February 2013
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03/22/13Did This Clinton Confidante's Hacked E-mail Reveal Details About Benghazi?The Secretary of State's longtime friend Sidney Blumenthal, a Chicago guy, is one of Guccifer's hacking victims. What do his emails reveal? Posted at 11:00 AM in Felsenthal Files News & Politics | Permalink | Comments (2) |
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02/27/13Billionaire Mayor Bloomberg Buys Illinois's 2nd District Congressional SeatRobin Kelly easily won Jesse Jackson Jr.'s old seat, aided by a low turnout and a big PAC ad buy that opponent Debbie Halvorson couldn't match. Posted at 11:54 AM in Felsenthal Files News & Politics | Permalink | Comments (2) |
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02/25/13A Light Sentence for Jesse Jackson Jr.? This Profile Could HelpA Washington Post profile of the ex-Congressman from last year paints a portrait of a man in disarray—including naked martial arts at a Turkish bath. Posted at 10:15 AM in Felsenthal Files News & Politics | Permalink | Comments (2) |
02/20/13How Jesse Jr.'s Judge Met Rev. Jesse JacksonLong before he presided over the trial of Sandi and Jesse Jackson Jr., Judge Robert L. Wilkins introduced Rev. Jackson at a Harvard Law event, and talked racial profiling on CNN's 'Both Sides With Jesse Jackson.' Posted at 04:57 PM in Felsenthal Files News & Politics | Permalink | Comments (0) |
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02/19/13Cody Keenan, Obama's Chief Speechwriter: Chicago-Born and (Mostly) BredThe Northwestern grad and State of the Union author has a tough task ahead: crafting words for a writer-president who emulates Lincoln while staying studiously in the background. Posted at 09:50 AM in Felsenthal Files News & Politics | Permalink | Comments (1) |
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02/18/13Could Alderman Beale Be the Last Man Standing in the 2nd District Race?Michael Bloomberg's PAC has thrown its support and money behind Robin Kelly, and Toi Hutchinson unexpectedly dropped out in the race to replace Jesse Jackson, Jr. Does that leave Anthony Beale as an even longer shot, or in a better position to win? Posted at 10:40 AM in Felsenthal Files News & Politics | Permalink | Comments (1) |
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02/11/13Endorsements in the Race to Succeed JJJ Are Flying. Where's the Sun-Times?The Democratic race to succeed Jesse Jackson, Jr. is a packed one—and one in which newspaper endorsements could do some good for voters and the state. But the editorial board standing by its no-endorsements policy. Posted at 05:35 PM in Felsenthal Files News & Politics | Permalink | Comments (2) |
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02/06/13Lunch With Ald. Bob FiorettiThe Second Ward alderman talks mayors, the costs of his cancer treatment, how we have too many aldermen, his biggest mistake on City Council, what the name "Fioretti" means, and more. Posted at 11:12 AM in Felsenthal Files News & Politics | Permalink | Comments (1) |
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02/04/13Where In the World Is Rich Daley?After leaving office, the former mayor hasn't followed in the footsteps of big-city mayoral peers like Rudy Giuliani and Ed Koch, choosing to speak softly—or not at all—and build a big resume. Posted at 01:15 PM in Felsenthal Files News & Politics | Permalink | Comments (0) |
Felsenthal Files is a blog by author Carol Felsenthal, a lifelong Chicagoan and self-proclaimed political junkie. Her focus here will be Chicago politics, which, in the age of Obama, extends to the national and international spheres. Felsenthal is a regular blogger for The Hill and The Huffington Post and has written several books, including Clinton in Exile: A President Out of the White House. Among her many stories for Chicago are memorable profiles of Michelle Obama and Rod Blagojevich.
