Requiem for a heavy-weight: he was tough, powerful and unrepentant, even after admitting he had broken the law
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Rostenkowski is a complex man, who at one time had a powerful impact on the spending policy of the US. The Senator from Chicago met his downfall because of petty corruption that had always been a part of the system. This man who saved the Social Security system in 1983, and his career, are evaluated.
Publication Name: Chicago
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0362-4595
Year: 1996
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The last lion
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Former Illinois congressman Dan Rostenkowski, a once-powerful Democrat, was incarcerated in federal prison for fifteen months on two felony charges stemming from the 1994 congressional stamps-for-cash scandal. Rostenkowski is attempting to rebuild a public life for himself after his fall.
Publication Name: Chicago
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0362-4595
Year: 1998
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Power outrage
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The performance of Chicago, IL, politicians is discussed, with focus on the failure of a congressional delegation to obtain adequate funding from the House of Representatives for a transport project in 1999.
Publication Name: Chicago
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0362-4595
Year: 1999
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