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day brings is nearer to the battle of the war, which must soon be fought in virginia stated the chicago tribune. chicago was then in west. it will be a battle we believe, one of the most terrible ever recorded in history. they're masses their forces for shock. mcclellion was rooted out. they were wrong about that. he wasn't really rooted out until the governor was removed. in the most humiliating circumstances imaginable. he takes the field unhampered with interference from any quarter. we anticipate the victory, which shall give the rebellion the "the new york times," like the "tribune," a republican's paper, developed a common theme. they are fond of shaking their heads in view of lieutenant governor's approaching campaign in virginia, they say that grant has heretofore been successful defeating the rebel generals, he has never yet encountered lee. that is true enough. but the news people think that, grant has ever fought lee, it is also equally true that lee has never met grant. a very good point. the "new york herald," judged grant a soldier "will not be mcclellanized," and whose object is

the chicago tribune. it was now in the west. and noted that in april 64, it will be a battle we believe one of the most terrible recorded ever in history. the are both mapping the forces. it is rooted out. they were wrong about that. it was not really rude about it removed going to worn command on april 1, 1865 in the most humiliating circumstances imaginable. the army has a confidence in the commanding general. he takes the field unhampered. we anticipate the victory we shall give the rebellion the finishing blow. the new york times developed a common thing. the southern rebels were fond of shaking their heads. in view of his approaching campaign in virginia, they remarked he was here to forge successfully in beating the rebel. he never encountered lee. that is true enough. to these people everything that he had never fought lee, is equally true that lee has never met grant. a very good point. the new york herald justin by saying he will not be mccollum last. this object is to crush the main armies objectives. first of all the

an idea of what people in chicago are facing right now i wanted to show this headline from the chicago tribune dangerous deep freeze a weather alert running list of everything that's closed in the city of chicago which is facing record breaking low temperatures. talk to us about what it's like to be a student without a dedicated place to go in a place like that. yeah it is in a place that is so cold in the place that it when i say cold but don't just mean temperature i live in the city of chicago where there are always people around every corner and i think we're so desensitized to that fact that we sort of just hop on over them and you know go on to our jobs but they're just like us and the reality is that a majority of americans can't afford a 500 dollar emergency so we're all close to 2 ready to homelessness and for me personally having slept in shelters and cars and parks my whole life. it's. it's too chilly there pun intended but it's it's you know it's scary and it's sad and sometimes you just have to do things to survive and you have to keep going you have to keep getting that degree be

i think it was from the "chicago tribune" but are not absolute sure. it might've been in the newspaper, had to do with world war i when "blackjack" pershing made the famous line loss yet come we are here, meaning we are returning the favor of what you helped us are in the revolution. and it's a beautiful drawing. then it turns all around because we know what happens, he decides to move across the delaware and attack trenton and attack princeton, two major victories that turns the morale of the army around, because of the colonies to resupply him with , ands, to actually sign on you see supplies coming. it allows him to have a safe winter. why did that all happen? because of intelligence. it happened because he knew the order of battle, who was sitting in princeton. regiment, that had fought from long island through manhattan and new jersey. he knew they were a battle thatd group, but also new they had been in constant combat for five months. he knew that the new jersey militia had him surrounded a and hinder their efforts at logistics, constantly attac

birzer talks about his biography of the conservative writer russell kirk. 2016was recorded at the chicago tribune printers for a lit fest. john: good morning, everybody. i love the smell of books in the morning, and it's great to be around a bunch of friends who feel the same way. it is my pleasure to help kick off today's day of lit fest. it's my great pleasure to welcome bradley j. birzer, the who is the author of "russell kirk: american conservative." bradley is the russell amos kirk chair of history in hillsdale college, and he came over this morning from south-central michigan, made the journey, and is here to talk about his book about russell kirk. one of the first questions for lots of people is -- who is russell kirk? the man undoubtedly cast a very large shadow over american political and intellectual thought in the latter half of the 20th century. it could be argued he still does. yet, russell kirk is not a name that is much known these days or much invoked these days. brad, your book does many things , but it also helps serve as a marvelous bracing introduction or reintroduction to rus

sorry for the delay there my name is david, a report at the "chicago tribune" and i cover all sorts of thingsful i cover crime and government and part of the tribune's investigative team now so i do a lot of longer term investigative work. so i'm very happy to be rear hive andy parker, who is written a new book about his experiences and found himself with a career that he didn't plan on having and as an activist. on gun issues and violence issues because of what happened to his daughter, alison so thank you for coming and choosing to sit with us today and listen to us, and this is a hard thing to talk about and i just wanted to start with acknowledging that we are going to talk frankly about your experience of having a child murdered, and that's a horrible thing that most of us never experience. want to start with most of us have heard in passing in some way or know -- somewhat familiar what if happened to your daughter but sadly it's kind of become part of an issue and it's -- because there have been so many crimes like this. so i just wanted to start with for you to tell us what happ

i think it was from the "chicago tribune," but i am not sure. it might've been in the newspaper, had to do with world war i when "blackjack" pershing made the famous line "loss yet, we are here," meaning we are returning the favor of what you helped us are in the revolution. and it's a beautiful drawing. then it turns all around because we know what happens, he decides to move across the delaware and attack trenton and attack princeton, two major victories that turns the morale of the army around, because of the colonies to resupply him with troops, to actually sign on, and you see supplies coming. yes, but did you bring the money. we're talking millions of dollars. we get concerned when people do not pay us back. i want to tell you about probably what i think is the key point in the war, where intelligence played such an important role. there's a couple of points here, and if i have time, i will try to go through another one. it was december of 1776. washington had just been struck out of new york. he was set to cross new jersey. it is snowing.

the "chicago tribune" headlines this, "defend, block and witness. nforcement. others slam chicago mayo for not cooperating with raids." the author writes, "as fears mount in ill grammigrant neighbs in chicago and suburb, advocates are waging their own campaign, what they should do if i.c.e. shows up at their doorstep, urging people to video record any actions." san diego, saturday's "union tribune" front page reads "advanced notice of i.c.e. raids may push immigrants toward unauthorized legal help." adding "unlicensed immigration consultants commonly known as notareos in latin american communities can cause serious harm to an immigrant's legal case" experts say. this week's "red, white, and you. ". >>> democratic congressman and member of the hispanic congress joins reverend al sharpton live to discuss the i.c.e. raids scheduled for today. that's minutes away on "politicsnation." ♪ that a speaker is just a speaker. ♪ or - that the journey can't be the destination. most people haven't driven a lincoln. discover the lincoln approach to craftsmanship at

an idea of what people in chicago are facing right now i wanted to show this headline from the chicago tribune dangerous deep freeze a weather alert running list of everything that's closed in the city of chicago which is facing record breaking low temperatures. talk to us about what it's like to be a student without a dedicated place to go in a place like that. yeah it is in a place that is so cold and place that and when i say cool they don't just mean temperature i live in the city of chicago where there are always people ready around every corner and i think we're so desensitized to that fact that we sort of just hop on over them and you know go on to our jobs but they're just like us and the reality is that that a majority of americans can't afford a 500 dollar emergency so we're all close to 2 to homelessness and for me personally having slept in shelters and cars and parks my whole life. it's. it's too chilly over there pun intended but it's it's you know it's scary and it's sad and sometimes you just have to do things to survive and you have to keep going you have to keep getting that

an idea of what people in chicago are facing right now i wanted to show this headline from the chicago tribune dangerous deep freeze a weather alert running list of everything that's closed in the city of chicago which is facing record breaking low temperatures. talk to us about what it's like to be a student without a dedicated place to go in a place like that. in a place that is so cold and a place that and when i say call they don't just mean temperature i live in the city of chicago where there are always people around every corner and i think we're so desensitized to that fact that we sort of just hop on over them and you know go on to our jobs but they're just like us and the reality is that a majority of americans can't afford a 500 dollar emergency so we're all close to 2 to homelessness and for me personally having slept in shelters and cars and parks my whole life. it's. it's too chilly there pun intended but it's you know it's scary and it's sad and sometimes you just have to do things to survive and you have to keep going you have to keep getting that degree because you know it's y

an idea of what people in chicago are facing right now i wanted to show this headline from the chicago tribune dangerous deep freeze a weather alert a running list of everything that's closed in the city of chicago which is facing record breaking low temperatures. talk to us about what it's like to be a student without a dedicated place to go in a place like that. yeah it is in a place that is so cold and a place that and when i say call they don't just mean temperature i live in the city of chicago where there are always people ready around every corner and i think we're so desensitized to that fact that we sort of just hop on over them and you know go on to our jobs but they're just like us and the reality is that that a majority of americans can't afford a 500 dollar emergency so we're all close to 2 to homelessness and for me personally having slept in shelters and cars and parks my whole life. it's. it's too chilly there pun intended but it's it's you know it's scary and it's sad and sometimes you just have to do things to survive and you have to keep going you have to keep getting that d

his analysis and commentary on price effect technology been published in the "chicago tribune," the "washington post," again on and on. the legislative fight is been a part of include passing reforms to the freedom of information act and most recently the june 2019 effort in the house to rein in foreign intelligence surveillance act section 702 mass surveillance programs. my thanks and welcome to all of you. arthur, i'd like to begin by having you tell us how you develop this obsession with the drones. >> so first, i'd just like to think the cato institute for having me. i feel tremendously honored to be here with such a venerable panel. it really does mean a lot to be back in this space. it's been quite an incredible journey when you think about the fact that not seven years ago i was a pretty scrappy undergraduate at bard college in upstate new. every morning i would read the times in the breakfast cafeteria, and it would be a story about drone strikes in undeclared war zones. and if not that it would be a story about how drones were increasingly being used in the domestic civilian

if you go to the chicago tribune, their editorial saying when it comes to impeachment it is time to sethat aside. here is the case they make. did noty's hearing deliver an opening -- an open and shut case there are other allegations swirling around the and none rise to the level of impeachable offense. they confronts memories of congress who have called for impeachment with the prospect of reliving what occurred in 1998. the house voted to impeach president clinton for lying under oath in obstruction of justice, but the accusers could not persuade americans of his from office. asideats emerging to set impeachment for now is a logical response in the wake of mueller 's testimony. the focus of trump opponents is election day 2020." those are the thoughts this morning. here i thought some earlier this week from the house speaker nancy pelosi on the topic impeachment. [video] >> my position has always been whatever decisions we make in that regard had to be done with our strong as possible hand. we still have some outstanding matters in court. it's about the congress, the constitution and t

jack thompson of the chicago tribu tribune, ernie pyle here and this is a close-up of jack thompson, and this is larry o'reilly of the soerassociated press. and we're saying our farewells because we expected to meet again in paris. here on the left we see clark lee of ins and bill stoneman who came are from chicago from the daily news, and several other of the correspondents were being boarded aboard a military truck to be taken to the south coast, and we went through small british towns and life was going on as usual. the people were in the marketplace buying food, and as though nothing was going on, but after 150 mile ride, that's how we felt riding in an army vehicle. we found plymouth was pretty badly damaged. a lot of the buildings were completely destroyed, but this was found all over the area. soon we were approaching the dock area, and we found these american jeeps ready to be boarded aboard landing craft, and you noticed the bars that are attached to their thumpers, and they're designed to cut wires that the germans had a habit of putting across the road that would sometimes

host: we were showing the article from "the chicago tribune, the mayor of chicago, lori lightfoot, reiteratinghat the chicago police won't cooperate with agents from u.s. immigrations and customs blasting the campaign for fear mongering and making scapegoats out of the immigrants were here to live their life. they write "advocates held a news conference outside of the ice office in the south loop and they plan another rally on saturday against the upcoming raids, passing out cards saying they should know their rights, that they are staffing hotlines for legal assistance for anyone targeted. that is in chicago. georgia, heather is on the line. good morning. listen, i believe that this situation is perpetrated by the farmers. where is white america? to have all of these foreigners and everyone else who is not a u.s. citizen to come in and do the labor that ordinary americans, poor white and black americans would not do? like pick the crops and cut the we and clean the houses. now that trump is an office you once to get rid of these people. who is he going to go for next? people with temporary vi

chicago tribune immigration officers o'hare in chicago detained three children who are u.s.r government. steve: that sounds terrible. ainsley: chicag"chicago sun tim" three children released at o'hare after being detained by feds 12 hours. also sounds terrible. steve: it does. ainsley: abc news three kids detained after undocumented parents were too fearful to pick them up. steve: here is the actual story. apparently three children, who were born here in the united states, flew from mexico into chicago. and they were being accompanied by a woman who had a note that said i authorize this woman to travel with my kids. and customs said, you know what? you are admissible. we are not going to allow you to leave the facility. ainsley: we don't know why. maybe she didn't have a passport. pete: proper visa. steve: they called it admissible. but, nonetheless, they said you have got to have the parents show up. the parents didn't want to come. the mother didn't want to come because she thought it was a trap to deport her. because she had heard about, you know, the raids and things lik

to the chicago tribune ford making another investment in chicago hiring 450 more workers.ce vehicles and high bride suvs for recently completed a one billion dollar renovation of the torrance avenue facility on chicago's southeast side, and now spend 50 until to renovate a facility nearby. and arkansas democrat gazette says it shall arkansas meat labels law unconstitutional, which is produces plant based alternatives to meat followed a lawsuit in federal court yesterday charging an arkansas law thatten baas the use of the word meat in product labeling. violates free speech, the after law set to take effect tomorrow is said to require truth in labeling. the legislation also toes companies from labeling vegetables such as cauliflower as rice i didn't know i was going to be reading that and i was talking about cauliflower rice about ten minutes ago. arkansas is the nation's top rice producer. there you go a food industry lobby what if you put meat in quotes that this is his lobby for this. again like all monday mil isn't mil i know it doesn't come from mammary of an animal bu

chicago tribune this morning writes, mcdonalds franchisee are pleading for better chicken sandwich tohreats. calling on chicago-base giant to focus more on chicken so they can compete. chick-fil-a sales soar last year, third restaurant chain behind mcdonalds and starbucks. drivers begin to return money after 175,000-dollars in cash storm on i285, the scene right out of hollywood movie, armored car door swings open, spills cash all over the busy highway, drivers hit the brakes to grab and go, police asking those who took the money that ran and return it or possibly face charges. what would you do if an armored truck opens up? >> i would be in the middle of the street for some singles. >> charge someone for picking up a 50 off the road. i didn't know that was a crime. >> the irs going to ask for photos to see, report the income. maria: right, i won't be able to give the money back. dagen: given how bad drivers are on that state, i don't think -- you better stay in your car. dangerous when you're in your automobile. maria: have you seen the gatorade sports drink, first time in years gato

. >> deadlines across america the chicago tribune reporting 3 stepped outside the navy. a stand paid according to police. police believe someone yelled gun or shots fired leading to the stampede but there was no evidence anyone fired again. none of the injuries are believed to be life-threatening. and fireworks containers burn. and in south carolina, fireworks went up in flames. it's a crews 45 minutes to put out the fire. investigators not sure what sparked it. the louisville journal saying jim beam warehouse fire still burning as the runoff becomes an environmental threat. the fire originally broke out tuesday morning after spending tuesday fighting the blaze firefighters decided wednesday to wait before continuing. they say there's less environmental impact if they allow the ethanol to continue to burn. a lot of fire here and with the fireworks yesterday i did see some people throwing things out the window that ended up going up. it was a little wild. dierdre: you always hear the story the next day but fire in south carolina, wasn't quite the display. i was on long is

new california election law, governor gavin newsom filed and must be submitted late november, chicago tribune pot be sold at shops in your town come 2020, officials throughout illinois have begun debating the issue. adult use in illinois will be legal and the fight on where it would be sold and grown. they may be able to decide whether residents can buy it legally in their hometowns and just in time for breakfast, las vegas review, pizzeria pie, insect-infused pizza, one local pizza shop getting crafty, massive grasshopper invasion, culinary master piece, goat cheese pie topped with grasshoppers, rattlesnake sausage creation. dagen: new yorkers don't eat -- it's nevada. it's nevada. not new york. maria: that lowers -- dagen: i'm vegan, don't look at me. that includes grasshoppers. maria: okay. you eat pizza, i thought. dagen: tomato sauce and maybe vegan cheese, no grasshoppers. maria: quick break, pirates and reds, what turned into fists coming up, the new tactics some parents are using in order to cash in on financial aid, the morality debate coming up, back in a moment. so ...how are you f

birzer talks about his biography of the conservative writer russell kirk. 2016was recorded at the chicago tribune printers for a lit fest. john: good morning, everybody. i love the smell of books in the morning, and it's great to be around a bunch of friends who feel the same way. it is my pleasure to help kick off today's day of lit fest. it's my great pleasure to welcome bradley j. birzer, the who is the author of "russell kirk: american conservative." bradley is the russell amos kirk chair of history in hillsdale