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Last week, Sheriff Tom Dart of Cook County, Illinois issued a press release that quickly became news across the country; he was suspending all foreclosure evictions in the area because banks weren't notifiying tenants about their landlord's problems. "These mortgage companies only see pieces of paper, not people, and don't care who's in the building," Dart said in the release. "We're just not going to evict innocent tenants. It stops today." The Illinois Bankers Association quickly fired back with its own public statement, calling Dart's move "vigilantism." But supporters have been just as vocal...
...were a state prosecutor and a state representative before becoming sheriff, how has this background affected your approach...
...worked with police departments throughout my career. But I think the fact that I'm not a traditional sheriff in the sense that I'm not a police officer, I think it helps me in a lot of respects because I have a tendency to look at things from a little bit of a different angle. And I'm not saying that's necessarily the best or the worst thing, but I'm saying that I can sometimes look at things that have been sitting there for awhile and done a certain way and say, "Maybe we ought to take...
Obama, Barack •failure to understand is confessed by •McCain is basically called a chicken by •McCain questions true identity of •Palin points out propensity for palling around with terrorists of •is referred to by Florida sheriff at Palin rally as "Barack Hussein Obama" •is referred to by Pennsylvania Republican official at Palin/McCain rally as "Barack Hussein Obama...
...powdered donuts. He could not say enough about the selection of Governor Sarah Palin as McCain's running mate. "She looks like Tina Fey, has the accent of Marge Gunderson and kicks tail like Chuck Norris," he told the crowd, in reference to the comedic actress, the fictional sheriff from Fargo and the 1969 karate champion turned action star who was a high-profile supporter of the former Arkansas Governor during the primaries. (See photos of the Chuck and Huck Show here...