Week in Review: Local Politics
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Week in Review from Nov. 6, 1981.
David Axelrod, architect of President Obama’s election victories, is among the guests in this discussion of city, county and state politics, as is Chicago Tonight’s Carol Marin.
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Week in Review: Local Politics
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David Axelrod, architect of President Obama’s election victories, is among the guests in this discussion of city, county and state politics, as is Chicago Tonight’s Carol Marin.
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