Blagojevich claims he's 'blacker' than Obama
Chicago Tribune - 12 minutes ago
FILE - In this April 21, 2009, file photo, ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is seen leaving federal court in Chicago. The former Illinois governor told Esquire magazine in its February issue that he's "blacker than Barack Obama" and that he was a real person in a political arena dominated by phonies.
Blagojevich Retreats From Race Remarks About Obama New York Times
Supreme Court Blocks TV Coverage of Gay Marriage Trial
Chicago Tribune - 12 minutes ago
Washington - The U.S. Supreme Court , acting on an appeal from conservative defenders of 's ban on same-sex marriage, overruled a federal judge in today and blocked video coverage of the trial on . In a brief order, the justices said they were halting the move by U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker "permitting real-time streaming" of the trial, "except as it permits streaming to other rooms within the confines of the courthouse in which the trial is to be held."
U.S. Supreme Court blocks video coverage of Prop. 8 trial Los Angeles Times
Croatia's softly spoken 'Mr Clean'
UK Telegraph - 5 hours ago
Ivo Josipovic, the social democrat who was elected Croatia's president on Sunday, capitalises on his image as a soft-spoken intellectual and a squeaky-clean political reputation. Voters, who were seemingly fed up with the graft scandals that engulfed Croatian politics over the past months, turned to Josipovic who had promised to usher in "the return of morals into politics".
Jurist Josipovic wins Croatia presidential vote Reuters
Opposition Figure Elected in Croatia
New York Times - 16 hours ago
The Slow Unraveling Of The Dodd Mystique
Chicago Tribune - 1 day ago
Better teachers, the union way
Los Angeles Times - 2 days ago
Interview with Hank Greenberg: Can AIG Be Saved?
Wall Street Journal - 2 days ago
Stephen Moore: The New Year Brings Tax Chaos
Wall Street Journal - 3 days ago