Five countries that will be mentioned during debate

Oct. 22, 2012
The foreign policy debate between Obama and Romney isn't global. Focused on five different countries, it's aimed particularly at Florida voters.

Watch parties almost as raucous as actual debate

Oct. 17, 2012
Chicago Democrats and Republicans rallied at spirited debate watch parties on Tuesday night.

Opposites detract: Romney-style

Jun. 20, 2012
Mitt Romney says his Israel policy will be the opposite of Barack Obama's. What else will he do that's the opposite?

Pot pourri: The NEA, tax credits and more

Mar. 9, 2012
Seems as if I just finished reporting the Congressional stupidities over 2012 funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (after 10 months of delays and dithering, Congress approved precisely what President Obama had requested) and now here we are again, with the White House budget proposals for

Obama: Security not a factor in G-8 decision

Mar. 6, 2012
President Barack Obama said Tuesday security wasn't a factor in his decision to pull the G-8 summits out of his hometown of Chicago.

Obejas: Has the U.S. ever announced an assassination before?

May. 2, 2011
Like most Americans, I watched President Obama’s speech about the death of Osama bin Laden with a certain awe.

Anti-abortion campaign targets black Chicagoans

Mar. 29, 2011
A national anti-abortion campaign targeting African Americans has arrived in Chicago.Thirty billboards are going up around the city’s South Side.

Mexico’s President Calderón and President Obama meet to discuss drugs, security and human rights

Mar. 3, 2011
The word "tension" is being thrown around by media and political insiders surrounding today's meeting between President Obama and Mexico’s President Felipe Calderón. Diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks revealed the U.S. has little faith in Mexican security agencies.

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