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Mayors stand up to striking teachers

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Thousands of public school teachers rally Sept. 10, 2012, outside the Chicago Public Schools district headquarters on the first day of strike action over teachers' contracts in Chicago. For the first time in a quarter century, Chicago teachers walked out of the classroom, taking a bitter contract dispute over evaluations and job security to the streets of the nation's third-largest city — and to a national audience — less than a week after most schools opened for fall. (Associated Press)

Chicago kids, teachers brace for Day 2 of strike

By Tammy Webber - Associated Press

Carmen Brownlee (left) and Latonya Williams, parents of Chicago public school students, walk a picket line with striking teachers Tuesday. The teachers union said it had signed off on just six of 48 articles in the contract under negotiation. Issues in the bitter dispute include teacher evaluations and job security. (Associated Press)

American Scene: No agreement in Chicago teachers’ strike

By Jason Keyser and Tammy Webber - Associated Press

** FILE ** Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks Sept. 4, 2012, at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: Taking Rahm to school

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

Chicago teachers walk a picket line outside Benjamin Banneker Elementary School in Chicago on Sept. 10, 2012, after they went on strike for the first time in 25 years. Union and district officials failed to reach a contract agreement despite intense weekend negotiations. (Associated Press)

Obama stepping away from Chicago strike

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis (right) tells reporters at a news conference outside the union's headquarters that the city's 25,000 public school teachers will walk the picket line Monday morning after final-day talks with the Chicago Board of Education failed to reach an agreement over teachers' contracts on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)

Chicago teachers go on strike for first time in 25 years

By Don Babwin and Sophia Tareen - Associated Press

**FILE** Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (The Washington Times)

Dems managing expectations for upcoming convention

By David Eldridge and Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

WILLIAMS: Chick-fil-A serving up an order of freedom fries

By Armstrong Williams - The Washington Times

HICKS: Mayors chicken out of true family values

By Marybeth Hicks

A Chick-fil-A fast-food restaurant in Atlanta is seen here on July 19, 2012. (Associated Press) **FILE**

EDITORIAL: Chicago values and the Fruit of Islam

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (Associated Press)

HICKS: The gangs in Chicago reflect wrong values

By Marybeth Hicks

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks May 21, 2012, during a news conference at the NATO Summit in Chicago. (Associated Press)

Obama: I couldn’t sleep in my own Chicago bed

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Protesters block traffic on Michigan Avenue as they march through the city during a demonstration Friday, May 18, 2012, ahead of this weekends' NATO summit in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Prosecutors: Trio planned to attack Obama’s HQ

By Michael Tarm and Tammy Webber - Associated Press

City may be willing to help with Wrigley facelift

By DON BABWIN - Associated Press

G-8 summit moved from Chicago to Camp David

By Julie Pace - Associated Press

**FILE** Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

L.A. mayor: Bypass states on No Child Left Behind education waivers

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

First lady Michelle Obama

Book depicts tensions between first lady, aides

By Jim Kuhnhenn - Associated Press

Illustration: Unions by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

PATTERSON: Unions on the warpath

By Matt Patterson - The Washington Times

Emanuel gets tough with unions

By Andrea Billups - The Washington Times

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