babeu was forced to admit publicly that he is gay -- and was involved with a Mexican immigrant who claims the sheriff threatened to have him deported if he revealed their relationship. READ MORE

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