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ACORN has filed a lawsuit in Maryland against James O’Keefe, Hannah Giles and the Web site Breitbart.com for secretly videotaping the organization’s employees at its Baltimore office.

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>>> Having trouble viewing this newsletter? View as a webpage. Top Stories Wednesday, September 23, 2009 Hospital standoff suspect in custody | VIDEO After eight hours of negotiating, a standoff involving a man who barricaded himself into the Jesse Brown V.A. Medical Center has come to a peaceful end. Quinn: U of Illinois president to resign | VIDEO Gov. Pat Quinn says the president of the University of Illinois system is stepping down. B. Joseph White is leaving his job after an admissions scandal was uncovered. High-speed chase ends in crash Chicago police are investigating a high-speed chase on the city's South Side that ended in a violent crash near Washington Park. Details expected in dog fighting operation Authorities are expected to announce the "horrific findings" of an alleged dog fighting operation based at a suburban Chicago home used for day care. CPD ends detail at Obama home Chicago police will continue to patrol the Kenwood neighborhood, but officers will no longer be specifically assigned to the first family's home. MORE STORIES Strange Dry wall installer finds grenade in wall Game over: Cops caught playing Wii on job Montana man spots his stolen car McDonald's fries potato farmers' holy grail Soybean aphids swarming in Illinois Consumer Big Lots recalls bunk beds due to collapse and fall hazards McDonald's fries potato farmers' holy grail Report: More transit riders mean fuel savings Eatery offers meal deals for kids McDonald's to hand out freebies Healthbeat Kids diagnosing themselves Study: Stressed out docs can make mistakes B6 may improve prostate cancer survival rates Cook Co. needs volunteers for vaccine drive FDA ban on flavored cigs takes effect MOST POPULAR Nurse arrested on the job sues police Hospital standoff suspect in custody Family seeks answers in UofC scientist's death High-speed chase ends in crash Compromise reached on Burr Oak control All Most Popular Advertisement TODAY'S WEATHER OUTLOOK 76°F 59°F Warm with clouds breaking for some sun Hour-by-Hour | 7 Day Forecast | Radar & Satellite TONIGHT ON ABC 7:00 PM Dancing with the Stars 8:00 PM Modern Family 8:30 PM Cougar Town 9:00 PM Eastwick 10:00 PM ABC 7 News 10:35 PM Nightline Lottery Results Your Daily Horoscope Sheriff: Beason family not shot to death Police in downstate Illinois are looking for a truck in connection to the murder of five people in the small town of Beason. SLIDESHOW: Rural Ill. Murders Japanese comfort food at Takashi Sundays are normally eggs, bacon and pancakes. But the chef at Takashi dishes out noodles because he missed the tastes of Japan. The Hungry Hound SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS I'd like to receive the following newsletters from abc7chicago.com Daily Weather | Daily News | 190 North Sign up for news alerts

Still handling homeland security with a 9/10 attitude

Can't see this email? View the online version. The Dems' drop Advertisement Order NOW - Free Shipping - Limited Supplies Baucus bill helps abortion - hurts elderly, handicapped The "America's Healthy Future Act" presents nothing new for pro-lifers -- and "significant unresolved issues" in the measure are keeping one GOP senator from supporting it. Dems' popularity tarnished, GOP's looking brighter A former candidate for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee believes Democrats have already overreached in trying to advance President Obama's agenda in a number of areas -- and many of them, as a result, will be voted out of office next year. Perspective: Sept. 10 attitude still prevails Eights years after the terror attacks on America, political correctness remains the handmaiden of terrorism. Mr. President - go to church! A Christian author and chairman of the history department at Grove City College is encouraging President Barack Obama to attend church regularly. Brits tighten screws on home schooling A recent British report calls for the government takeover of home schooling. More of today's news Calif Wildfire Ntsb Warning Ca Gang Arrests 9 deaths blamed on Southeast storm; flood lingers AUSTELL, Ga. The weather in the storm drenched Southeast is improving after the rainy blitz caused at least 9 deaths and hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. Neighborhoods, Wildfire burns 8,500 acres in hot, dry SoCal MOORPARK, Calif. A wildfire stoked by the notoriously hot and dry Santa Ana winds has burned some 8,500 acres in the hills of Ventura County, where airtankers _ including Obama to world: Don't expect America to fix it all NEW YORK Seizing a chance to challenge the world, President Barack Obama says the global community is failing its people and fixing that is Complaint suggests NYPD misstepped in terror probe NEW YORK Police acting without the FBI's knowledge may have inadvertently helped blow the surveillance of a terrorism suspect and compromised a bomb plot Fed likely to leave economic supports in place WASHINGTON Nurturing a nascent recovery, Federal Reserve policymakers are sure to leave a key interest rate at a record low and probably will keep other economic Celebrities Speak Out In Favor Of ObamaCare Several celebrities have recorded an ad in support of ObamaCare (there's a big surprise ) which was paid for by MoveOn Political Action (another huge surprise ). Courtesy of Hot Air. Some of the celebrities involved include Will Ferrell, Thomas Rewriting Tired Old Documents (Obama Style) by Jerry Richardson Last year, his Eminence, Barack Obama, decided that the Bible was outdated and needed some corrections. During a Sunday campaign stop in Nelsonville, Ohio, on Sunday, March 02, 2008, Candidate Barack Obama, anticipating his soon to be See You At The Pole 2009 This morning students all over the U.S. gathered at their schools to pray and ask God to bring spiritual awakening to their campuses and countries during the "See You At The Pole" (SYATP)meeting. This year's Another Example of Media Bias Check out Marcia Segelstein's latest video blog below. Obama rejects the dictionary definition of 'tax' Elijah Friedeman| During a recent interview, Obama makes the case that forcing people to buy insurance isn't a tax. The interviewer then confronts Obama with the definition of 'tax.' Obama doesn't like that. Hero of the week: man tackles bank robber Elijah Friedeman| A fifty-four year old man takes down a twenty-something bank robber and holds him until the police come. Gallup: Americans say government is doing too much Elijah Friedeman| Government is doing too much, that's what Americans are saying. According to a new poll by Gallup 57% of Americans say that government is trying to take the place of businesses and individuals. Todays Issues - Holland Davis TI talks with Holland Davis, Songwriter and Author Pete Hegseth - Vets for Freedom Crane Durham interviews Pete Hegseth Low Journalistic Integrity Matt discusses the topic of racism The Story of Redemption Matt discusses the topic of redemption Dan Miller - 48 Days Dan Miller video MoveOn Enlists Celebs to Speak Out For ObamaCare MoveOn Ad Values Voter Summit - Bishop Harry Jackson Values Voter Summit Current Event: "Obama heckled by GOP during speech: 'You lie!' " Health Care Debate 101: SHOUT TO GET YOUR POINT ACROSS! Our Fathers Fought for Liberty a poem by James Russell Lowell Current Event: " 'Frank' Democrats censor GOP mail" What's new in Washington? Democrat-controlled Congress censoring Republican mail! Making Messes and Memories by Mary FriedemanJust in from an American Heritage Girls meeting. The Tenderfoot (1 3 grades) and Explorer (4 6 grades) units are working on their cake decorating badgewith twenty A Home Schooling Grandma (We value our e mail feedback. Most of the feedback we receive deals with questions surrounding the launch of the channel. However, on September 17th, we got a very different letter from a 63 year old lady named Norma. She Created for Good Works by Mary Friedeman There is a growing emphasis in education, especially at the high school level, on community service. 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AP: Ahmadinejad urges Obama to see Iran as friend - Yahoo! News

AP: Ahmadinejad urges Obama to see Iran as friend - Yahoo! News

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged President Barack Obama to see Iran as a potential friend instead of a threat ahead of addresses both leaders will give to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday.

Obama to world: Don't expect America to fix it all - Yahoo! News

Obama to world: Don't expect America to fix it all - Yahoo! News

In a blunt challenge to his nation's critics, President Barack Obama on Wednesday exhorted world leaders who once accused the United States of acting alone to now join with him in solving global crises rather than wait for America to do it on its own.

Media Matters Daily Summary

Here are today's news items from Media Matters for America, click on the title or 'read more' to read the entirety of each story. How Fox's Chris Wallace became irrelevant You think the Obama White House hit a nerve over the weekend when it purposefully left Fox News Sunday off the president's generous list of Sunday talk-show appearances? Read More Hannity reasserts control over Fox News' witch hunt of Obama appointees On his Fox News program, Sean Hannity aired a list of "10 people who President Obama has appointed or nominated to work on your behalf in your government," and asked, "Should any of them be fired?" Hannity's case for dismissing the advisers largely consisted of false attacks, distortions, and trivial guilt by association. Read More Krauthammer ignored former CIA directors Bush, Turner to claim only Obama officials failed to sign letter against investigation Appearing on Fox News, Charles Krauthammer falsely asserted that a letter from seven former CIA directors calling on President Obama to "reverse Attorney General Holder's August 24 decision to re-open the criminal investigation of CIA interrogations" was signed "by every living CIA director" except Defense Secretary Robert Gates and current CIA director Leon Panetta, whom Krauthammer noted were "in the Obama Cabinet." In fact, former CIA directors George H.W. Bush and Stansfield Turner also did not sign the letter. Read More Hannity uses CDC announcement of H1N1 vaccine priorities to fearmonger about rationing On September 21, Sean Hannity again fearmongered about health care rationing, claiming that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) "literally [has] a list of priorities" regarding which populations receive the H1N1 flu vaccine, and that people age 65 and older are "last on the list," which amounts to "a form of government deciding rationing." In fact, CDC's advisory board explained that it does not anticipate a shortage of H1N1 vaccine but issued the priorities list because "availability and demand can be unpredictable" and said that the "risk for infection among persons age 65 or older is less than the risk for younger age groups." Read More Dick Morris again using Fox News to fundraise for group that pays him On Hannity, Dick Morris again used an appearance on Fox News to raise money for an organization in which he has a financial interest, directing viewers to his website, DickMorris.com, and urging them to learn "how to contribute to 10-second ads we are now running" against health care reform plans, adding, "I really hope people can make it possible for us to do that." Morris is the chief strategist for the League of American Voters, the group running the ads warning about "rationing" of health care, and he has a history of appearing on Fox News programs to advance the interests of organizations that pay him. Read More Media conservatives denounce Glenn Beck's "hatred" On September 22, conservative MSNBC host Joe Scarborough announced an "honor roll" for conservatives who are willing to denounce Glenn Beck's "hatred," making specific reference to Beck's statement that President Obama is "a racist" with a "deep-seated hatred for white people." Several media conservatives in addition to Scarborough have denounced Beck's rhetoric as "harmful" and "race-baiting." Read More Fox's Megyn Kelly now notes some ACORN workers "did the right thing" During a segment on the fallout from the undercover ACORN videos, Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly noted on September 22 that "it appears that not every ACORN worker did go along with it" and that "as ACORN pointed out when this thing first broke, some of their workers did the right thing." But during a September 16 segment on ACORN, Kelly suggested that the entire organization should be punished and ignored that a Philadelphia ACORN worker contacted the police, even though that information had been reported elsewhere, including on CNN on September 11. Read More Fox News' left-wing conspiracy chart fetish Glenn Beck unveiled yet another liberal conspiracy chart during the September 21 edition of his Fox News program, purporting to connect George Soros, the Tides Foundation, Health Care for America Now, the Apollo Alliance, ACORN, and SEIU. In light of Beck's growing obsession with conspiracy charts, Media Matters for America has rounded up highlights of Fox News' liberal conspiracy charts. Read More Limbaugh, Beck help rally GOP lawmakers to call for investigation of ACORN In a recent Politico article, Rush Limbaugh was quoted as saying that he doesn't "rally people" to take action because when he tried to do so early in his radio career, "the reaction to it from the media was that the response was not genuine ... because people only did what they did because 'Limbaugh told them to.' " However, following the release of controversial ACORN videos that were heavily promoted by Fox News' Glenn Beck, Limbaugh and Beck have helped "rally" numerous Republican lawmakers to call for investigations of ACORN. Read More RedState's ACORN "exclusive" based on theft? Another questionable tactic in conservative assault on Obama, ACORN In a recent "exclusive" report, RedState.com editor-in-chief Erick Erickson analyzed "a list of [ACORN CEO] Bertha Lewis's contacts" that "just showed up one day unsolicited" from "a credible source who is no fan of ACORN," and claimed, "We did not ask for it. We did not expect to get it. But now that we have it, we should see who is in there." In analyzing a private contact list apparently obtained without Lewis' knowledge or permission, conservatives, in their obsessive quest to attack ACORN, have added possible theft to a growing list of questionable tactics that include the secret taping of ACORN employees, lying about whether any ACORN officials turned away filmmaker-activists James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles, and secretly taping a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) phone conference. Read More You can help support our work; become a volunteer media monitor, or donate to Media Matters for America.

Compromise reached on Burr Oak control - 9/22/09 - Chicago News - abc7chicago.com

Compromise reached on Burr Oak control - 9/22/09 - Chicago News - abc7chicago.com

A judge has struck a compromise between the owner of beleaguered Burr Oak Cemetery and the Illinois Attorney General's Office.

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>>> Having trouble viewing this newsletter? View as a webpage. Top Stories Tuesday, September 22, 2009 Jury selection begins in Dugan sentencing | VIDEO Attorneys began questioning potential jurors in the Brian Dugan case Tuesday. The jury will decide whether Dugan gets the death penalty for killing Jeanine Nicarico, 10, in 1983. Compromise reached on Burr Oak control | VIDEO A judge has struck a compromise between the owner of beleaguered Burr Oak Cemetery and the Illinois Attorney General's Office. Man wanted in uncle's murder captured A Will County Sheriff's Office spokesman says Jason Gonzalez was taken into police custody at 3:40 a.m. Tuesday in Joliet. Obama writes letter to IOC President Barack Obama has written a letter to the International Olympic Committee members who will decide which city will host the 2016 Summer Games. Chicago Parakeet Project takes flight Scientists who are tracking Chicago's wild monk parakeets are turning to the public for help in locating their nests. MORE STORIES Strange Wedding crasher steals cash-filled cards The president and the potato Mayor defends no-chase policy for police St. Louis coffee spill costs campus $200,000 Judge: Man accused in fire must quit smoking Consumer Buying the best mattresses Voice texting system being developed Chrysler to use digital owner's manual FCC chairman proposes 'open Internet' rules | VIDEO For Your Family: Best Baby Products | VIDEO Healthbeat Cook Co. needs volunteers for vaccine drive 'Limited' benefit with tamper-proof OxyContin 1 swine flu shot enough for older kids ERs preparing for potentially busy flu season Report recommends pregnant exercise MOST POPULAR Family seeks answers in UofC scientist's death Nurse arrested on the job sues police Alert issued after double kidnapping attempt Apparent road rage death under investigation Bacteria linked to university scientist's death All Most Popular Advertisement TODAY'S WEATHER OUTLOOK 82°F 61°F Cloudy, humid and warmer with a shower or thunderstorm around Hour-by-Hour | 7 Day Forecast | Radar & Satellite TONIGHT ON ABC 7:00 PM Dancing with the Stars 9:00 PM The Forgotten 10:00 PM ABC 7 News 10:35 PM Nightline Lottery Results Your Daily Horoscope Family dead in downstate Ill. Officials have identified the bodies of five people - two adults and three children - that were found in Beason, Ill. Men take the floor during `Dancing' premiere Eight celebrity male contestants took the floor Monday on the premiere of the ninth season of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars." The women make their debuts Tuesday. PHOTOS: Celebrities, sequins and skin! SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS I'd like to receive the following newsletters from abc7chicago.com Daily Weather | Daily News | 190 North Sign up for news alerts