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Friday, April 19
The Economist doesn't think much of Alan Keyes, and the Illinois Republicans: "Mr Keyes's Senate run will produce nothing but disaster—humiliation for Mr Keyes, more pie on the face of the already pie-covered Illinois Republican Party, and yet another setback for Republican efforts to woo minority voters." But the magazine speaks highly of Chicago, calling it "perhaps America's best-run city".