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Sunday, February 9
Oh, dear. Barack Obama and Dick Durbin have aligned themselves with the monarchy. The senators from Illinois will appear at a rally for Todd Stroger on Monday, touting the candidate's "'experience to usher the county into an era of progress'" -- and serving as little more than cogs in The Machine. [via]