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Mitt Romney

Special Delivery: Romney Sends Leftover Pizza To Obama's Campaign HQ

Mitt Romney took his presidential campaign to the next level on Thursday, eschewing mud slinging to instead engage in the far more delicious smear tactic of pizza slinging.

You know that old prank where you send a bunch of pizzas to someone who never ordered them? Well that's sort of what Mitt Romney did during a campaign stop in Chicago, sending the leftovers from his meal to Obama's campaign headquarters.

Romney announced his prank via Twitter, complete with a picture of a delivery guy about to set off with the pies.

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Topics: 2012, 2012 Presidential Primaries, 2012 elections, Barack Obama, Chicago, Mitt Romney, Pizza, Pres '12

Rahm Emanuel

IL Supreme Court: Rahm Can Run For Mayor


Rahm Emanuel

Rahm Emanuel can run for mayor of Chicago. The Illinois Supreme Court unanimously ruled today that Emanuel is eligible, overturning an appellate court decision, and ending months of legal back-and-forth.

In the decision, the higher court offered this criticism: "the novel standard adopted by the appellate court majority is without any foundation in Illinois law."

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Topics: Chicago, Rahm Emanuel

Chicago

Rahm Files Appeal To Illinois Supreme Court


Rahm Emanuel

Rahm Emanuel is fighting an appellate court's decision that booted him from the Chicago mayoral ballot. In a last-ditch appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court, Emanuel and his lawyers call yesterday's decision "one of the most far-reaching election law rulings ever to be issued by an Illinois court."

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Rahm Emanuel

Chicago Official: We're Printing Ballots Without Rahm's Name


Rahm Emanuel

Chicago Election Board Chairman Langdon Neal says ballots for the city's mayoral election will start to be printed tonight, and Rahm Emanuel's name won't be on them.

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Rahm Emanuel

Court Boots Rahm Emanuel From Ballot In Chicago


Rahm Emanuel

An appellate court panel in Illinois ruled 2-1 today that Rahm Emanuel should not appear on the Feb. 22 Chicago mayoral ballot.

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Topics: Chicago, Rahm Emanuel