We have Friday’s top news!  Where are the automakers looking for money now that Congressional Republicans have said no?  Which senator is organized labor blaming for the failure of the bailout?  What does that lawmaker say in his defense?  What steps are being taken to remove Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich from office?  And what happened […]

 

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‘Tis the season for parodies from the Capitol Steps of some of our favorite Christmas carols.  This week we bring you a double header, featuring “Little Plumber Boy” and “Have Yourself a Condoleezza Christmas”.  Our guest is Steps star Elaina Newport.

 

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Does Barack Obama owe us a more detailed explanation of his transition team’s contact with Gov. Rod Blagojevich about the open senate seat?  If so, what does he need to tell us?  Is Obama hampered until all the facts are known?  We ask Republican National Committee Chairman Mike Duncan those questions and find out why […]

 

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Why might a major legislative initiative of Big Labor be very harmful to the very workers it claims to represent?  What responsibility do union leaders bear for the crisis in the domestic auto industry?  And why is one major union allegedly connected to the scandal engulfing Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich?  We ask Mark McKinnon of […]

 

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Will scandal-plagued Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich step down or be forced out of office?  How long will lawmakers and other state officials give him to leave willingly?  How is the governor’s track record with the legislature working against any hope of him staying in office?  Is this scandal seen just as the latest corruption in […]

 

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