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Two days after the Red Sox historic sweep in last year’s World Series, I said only half-jokingly to a friend, “I think there’s still a way they could lose this thing.” It was a similar feeling to one I had over the past few days… could Howard Dean really be the next DNC chair? It…

This is tough: the Bush budget proposes eliminating Amtrak’s federal subsidy entirely (it’s currently at $1.2b). This would probably push Amtrak into bankruptcy, and result in the elimination of long-haul rail travel throughout much of the United States. Now, this is a perennial budget target, and the MSNBC article linked above suggests that Amtrak will…

We released the latest version of our hosted product yesterday, Workspace 1.5. Eweek includes a few more details about the release.

Just got back from Barack Obama’s “listening” event at North Central College. Pfeiffer Hall at NCC was packed, with a good mix of students and residents. Barack got a standing ovation from the auditorium, which he seemed genuinely appreciative of. He took questions for about 45 minutes; the original plan was to stay longer, but…

Over at his website, Simon Rosenberg has announced: Effective today, I am ending my campaign for chair of the Democratic National Committee. I am grateful for the opportunity I have had to share my vision with Democrats around the country, and I remain encouraged by the depth and thoughtfulness DNC members have brought to this…

Barack Obama will be in town on Monday, part of his multi-city “listening tour” throughout Illinois. It’s great to see him spending a ton of time in Illinois.

I’m presenting at next week’s KM Chicago meeting, talking about Socialtext, social software, and where this is all heading. The meeting is Tuesday, February 8, from 5-7pm. Also, next month I’ll be joining fellow legal bloggers Ernie, Dennis, Tom, Ron Sabrina, Jeff and several others (I’m sure I’m leaving a bunch out) at TechShow. I’m…

Kevin Kuwik notes today that turnout in Mosul was higher than expected, and he ate the first meal in the dining tent that replaced the one destroyed by a suicide bomber in December.

Ernie: “I’m just like a real journalist: getting recognition for being an expert in something that I barely understand.”

Been really busy with work stuff the past few weeks, and have been pretty silent on the local political scene. I find it interesting that Illinois Democratic Party Chair Mike Madigan is now on the record as endorsing Howard Dean. (Kind of late to the party, but better late than never: on Monday, he was…