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SUN-TIMES: Peraica sentenced to four months of courts supervision

December 4, 2012
SUN-TIMES: Peraica sentenced to four months of courts supervision

GOP Township Committeeman Tony Peraica was sentenced to four months of courts supervision after a judge found him guilty of defacing a former rival’s campaign signs.

POLITICO: J.C. Watts for RNC Chair?

December 2, 2012
POLITICO: J.C. Watts for RNC Chair?

Former GOP Rep. J.C. Watts says he is being “encouraged” by supporters to run for chairman of the Republican National Committee.

PANTAGRAPH: GOP State Rep. Jim Watson to resign

November 14, 2012
PANTAGRAPH: GOP State Rep. Jim Watson to resign

Republican State Representative Jim Watson announced he will resign to become executive director of the Illinois Petroleum Council.

BIVER: What I’ve been saying since the second Reagan term…

November 8, 2012
BIVER: What I’ve been saying since the second Reagan term…

My friends, some of the post-election analysis is laughable, but that’s the case after every Republican defeat.

CRAIN’S: Illinois GOP regroups after ‘real stunner’ of an election

November 8, 2012
CRAIN’S: Illinois GOP regroups after ‘real stunner’ of an election

Some GOP activists think a change in party leadership is called for, starting with Mr. Brady.

BLOOMBERG: Boehner would accept raising taxes under ‘right conditions’

November 7, 2012
BLOOMBERG: Boehner would accept raising taxes under ‘right conditions’

John Boehner said Republicans would be willing to accept new tax revenue to reduce the nation’s budget deficit if it’s accompanied by a tax overhaul and changes to entitlement programs.

Class Acts: Obama, Christie put County over politics

October 31, 2012
Class Acts: Obama, Christie put County over politics

President Barack Obama and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie present a powerful image of bipartisan cooperation.

NYT: Mitt and Disaster Relief

October 30, 2012
NYT: Mitt and Disaster Relief

Hurricane Sandy calls for a federal response. Not donated canned goods.

Chris Christie: Obama has been ‘outstanding’ during Sandy

October 30, 2012
Chris Christie: Obama has been ‘outstanding’ during Sandy

New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie said President Obama has been “outstanding” in his response to the disaster that hit the East Coast.

GOP leaning Chicago Tribune endorses Barack Obama

October 26, 2012
GOP leaning Chicago Tribune endorses Barack Obama

Mitt Romney has too many campaign-attested priorities that would make a Go Big deal all but unaffordable with him in the White House.