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September 2011
Joe Walsh on Abortion, Name-Calling, and His Family Life
By Carol Felsenthal
Skipping President Obama’s speech last night, Rep. Joe Walsh hosted a small-business forum at Schaumburg’s Prairie Center for the Arts. Yesterday, I posted part one of my Q&A with the 8th District congressman. Here, part two of our conversation, in which he talks about growing up in an Irish Catholic family, why he switched his stance on abortion, who his closest friends are in Congress, and ... Read more
9/11 and Social Media
By Whet Moser
The dangers and advantages of "social media" in the wake—or the moment—of national disaster, from the Kennedy assassination to the attack on the World Trade Center. Read more
Joe Walsh on Why He's Skipping Obama's Jobs Speech Tonight
By Carol Felsenthal
When President Obama takes the mic tonight for a jobs speech before a joint session of Congress tonight, Congressman Joe Walsh will not be in attendance. Instead, he’ll be flying home to host a “small business job forum” in Schaumburg, part of his suburban Chicago 8th District... Read more