October 4, 2014: No Confidence in Obama, but Should He Care?
1. The White House. Weekly Address: We Do Better When the Middle Class Does Better. October 4, 2014. https://civilcandor.com/no-confidence-in-obama-but-should-he-care/, retrieved October 4, 2014.
2. Ibid.
3. Ybor City Cigar Factory. By Zeng8r at en.wikipedia [Public domain], from Wikimedia Commons, http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Ybor_Cigar_workers.jpg.
October 5, 2014: People Are Stupid, but They Can Still Vote in Illinois
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2. Illinois.gov. Illinois’ Jobs Comeback – The Facts. https://www2.illinois.gov/gov/Documents/IllinoisJobsComeback.pdf, retrieved October 5, 2014.
3. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Unemployment Rates for States. August 2014. http://www.bls.gov/web/laus/laumstrk.htm, retrieved October 5, 2014.
4. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization for States, Third Quarter of 2013 through Second Quarter of 2014 Averages. July 30, 2014. http://www.bls.gov/lau/stalt.htm, retrieved October 5, 2014.
5. The White House. Remarks by the President on the Economy – Northwestern University. October 2, 2014. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/10/02/remarks-president-economy-northwestern-university, retrieved October 5, 2014.
6. The Civic Federation. Unfunded Pension Liabilities Per Capita for State and Local Funds Reach Nearly $20,000 Per Chicago Resident. October 2, 2014. http://www.civicfed.org/press-room/StatusOf LocalPensionFundingFY2012, retrieved October 5, 2014.
October 9, 2014: Best and Worst Thing About America is Freedom
1. Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. CAPAC Chair Calls for Resignation of Fox TV Host Bob Beckel. July 13, 2014. https://capac-chu.house.gov/press-release/capac-chair-calls-resignation-fox-tv-host-bob-beckel, retrieved October 9, 2014.
October 11, 2014: Needy Ignored by Illinois Democratic Party
1. The White House. Remarks by the President at DNC Event – New York. October 7, 2014. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/10/07/remarks-president-dnc-event-new-york, retrieved October 11, 2014.
October 12, 2014: Fair Share Means You Will Never Pay Enough Taxes
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2. Dick Durbin. Durbin: Let’s Call Corporate Inverters What They Really Are: Corporate Deserters. September 9, 2014. http://www.durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=cf83f274-6e52-486c-b5fe-eb4624fd8468, retrieved October 12, 2014.
3. Dick Durbin. Senators Urge Burger King CEO to Reverse Decision to Turn Its Back on America to Dodge Taxes. September 11, 2014. http://www.durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=1d4aea95-6c7c-4119-95c1-99d5a2a604d9, retrieved October 12, 2014.
October 16, 2014: Bureaucracy Fails and Puts You in Danger
1. The White House. Remarks by the President After Meeting With Chiefs of Defense. October 14, 2014. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/10/14/remarks-president-after-meeting-chiefs-defense, retrieved October 15, 2014.
2. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Global Health Security Agenda White House Meeting. September 26, 2014. http://www.hhs.gov/secretary/about/speeches/sp20140926.html, retrieved October 16, 2014.
3. The White House. Remarks by the President After Meeting on the Government’s Response to Ebola. October 15, 2014. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/10/15/remarks-president-after-meeting-governments-response-ebola, retrieved October 15, 2014.
4. Homeland Security. Statement by Secretary Johnson on the U.S. Secret Service Security Review. September 22, 2014. http://www.dhs.gov/news/2014/09/22/statement-secretary-johnson-us-secret-service-security-review, retrieved October 16, 2014.
October 18, 2014: New Presidential Appointment is More Political Posturing
1. Congressman Tim Murphy. Chairman Murphy Statement on White House “Ebola Czar.” October 17, 2014. http://murphy.house.gov/latest-news/chairman-murphy-statement-on-white-house-ebola-czar/, retrieved October 18, 2014.
2. United States House of Representatives. History, Arts & Archives. SOLIS, Hilda L. http://history.house.gov/People/Listing/S/SOLIS,-Hilda-L–%28S001153%29/, retrieved October 18, 2014.
October 23, 2014: Dignity is Important Because It’s Cheap and Easy to Sell
1. The House Democrats. NEWSROOM. Chairman Becerra: COLA Bump, Like Social Security, Indispensable To Millions Of Americans. October 22, 2014. http://www.dems.gov/chairman-becerra-cola-bump/, retrieved October 22, 2014.
2. Congressman Steve Cohen. Welcoming the Holiday Season. December 6, 2013. http://cohen.house.gov/welcoming-holiday-season, retrieved October 23, 2014.
3. Social Security Administration. Social Security Basic Facts. April 2, 2014. http://www.ssa.gov/news/press/basicfact.html, retrieved October 23, 2014.
4. Ed Markey. Markey: Raising the Minimum Wage Means Security, Opportunity and Dignity for American Workers. April 30, 2014. http://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/markey-raising-the-minimum-wage-means-security-opportunity-and-dignity-for-american-workers, retrieved October 22, 2014.
5. Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi Remarks from Press Conference Call on National Minimum Wage Day. October 10, 2014. http://pelosi.house.gov/news/press-releases/pelosi-remarks-from-press-conference-call-on-national-minimum-wage-day, retrieved October 22, 2014.
October 26, 2014: An Amnesty Bill Republicans Can Agree To Now
1. Congressional Hispanic Caucus. CHC Resolution Approved on September 18, 2014. p. 5. http://chc-hinojosa.house.gov/press-release/chc-resolution, retrieved October 26, 2014.
2. The White House. Press Conference by the President, 4/17/14. April 17, 2014. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/04/17/press-conference-president-41714, retrieved October 26, 2014.
3. Sheila Jackson Lee. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Re-Introduces the Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act (HR1525). April 15, 2013. http://jacksonlee.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-sheila-jackson-lee-re-introduces-the-save-america, retrieved October 26, 2014.
October 30, 2014: Free Speech: How to Misuse it for Maximum Impact
1. Congressman Chris Van Hollen. Van Hollen Reintroduces DISCLOSE Act. January 3, 2013. http://vanhollen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/van-hollen-reintroduces-disclose-act, retrieved October 30, 2014.
2. The White House Blog. How Many Millionaires Paid $) in Taxes? Find Out for Yourself. April 4, 2012. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/04/04/how-many-millionaires-paid-0-taxes-find-out-yourself, retrieved October 30, 2014.
3 .Federal Communications Commission. Statement of Commissioner Ajit Pai on House Science Committee Investigation of NSF “Truthy” Grant. October 23, 2014. http://www.fcc.gov/document/commissioner-pai-house-committee-investigation-nsf-truthy-grant, retrieved October 30, 2014.
4. National Science Foundation. ICES: Large Meme Diffusion Through Mass Social Media. http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1101743, retrieved October 29, 2014.
5. Ibid.
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