The Return of Carole Mosley Braun

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Carole Mosley-Braun is like the rash that won't go away.  She is like Chicago's version of Marion Berry - the D.C. Mayor who was arrested in a sting operation involving crack cocaine, went to prison, got out, and was then rewarded by D.C. voters, who elected him back onto the City Council.  Mosley-Braun, whose political career has been shadowed by numerous ethics problems, is nonetheless smack-dab in the middle of the race for Mayor of Chicago.  I don't think it is surprising that she is running, as the woman has no shame, but that she is running 2nd, behind Rahm Emanuel.
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Chicago Politics? Mayoral Candidate Calls Opponent a Crack Addict

Posted on January 31, 2011 at 8:10am by Jonathon M. Seidl

When former U.S. Senator and current Chicago mayoral candidate Carol Moseley Braun felt attacked by opponent Patricia Van-Pelt Watkins at a recent candidate forum, she struck back. But her retort of choice wasn’t a logical, reasoned argument. Instead, she called Van-Pelt Watkins a crack cocaine addict. And now, she’s feeling the backlash:



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