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Mayor Daley Surprised by Official's Comments By DON BABWIN Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday raised the possibility of bringing in state troopers or even the Illinois National Guard to help Chicago combat a recent increase in violent crime -- an offer that Mayor Richard Daley didn't know was coming. Appearing at signing ceremony for a bill that toughens the penalty for adults who provide guns to minors, Blagojevich said "violent crime ...

By Dan Froomkin Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is expected to use his White House visit today to push President Bush to take a more aggressive approach toward Iran -- and there are some signs that he'll have a receptive audience. Both Olmert and Bush are badly wounded and looking for salvation. Olmert is facing corruption allegations that could drive him from office. Bush is wildly unpopular, desperate to salvage ...

By JEFF ZELENY Senator Barack Obama claimed the Democratic presidential nomination on Tuesday night, prevailing through an epic battle with Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in a primary campaign that inspired millions of voters from every corner of America to demand change in Washington. A last-minute rush of Democratic superdelegates, as well as split results from the final primaries in Montana and South Dakota, pushed Mr. Obama over the threshold of ...

Other factors skewing results of study, federal officials posit By Kathleen Kennedy Manzo The $1 billion-a-year Reading First program has had no measurable effect on students’ reading comprehension, on average, although participating schools are spending significantly more time teaching the basic skills that researchers say children need to become proficient readers, a major federal report finds. The long-awaited interim report from the Reading First Impact Study Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader, released last ...

Daley pleads with Chicagoans to take stand against violence, save kids April 26, 2008 BY FRAN SPIELMAN AND FRANK MAIN Staff Reporters Chicago Police officers will soon be equipped with M4 carbines to match the firepower of the street gangs they're up against, under a policy change in the works to stop the bloodshed on the city's streets. Police Supt. Jody Weis' decision to arm and train his 13,500 officers with more ...

by Brian Naylor From NPR The Senate begins debate Thursday on a bipartisan measure to deal with the housing slump. The Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 aims to address the problems faced by families and their communities dealing with foreclosures. Unveiled Wednesday night, the package includes tax credits, grants and expanded federal programs. "Obviously, for millions of people on Main Street who wonder whether or not the Congress is paying attention ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has proposed selling some of its gold holdings as part of radical plans to shore up its troubled finances. It hopes to raise at least $6bn (£3bn) from the sale of 12.97 million ounces of gold, about 12% of the total held. As the IMF's role as a lender to troubled economies shrinks, so it needs to find other ways to access funds. Gold has surged ...