Obama’s near-endorsement
— President Barack Obama said Friday that Rahm Emanuel would bring "incredible energy" to the job of Chicago mayor if elected, and the White House wished a warm farewell to...
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Emanuel said to be nearing key decision in mayor’s race
Rahm Emanuel is nearing a decision on whether to leave the White House and explore a run for mayor of Chicago, a source close to the White House chief of...
Emanuel chats up potential Chicago mayor foes, drops strong hints he’ll run
Staking out his territory back in Chicago, White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel is chatting up potential opponents and delivering strong hints he'll return home to run for mayor....
Obama postpones trip to Indonesia, Australia
President Obama is putting off his June trip to Indonesia and Australia, postponing the trip for a second time this year as the oil spill in the Gulf continues unabated....
U.S. planning to go ahead with plan to buy Illinois prison
— The Obama administration plans to purchase the state prison in rural Thomson, Ill., regardless of whether Congress allows terrorism suspects to be transferred there, a Justice Department official said...
$35 billion in Pell Grants floated in Obama budget
President Barack Obama's budget blueprint would expand the Pell Grant program to nearly $35 billion in aid next year, a 92 percent increase in the college funding program for low-...
$35 billion in Pell Grants floated in Obama budget
President Barack Obama's budget blueprint would expand the Pell Grant program to nearly $35 billion in aid next year, a 92 percent increase in the college funding program for low-...
A call for service from the president
President Barack Obama convened a group of African-American elders at the White House on Monday in the hopes of reminding young people that the struggle for civil rights is not...
Military tribunals in Illinois?
-- The White House announced Tuesday that in addition to using Illinois' Thomson prison to hold terror suspects, it plans to conduct military tribunals for detainees there. The disclosure came...
Illinois to take Gitmo detainees
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has directed the federal government to buy the near-empty state prison in rural Thomson, Ill., to house federal inmates and up to 100 detainees from...