Democrats would be wise not to allow Vice President Joe Biden to be their spokesman in their campaign to accuse Republicans of conducting a "war on women." In a speech to a women's group he heaped praise on former Sen. Bob Packwood, R-Ore., who resigned after 19 women accused him of sexual and official misconduct and the Senate Ethics Committee voted to expel him from the Senate.

Chicago won't be naming one of its high schools after Barack Obama after all. Obama once was viewed as a favorite son but that's changed with his drop to a 38 percent approval rating. Following citizen protests, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that plans to name a new selective enrollment high school after the president had been abandoned.

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A large federal agency planned to build a headquarters at a former insane asylum. The Department of Homeland Security chose St. Elizabeth's hospital as the location of a colossal new building. The plan is now 11 years behind schedule and more than $1.5 billion dollars over budget. Federal auditors suggested DHS give up the idea and consider alternatives.