Cleopatra's sunken city: Egyptian archaeologists on Thursday lifted an ancient granite temple pylon out of the waters of the Mediterranean, where it had lain for centuries as part of the palace complex of Cleopatra, submerged in Alexandria's harbor. The pylon, which once stood at the [...]
State treasurer Alexi Giannoulias called former Chicago inspector general David Hoffman a hypocrite and compared him to Rush Limbaugh during this morning’s forum for Democratic Senate candidates at the Union League Club.
Hoffman shot back that Giannoulias and the bank his family owns engaged in the [...]
This morning in Chicago, the Union League Club hosted the first debate among the Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate in Illinois. And there were some fireworks.
The first 25 minutes went by rather uneventfully, until Alexi Giannoulias leveled the first attack against opponent David Hoffman, accusing him of "hypocrisy." Specifically, [...]
What does President Obama consider sexy? He tells us during a speech at a Home Depot store in Virginia on Tuesday.
The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release December 15, 2009
Remarks by The President on Energy Efficiency and Job Creation
Home Depot
Alexandria, Virginia
11:09 A.M. EST
THE [...]
In addition to examining the gubernatorial and Cook County board president primaries, the Tribune also polled the U.S. Senate race and found that Democratic voters continue to favor Alexi Giannoulias over his rival candidates. The poll found that 31 percent supported Giannoulias, 17 percent supported Cheryle Jackson, 9 percent [...]
Illinois Democrat Alexi Giannoulias is the union candidate for US Senate. Eighty-eight percent of the workforce does not belong to a union, but "The Boy Banker" is walking their eternal picket line.
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Oh Lord...The candidate of organized labor in the 2010 Illinois Senate race, Alexi Giannoulias, will announce at a press conference on Sunday that he wants to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Act. The big news in the Democratic U.S. Senate primary today is a new Rasmussen poll showing how the three top contenders are faring in head-to-head matchups against GOP frontrunner Mark Kirk. After tying Kirk in the October Rasmussen poll, Alexi Giannoulias now leads him by three points. Meanwhile, [...]
This endorsement is only for the Democratic primary, but it's difficult to see a Republican getting environmental support in the general election considering the out-of-touch-with-reality statements coming from GOP candidates.
Here's the press release from Illinois Sierra Club Director Jack Darin:
Sierra Club today announced its endorsement of Alexi Giannoulias [...]The candidates in the Democratic U.S. Senate primary are starting to differentiate themselves on a few crucial federal issues. One week after both Cheryle Jackson and David Hoffman expressed skepticism about President Obama's new strategy in Afghanistan, a plan Alexi Giannoulias supports, the state treasurer issued a statement today calling for [...]
U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias today released his second TV ad. The new spot ties his advocacy this year on the part of the embattled Hartmarx workers to his economic plan (which he is still in the process of unveiling). Watch it:
Also, Democratic candidate Jacob Meister posted a [...]
Apart from declining to endorse either of the Democratic gubernatorial candidates, the AFL-CIO threw its weight behind Alexi Giannoulias for U.S. Senate, Terry Link for lieutenant governor, and Robin Kelly for state treasurer.
The federation also did not endorse in the 10th Congressional District primary or the comptroller race.
You can [...]
Just as in the gubernatorial race, the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate has seen a bunch of new endorsements in recent days. Along with their support of Gov. Pat Quinn, Citizen Action/Illinois threw its weight behind Alexi Giannoulias' candidacy over the weekend. From a press release:
"Alexi has a proven'" [...]
State Senator Dan Rutherford is running unopposed in the 2010 Republican primary for Illinois Treasurer. That statewide office is now held by Democrat Alexi Giannoulias, who is now running for U.S. Senate to succeed Roland Burris.
In 2006, Rutherford ran for Secretary of State against incumbent Jesse White. In December 2005, [...]
State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias earned the endorsement of the Illinois Federation of Teachers today in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. From a press release:
"Alexi Giannoulias is an advocate for public education," said Ed Geppert, Jr., president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers, which represents 103,000 members statewide. "He understands the importance" [...]
Chicago Reader's Mick Dumke wrote a terrific profile earlier this week on Illinois Democrats' front runner in the 2010 US Senate primary -- State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias -- laying out many of the candidate's challenges. For conservatives, Dumke's narrative of Giannoulias' announcement should cause us all to shudder, buckle' [...]
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