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  • ‘Multiple’ homes destroyed; Boulder Co. fire grows to 3,500 acres: BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. – Calmer winds allowed fi… http://bit.ly/bSCAkn
  • Craigslist drops adult services section after attorneys general urge shutdown: Craigslist appears to have surrende… http://bit.ly/b4j9hW
  • All 13 crew members rescued from Gulf oil platform fire in chaos different from BP spill: NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Stark… http://bit.ly/czume9
  • In early sign of promise, Israel, Palestinians agree to work on outline of final peace deal: WASHINGTON (AP) — In … http://bit.ly/9uPMCG
  • NBC 5 Chicago

  • Time for a new mayor in #Chicago? What do you think is Mayor Daley’s legacy? Awake? Tell us-and we’ll share on NBC 5 http://bit.ly/92t2ZD
  • Congratulations @tukibird22! You’ve won the 4-pack of tickets to #Roger Waters! More tickets tomorrow!
  • RT @Ward_Room: Axelrod: I Heard Absolute Comfort, But Not Without Sadness http://bit.ly/9WGseH #daley
  • RT @kottke: 1980 Ebert interview with Jodie Foster http://kottke.org/x/4ozm
  • RT @Ward_Room: DALEY TIDBIT: David Axelrod is the one who told #Obama that #Daley was retiring.
  • Sun-Times

  • Let the race to replace Mayor #Daley begin. Possible candidates: #Rahm, Fioretti, Dart, Houlihan… http://bit.ly/cmVndS
  • A public official has to know when it’s time to move on, Daley said, “For me that time is now” http://bit.ly/cmVndS
  • BREAKING: Mayor Richard Daley will not seek re-election. http://bit.ly/cmVndS
  • BREAKING: Daley not seeking another term. For more: http://www.suntimes.com/index.html
  • Breaking: Mayor Daley will not seek re-election
  • Chicago Reader

  • Annals of Daley: What he meant for the idea of the “Chicago Machine”http://is.gd/eZXNR
  • RT @chicagonewscoop: Veteran Aldermen, Obama’s Successor Among Many Possible Candidates in Now-Wide Open Mayoral Race http://bit.ly/baSTXG
  • The decorative black fences that are all over Chicago are part of the Mayor’s legacy… but they’re not cheap http://is.gd/eZS4F
  • And, from the same issue, 10 possible candidates to replace Daley http://is.gd/eZNef
  • Mick Dumke’s March cover story, Time for a Revolution, is as good a guide as any to Daley’s declining popularity http://is.gd/eZN0H
  • CBS 2

  • Daley potential sucessor, Rahm Emanuel, ‘surprised’ by mayor’s retirement http://tinyurl.com/297fzrw
  • Video of Daley retirement annoucement: http://cbs2chicago.com/video/?id=73922@wbbm.dayport.com
  • Mayor Daley to retire: details. http://tinyurl.com/2ex4u8k
  • Mayor Daley to retire: http://cbs2chicago.com/local/mayor.daley.retirement.2.1900359.html
  • BREAKING: Mayor Daley to retire after current term ends.
  • WBEZ

  • Affordable Housing Advocates Look to TIF Funds For Answers http://bit.ly/bgYWpm
  • Chicago Chamber: Business Should Unite Behind Business-Minded Candidate for Mayor http://bit.ly/c8nnHW
  • Alderman Smith Wants an African American Mayoral Candidate http://bit.ly/9veaIE
  • Chicago Alderman Scott Waguespack Could Run for Mayor http://bit.ly/bWIyOE
  • Asian Carp Testimony Continues Today http://bit.ly/dkDoYO
  • Colonel Tribune

  • RT @JamesJanega: Share your Top 10 Daley moments, #TribNation: http://bit.ly/bXVwBN Number 10: Meigs Field takeover
  • Daley retiring. Political world, stunned: http://bit.ly/dcUnDz; hats in the ring shortly http://bit.ly/9PdC4c
  • A stunner. Daley won’t seek reelection: http://bit.ly/bRmwrX Raw video of his announcement: http://bit.ly/dfEa5o
  • Daley is retiring: “I have been thinking about this for the past several months.” http://bit.ly/bRmwrX
  • RT @JamesJanega: How will you recall Richard Daley as mayor of Chicago? http://bit.ly/92UADu Vote, explain on #TribNation
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