Government & Politics

Illinois Racing Toward Budget Cliff; Senate GOP Says Cuts Must Happen Now

Thu Mar 10, 2011 08:25 pm Cardinal News

Illinois is racing toward a budget cliff that will leave the state with an annual deficit of $8 billion and a cumulative deficit of more than $22 billion within five years, Senate Republican Leader Christine […]

Majed Moughni Suing Facebook For Disabling His Campaign Account

Thu Mar 10, 2011 05:01 am Cardinal News

Dearborn attorney Majed Moughni is suing Facebook because he says he lost his bid to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. John Dingell in 2010, in part, because he lost his Facebook account. A Facebook spokesman says […]

NPR CEO Vivian Schiller Asked to Step Down After Project Veritas Exposé

Wed Mar 9, 2011 11:45 am Cardinal News

NPR president and CEO Vivian Schiller resigned Wednesday in the wake of comments by a fellow executive, who has since resigned, that angered conservatives and renewed calls to end federal funding for public broadcasting. National […]

Wisconsin State House Cleaned Out, Layoffs Expected

Fri Mar 4, 2011 02:56 pm Cardinal News

After 17 consecutive days of protests, demonstrators have left the Wisconsin State House. A judge ordered it closed for 48 hours for cleaning, and said protesters could only return during business hours. Some protesters who […]

Newt Gingrich Announces Plans to Explore the Presidential Run for 2012

Thu Mar 3, 2011 02:50 pm Cardinal News

Newt Gingrich says he is launching a website to explore a run for president. Gingrich says that he and his wife “will look at this very seriously and we will very methodically lay out the […]

Socialist David North to Address Questions of Class Struggle and Revolution from Egypt to America at Loyola University

Mon Feb 28, 2011 07:40 pm Cardinal News

According to the World Socialist Web Site, February 2011 will go down as a turning point in world history. Early February 2011, the Middle East and North Africa were inflamed by mass protests of workers […]

Fugitive Wisconsin State Senator Jon B. Erpenbach Speaks to AP

Mon Feb 28, 2011 07:24 pm Cardinal News

Eleven days ago, 14 Wisconsin Senate Democrats skipped town rather than vote on an anti-union bill will. One of those Senators, Jon Erpenbach, spoke with the Associated Press from his hotel in Chicago. Earlier in […]

VIDEO: “Fox Lies” Chants As Fox Reporter Mike Tobin Hit By Protester

Mon Feb 28, 2011 09:13 am Cardinal News

VIDEO: Reporter Mike Tobin reports that protesters do not want the media to show what is happening. “Who’s house, our house.” Protesters have been schooled on how to resist. Protesters blocked camera view with posters. […]

Rahm Emanuel Morning After Win: Page Has Been Turned in Chicago

Wed Feb 23, 2011 06:40 pm Cardinal News

The morning after being elected as Chicago’s new mayor, Rahm Emanuel said his election marks a new beginning for the city. Emanuel says he will be honest about the choices that will have be made […]

Mayor-Elect Rahm Emanuel Declares Victory “One City, With One Future”

Tue Feb 22, 2011 09:59 pm Cardinal News

Rahm Emanuel declared victory in the City of Chicago mayor’s race Tuesday night. With 96 percent of precincts counted, Rahm Emanuel had 54.9 percent to 24.4 percent for Gery Chico. City Clerk Miguel del Valle […]

Caught on Video: Josiah Cantral Poses As Janitor to Get Medical Excuse for Time Off Work to Protest in Madison, Wisconsin

Mon Feb 21, 2011 09:34 am Cardinal News

CAUGHT ON TAPE!! Licensed Wisconsin Doctor willfully and fraudulently signs sick leave form for healthy individual. Josiah Cantrall arrived at the Madison, Wisconsin protest to Senate Bill 11, and saw about six doctors handing out […]

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