Unmasking the most influential billionaire in U.S. politics - latimes.com

Peterson's influence in national politics stems largely from his ability to make his interests appear eclectic and nonpartisan.

He isn't content merely to express concern about the federal deficit. His particular targets are Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, which he calls "entitlement" programs and which he wants to cut back in a manner that would strike deeply at the middle class.

Many beneficiaries of Peterson grants are, like the high school syllabus, initiatives sounding the alarm on the federal deficit. And although everyone agrees that too much borrowing can be bad for the country, the real question is what to do about it.

Unmasking the most influential billionaire in U.S. politics - latimes.com

U.S. economy adds 114,000 jobs in September - latimes.com

 

The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent last month, dropping below 8 percent for the first time in nearly four years. The rate declined because more people found work, a trend that could have an impact on undecided voters in the final month before the presidential election.

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Were there problems with the accounting at Circuit Court?

The audit for Boone County’s Clerk of the Circuit Court is available on line at:  http://www.boonecountyil.org/sites/default/files/circlerk%20audit%202011.pdf

The following Deficiency was reported. This was obtained by a Freedom of Information Act request.

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Poplar Grove wants residents’ feedback on gaming ordinance | Belvidere Daily Republican

 

Village officials are still looking for input from residents on whether they should allow video poker games at establishments within the corporate limits.

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Former circuit clerk employee accused of stealing from Boone Co. - WREX.com – Rockford’s News Leader

 

 

A former employee of Boone County's circuit clerk is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from the clerk's office.

Donna Osoria, 56, of Belvidere, is charged with theft and official misconduct. The complaint claims Osoria stole between $10,000 and $100,000 between the months of March 2010 and June 2012, when she was the county's circuit clerk.

is being held on $50,000 bond. If convicted, she faces 4-15 years in prison for the theft charge and 2-5 years on the misconduct charge.

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Daily Kos: Cardinal Dolan & K-Lo are going to have a sad: Obama slaughtering Romney among Catholics

Daily Kos: Cardinal Dolan & K-Lo are going to have a sad: Obama slaughtering Romney among Catholics

Romney tax plan: Is it 'mathematically impossible' or not? - CSMonitor.com

 

One study said Mitt Romney's tax-reform numbers don't add up. Another says they do. The reality: It depends a lot on the assumptions made about how deeply Romney is willing to cut tax breaks for the rich, including incentives for investment.

….Romney supporters are eager to defuse the "mathematically impossible" issue as a Democratic talking point. If they can't, it puts pressure on Romney either to lay out more details of his plan, or to backpedal and revise it.

By Mark Trumbull, Staff writer / September 28, 2012

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