http://labs.daylife.com/journalist/john_mccormickArticles by JOHN MCCORMICK, aggregated by daylife.comen-usTue, 24 Nov 2009 19:58:31 GMTTue, 24 Nov 2009 19:58:31 GMTDaylife Betaken@daylife.comken@daylife.comhttp://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/06/obama_picks_another_chicagoan_1.htmlPresident Barack Obama has picked another Chicagoan for an ambassador post, selecting the head of a Chicago public affairs firm to be the U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture. Named to the post on Friday was ...Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:41:40 GMThttp://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/06/obama_picks_another_chicagoan_1.htmlBarack ObamaWhite HouseUnited NationsJewelhttp://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/06/durbin_to_ag_help_on_chicago_v.htmlSenate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is calling on Attorney General Eric Holder to do more to address youth violence in Chicago. "Last school year, more than 500 Chicago school children were shot and at least 36 of them were killed," Durbin said ...Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:29:21 GMThttp://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/06/durbin_to_ag_help_on_chicago_v.htmlDick DurbinSenate Judiciary CommitteeEric HolderBarack ObamaU.S. Department of Justicehttp://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/06/all_about_air_force_one.htmlAs President Barack Obama flies Monday to Chicago for a midday speech on health-care reform, the round trip on Air Force One will run about $236,000, according to government estimates of the operating costs for one of the top symbols, and perks, of the ...Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:28:38 GMThttp://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/06/all_about_air_force_one.htmlBarack Obamahttp://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/06/for_obamas_chicago_on_their_mi.htmlThis is one idea that I disagree with President Obama. Chicago needs a new rail system, resurfacing of many miles of its streets and a better run, better funded school system, not the Olympics !! The public healthcare system can be greatly improved, as ...Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:26:35 GMThttp://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/06/for_obamas_chicago_on_their_mi.htmlBarack Obamahttp://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/06/obama_women_heading_to_paris.htmlMalia and Sasha Obama are starting their summer vacation with a trip to Europe. The White House confirmed Thursday that the girls will join their parents at ceremonies Saturday marking the 65th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, then stay on in Paris ...Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:12:13 GMThttp://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/06/obama_women_heading_to_paris.htmlBarack ObamaWhite HouseSasha Obamahttp://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/06/obamas_great_uncle_headed_to_n.htmlPresident Barack Obama's great uncle, a Chicagoan who helped liberate a German concentration camp in 1945, plans to travel to France late this week to take part in a weekend event to commemorate the 65th anniversary of D-Day, the Tribune has ...Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:21:46 GMThttp://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/06/obamas_great_uncle_headed_to_n.htmlBarack ObamaEric ShinsekiBob Dolehttp://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/05/tribune_profile_judge_diane_wo.htmlVirtually every Wednesday evening, Diane Wood leaves one courthouse and travels a few blocks to another for a two-hour rehearsal with the Chicago Bar Association Symphony, an ensemble where she has played the oboe and English horn for roughly two ...Sat, 23 May 2009 16:28:31 GMThttp://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/05/tribune_profile_judge_diane_wo.htmlUniversity of ChicagoBarack ObamaDavid Souterhttp://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/05/chicago_susman_to_uk_as_ambass.htmlPresident Barack Obama will soon name a Chicagoan and one of his top political fundraisers to a plum ambassadorship, according to reports in the British press. Louis Susman, a veteran fundraiser who served as Sen. John Kerry's national finance chairman ...Thu, 21 May 2009 15:43:05 GMThttp://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/05/chicago_susman_to_uk_as_ambass.htmlBarack ObamaSt. Louis CardinalsJohn KerryWhite HouseEdward M. Kennedyhttp://www.denverpost.com/ci_12355226?source=rssBassist and singer Esperanza Spalding was among performers at the White House on Tuesday, an event that was streamed live on the Net. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images ) CHICAGO — While a poetry jam that mixed smooth jazz with groovy verse may seem more ...Wed, 13 May 2009 03:44:47 GMThttp://www.denverpost.com/ci_12355226?source=rssWhite HouseMichelle ObamaBarack ObamaStevie Wonder