Rising Star

by David J. Garrow

  35. Rick Pearson and Brett McNeil, “Hynes’ Senate Bid Leans on Labor,” CT, 15 September 2003; Jim Ritter, “Hynes Joins Race for U.S. Senate,” CST, 15 September 2003, p. 12; Eric Krol, “Comptroller Running for U.S. Senate,” CDH, 15 September 2003, p. 7; Mike Ramsey, “Hynes Announces Bid for U.S. Senate,” SJR, 1 September 2003, p. 7; Obama Block Schedule, September 2003, OFI, “Campaign Prospectus,” 15 September 2003, 16pp., Paul Harstad, “Primary Polling Budget and Options for Obama Campaign,” 17 September 2003, “Agenda, Media Planning Meeting,” 19 September 2003, “Barack Obama, Democrat for U.S. Senate,” n.d. (mid 2003), “Barack Obama—Democrat for U.S. Senate: A Chance to Believe Again,” n.d. (post–18 August 2003), 13pp., OFI, “Integrated Strategic Plan,” n.d. (post 19 September 2003), JKP; Dino P. Christenson, “Bush’s Economic Stimulus Plan,” 6 June 2003, 8pp., AGP; N.A., “Prescription Drugs,” 9 June 2003, JKP; Gruber e-mail to Krishnamoorthi, “Tax Cuts Issues Paper,” 16 June 2003, Christenson, “Economic Stimulus Initiatives,” 1 August 2003, 15pp., AGP; Tom Staunton, “Health Insurance Coverage Proposals and Costs,” 1 September 2003, 9pp., JKP; Bill Edley e-mail to Jim Cauley and Krishnamoorthi e-mails to Gruber and Christenson, “Patriot Corp Overview” (2), 19 September 2003, Christenson e-mail to Gruber and Gruber e-mail to Krishnamoorthi, “Top 1%,” 19 and 23 September 2003, Christenson e-mail to Krishnamoorthi and David Adams e-mail to Krishnamoortki, “Patriot,” 23 and 24 September 2003, AGP; Nancy MacLean and Bruce Orenstein to “Dear Friends,” 18 August 2003, BOP; OFI, “Obama Calls on Conference Committee to Protect Seniors, Not Drug Companies,” 21 September 2003; Dan Mihalopolous, “Presidential Contender Braun Makes Bid Official,” CT, 23 September 2003; Bill Myers, “Rallying Cry: Defend Civil Liberties,” CDLB, 24 September 2003, p. 1; Peter Savodnik, “Ex-Panther Rush Setting Race Aside in Backing Hull,” TH, 24 September 2003, p. 14; Obama Weekly Report, 24 September 2003, TWP; Mike Pittman, “From the Editor,” CCC, February 2007, p. 2; DJG interviews with John Kupper, Paul Harstad, Pete Giangreco, Terry Walsh, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Andrew Gruber, Dino Christenson, Dan Shomon, Bruce Orenstein, Nancy MacLean, Andrew Boron, Hasan and Raazia Chandoo, Jesse Jackson Jr., and Jon Molot.

  36. Obama Block Schedule, September 2003 and October 2003, JKP; “Democratic Poll Overview,” IlSenate.com, 22–24 September 2003; Shamus Toomey, “Half of Voters Undecided on Senate Pick,” CST, 26 September 2003, p. 9; OFI, “Upcoming Events,” 27 September 2003; Leah Williams, “Senator Obama Speaks at Delta Sigma Theta’s Anniversary Banquet,” DE, 29 September 2003; Lynn Okamoto, “Braun Paves Way to White House for Women in Future,” DMR, 28 September 2003 (Obama praising Carol Moseley Braun); OFI, “Obama: ‘No Blank Check on Iraq,’” 28 September 2003; UCLS Announcements 2003–04, esp. pp. 41, 46, 173; UCLS, The Glass Menagerie 2003–04, esp. pp. 33, 100; David Axelrod’s 29 and 30 September 2003 interviews with Danny Davis and James Meeks; Lauren W. Whittington, “Chico Is First on Air in Crowded Senate Race,” RC, 30 September 2003; Meg Kinnard, “Chico Debuts with Plans for Reform” and “Fourth Chico Ad Highlights Latino Roots,” NationalJournal.com, 1 and 3 October 2003; Abdon M. Pallasch, “Gery Chico and the Firm That Failed,” and “Polls Show Scant Support a Year into Race,” CST, 5 October 2003, pp. 12–13; Obama’s 2 October 2003 interview with David Axelrod, JKP; DJG interviews with Mike Lawrence and Eric Adelstein. On Chico, see also Ben Joravsky, “Chico and the Man,” CR, 20 January 2011, and Achy Obejas, “Why Gery Chico Is the White Candidate for Mayor,” WBEZ, 18 February 2011.

  37. OFI, “U.S. Senate Candidate Barack Obama Welcomes Very Special Guest Former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley” and “Obama Endorsed by Former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley,” 2 October 2003; Raja Krishnamoorthi e-mail to John Kupper et al., “NAACP Debate Questions,” 2 October 2003, JKP; CDH, 3 October 2003, p. I-5; “NAACP Debate,” 4 October 2003, Illinois Channel DVD; Dave Newbart, “11 Senate Hopefuls Focus on Bush, War,” CST, 5 October 2003, p. 20; Lesley R. Chinn, “Eleven Senate Candidates Debate Issues at NAACP Forum,” HPC, 9 October 2003, p. 1; Eric Krol, “Oberweis Criticized for Raising Money at Ritzy Club,” CDH, 6 October 2003, p. 1; Obama Weekly Report—October 6–12,” 9 October 2003, TWP; Steve Neal, “Downstate Could Push Hynes Over the Top,” CST, 8 October 2003; Neal, “Senate Debate Yields 4 Standouts,” CST, 17 October 2003, p. 47; OFI, “Obama: Protect Seniors, Not Drug Companies, HMOs,” CW, 9 October 2003, p. 4; Obama to Timuel Black, 10 October 2003, TBP Box 129 Fld. 1; Stuart Rothenberg, “There’s No Sure Thing When It Comes to the Illinois Senate Race,” RC, 14 October 2003; JCAR Minutes, 14 October 2003; OFI, FEC Form 3, Report of Receipts and Disbursements, 1 July–30 September 2003, 14 October 2003; OFI, “Obama Breaks $2 Million Fundraising Barrier,” 15 October 2003; Chris Cillizza, “Senate Money Rolling In,” RC, 16 October 2003; Rick Pearson, “Hull Off to Fast Start in Senate Campaign Spending,” CT, 16 October 2003; OFI, “Obama Leading Legislation for METRA Improvements,” 16 October 2003; Glen Justice, “In Races with One Deep Pocket, the Law Tries to Tailor a Second,” NYT, 17 October 2003 (“Barak”); Christopher Wills, “Some Senate Candidates Already on the Air for 2004,” AP, 17 October 2003; James Muhammad, “Obama, Collins Attack Hospital Collection Practices,” CD, 21 October 2003, p. 2; Todd Spivak, “Obama Passes $2M Mark in Expensive Senate Race,” HPH, 22 October 2003, pp. 1–2 (ten $12,000 donors as of 30 September, including Joseph Stroud and Andy Davis’s wife Cynthia Wheeler); DJG interviews with Keith Kelleher, Bill Perkins, Jerry Morrison, Raja Krishnamoorthi, John Kupper, Marni Willenson, Carolyn Shapiro, and Robert Bennett.

  38. David Axelrod e-mail to John Kupper, “What About This?,” 15 October 2003, JKP; Obama Weekly Update—October 13,” 17 October 2003, TWP; OFI, “Join,” www.ilsenate.com/News/Media/join.mp3, Internet Archive; “Rolled” and “Promise” 60 Second Urban Radio Scripts, Obama Block Schedule, October 2003, JKP; Maudlyne Ihejirika, “Nigerian Building Professionals Host Annual Scholarship Gala,” HPC, 23 October 2003, p. 1; Obama Weekly Update—October 20,” 23 October 2003, TWP; Lauren W. Whittington, “Anti-Obama Site Shut Down,” RC, 23 October 2003; AP, “Web Site Targeting Senate Candidate Withdrawn,” CDH, 24 October 2003, p. 17; Transcript, West Side Rally to Elect Barack Obama, 1 November 2003, John Kupper daybook entry, 5 November 2003, JKP; DJG interviews with John Kupper. No audio of the second radio ad has been located.

  39. Obama Block Schedule, October 2003 and November 2003, JKP; Ken Silverstein, “Barack Obama Inc.: The Birth of a Washington Machine,” Harper’s, November 2006, pp. 31–40; Robert Novak, “Clinton Ally, a Washington Super-Lawyer, Switches Allegiance to Back Obama,” CST, 4 March 2007, p. B6; Vernon Jordan, Make It Plain (Public Affairs, 2008), p. 207; Tim Novak, “How Reform-Minded City Hall Critic Became a Cozy Insider,” CST, 11 November 2007, p. A14; Allison S. Davis, “Minutes of the ISBI Committee for Emerging Manager Policy,” 8 October 2003, ISBIP; James M. Hacking to Antonio Munoz, c/o Jillayne Rock, 23 October 2003, SURSP; Emil Jones Jr. to Linda Hawker, Senate Floor Transcript, 23 October 2003, pp. 1–2; Allison S. Davis, “Minutes, Meeting of the Illinois State Board of Investments,” 24 October 2003, ISBIP; “Citizen Action/Illinois Endorses State Senator Barack Obama in U.S. Senate Democratic Primary Race,” 25 October 2003; OFI, “Obama Endorsed by Citizen Action,” 25 and 27 October 2003; Brian Wallheimer, “Policy Council Endorses Obama,” SJR, 26 October 2003, p. 13; Rick Pearson, “Illinois Undecided on Bush Challenger,” CT, 27 October 2003; Jennifer Koons, “Hynes Wants Nation Building at Home,” NationalJournal.com, 4 November 2003; OFI, “Obama Charges Bush with Undercutting Support for Sexual Assault Victims,” 28 October 2003; OFI, “Obama Announces Committee for LGBT Rights,” 29 October 2003; Tracy Baim, “GLBT Group Forms for Candidate Obama,” WCT, 5 November 2003; Dennis R. Wheeler, “Barack Obama, Running Hard for Senator,” The Star, 30 October 2003; Mike Wiser, “Police Get Preview of New Traffic Stop Requirements,” RRS, 30 October 2003, p. A9; Obama Update—Week of October 26, 31 October 2003, TWP; Steve Neal, “Pappas Has Potential to Take Hynes to Wire,” CST, 31 October 2003, p. 39;
Eric Krol, “Cook County Treasurer Joins U.S. Senate Race,” CDH, 1 November 2003, p. 1; Scott Fornek, “Pappas Tosses Her Baton into Senate Ring,” CST, 10 November 2003, p. 14; Obama remarks at National Urban League Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO, 27 July 2007; William Atwood in Christopher Drew and Raymond Hernandez, “Loyal Network Backs Obama After His Help,” NYT, 1 October 2007, and in Michael Tapscott and Richard Pollock, “The Obama You Don’t Know,” Washington Examiner, 19 September 2012; Baim, Obama and the Gays, p. 16; transcript, “West Side Rally to Elect Barack Obama,” 1 November 2003, JKP; “Introducing Barack Obama,” Chicago Video Project, 2003; DJG interviews with Joe McLean, Jill Rock, William Atwood, John Rogers Jr., John Cameron, William McNary, Alvin Love, Kevin Thompson, and Bruce Orenstein. Prior pension systems’ developments are reflected in Joseph P. Cacciatore, “Minutes of the Illinois State Board of Investment for Minority Broker/Manager Policy,” 27 July 2001, Jane R. Patterson to Minority Sub-Committee, “Proposed Policy,” 17 August 2001, Cacciatore, “Minutes,” 20 August 2001, ISBIP; Jon Bauman, “Minutes, Meeting of the Investment Committee,” Teachers’ Retirement System of Illinois, 9 August 2001, TRSIP; Keith Cardoza to Board Members, “Proposed Minority Policy,” 14 September 2001, and Cacciatore, “Minutes,” 21 September 2001, p. 3 (unanimously approving the policy), ISBIP; Bauman, “Minutes,” 22 October 2001, TRSIP; Laurel Martin et al. to Investment Committee, “Minority Manager Due Diligence,” 24 October 2001, and Emma E. McIntosh, “Minutes,” 14 November 2001, SURSP; Bauman, “Minutes,” 17 December 2001 (authorizing allocation of up to $450 million to minority managers plus an additional $107.6 million to Capri Capital), Bauman, “Minutes” (2), 14 February 2002, Bauman, “Minutes” (2), 11 April 2002, TRSIP. On Maria Pappas, see especially Bryan Miller, “What Does Maria Pappas Want?,” CR, 13 August 1992.

  40. “2003–2004 IFT Questionnaire for State Senator Barack Obama,” n.d., 7pp. IFTP; IFT, “Illinois Federation of Teaches Backs Obama,” 5 November 2003; Chinta Strausberg, “Pushes to Veto Death Penalty Reform Bill,” CD, 3 November 2003, p. 1; CF, 4 and 7 November 2003; Obama, “Obama Sets Legislative Sights on Metra Neglect,” HPH, 5 November 2003, p. 4; Maura Kelly, “U.S. Senate Candidates Seek Younger Voters,” AP, 4 November 2003; Kate Clements, “Prison Employees Seek $10.6 Million to Increase Staffing,” CNG, 5 November 2003; Strausberg, “Blagojevich, Jones Reach Accord on Lying Cops Bill,” CD, 6 November 2003, p. 1; Sarah Okeson, “Lawmaker Trying to Be ‘1 Out of 100,’” PJS, 6 November 2003, p. B3; Senate Floor Transcript, 6 November 2003, pp. 2–19 (SB 67) and 20 (Obama introduces SB 2120); Christopher Wills, “Senate Rejects Drivers Licenses for Illegal Immigrants,” AP, 6 November 2003; Obama Interview with Terry Martin, 6 November 2003, IllinoisChannel.org; Scott Fornek, “Teachers Union Backs Obama in Senate Bid,” CST, 7 November 2003, p. 20; Eric Krol, “Senate Hopefuls Get Key Endorsements,” CDH, 7 November 2003, p. 19; Bernard Schoenburg, “Teachers’ Union Backs Obama for U.S. Senate,” SJR, 7 November 2003, p. 8; Mark Samuels, “Illinois Federation of Teachers Endorses Obama for U.S. Senate,” DHR, 7 November 2003, p. A5; Schoenburg, “Painting of Ex-Gov. Ryan ‘Straightforward, Simple,’” SJR, 9 November 2003, p. 17; Schoenburg, “Frank Talk About Drug Use in Obama’s ‘Open Book,’” SJR, 16 November 2003, p. 17; CF, 10 and 12 November 2003; Raja Krishnamoorthi e-mail to Andrew Gruber and Dino Christenson, 8 October 2003, Christenson, “Economic Stimulus Initiative: Offshore Tax Haven, 10 October 2003, Christenson e-mail to Krishnamoorthi, 13 October 2003, Krishnamoorthi e-mail to Christenson, 15 October 2003, Krishnamoorthi e-mail to Gruber and Christenson, “Latest,” 22 October 2003, Pam Smith e-mail to Krishnamoorthi, “Draft Real Release,” 5 November 2003, AGP; OFI, “Obama Offers Innovative Plan to Boost U.S. Manufacturing Jobs,” 7 November 2003; Krishnamoorthi e-mail to Issues Committee, “Issues Update—Employment,” 10 November 2003, Krishnamoorthi e-mail to Gruber, Tara Thompson e-mail to Gruber, “Obama Economic Plan,” and Kupper e-mail to Krishnamoorthi, “Early Education Initiative,” 19 November 2003, AGP; Manya A. Brachear, “Program Provides Living Civics Lessons to High Schoolers,” CT, 9 November 2003; Lauren W. Whittington, “Unions Split in Illinois Primary,” RC, 13 November 2003; Schoenburg, “Obama’s Meteoric Rise Hard to Predict 5 Years Ago,” SJR, 6 November 2008; Terry Martin, “Reflections on Barack Obama,” Illinois Municipal Review, January 2009, pp. 7–8; Schoenburg’s 9 March 2009 interview with Mark DePue, pp. 94–96; DJG interviews with Steve Preckwinkle, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Andrew Gruber, and Dino Christenson.

  41. Obama Block Schedule, November 2003, JKP; Obama Update—Week of November 5, 8 November 2003, TWP; “Illinois Is Ground-Zero in Battle for the Senate,” RC, 10 November 2003, Paul Merrion, “Turn On, Log In, Find Out,” CCB, 10 November 2003, p. 11; Steve Neal, “Hull Ups the Ante in Senate Bid,” CST, 12 November 2003, p. 55; Meg Kinnard, “Chico Touts Education Credentials,” NationalJournal.com, 12 November 2003; Don Wycliff, “Soul Survivor,” CT Magazine, 16 November 2003, pp. 12ff.; OFI, “Obama Says Pending Medicare Bill Protects Drug Companies, Not Seniors,” 16 November 2003; David Mendell, “Obama Lures Some Unions from Hynes,” CT, 17 November 2003; SEIU, “SEIU Illinois Endorses Obama for U.S. Senate,” 17 November 2003; Bernard Schoenburg, “Madigan Backing Hynes for U.S. Senate,” SJR, 18 November 2003, p. 1; CF, 18, 20, and 21 November 2003; JCAR Minutes, 18 November 2003; JCAR, 2003 Annual Report; Peter Savodnik, “Obama Vying for Key Union Support to Turn Back Hynes,” TH, 19 November 2003, p. 13; Mendell, “Madigan Gives Boost to Hynes’ Senate Campaign,” CT, 19 November 2003; Scott Fornek, “Speaker Madigan Backs Hynes for Senate,” CST, 19 November 2003, p. 17; Doug Pokorski, “Senate Candidates Gather for Forum,” SJR, 19 November 2003, p. 14; Minutes, GARS Board of Trustees, 19 November 2003; Senate Floor Transcript, 19 November 2003, pp. 73–74 (SB 783) and 77–78 (SB 1935); OFI, “Obama Blasts Federal Energy Bill as ‘Giveaway’ to Big Polluters,” 19 November 2003; Obama Weekly Report, 19 November 2003, TWP; Chuck Sweeney, “Democratic Senate Primary Winner May Surprise,” RRS, 20 November 2003, p. A9; Ray Long and John Chase, “Gay-Rights Proposal Shelved in Legislature,” CT, 20 November 2003; Senate Floor Transcript, 20 November 2003, pp. 43–45 (commending Pete Baroni) and 54–68 (SB 702); Long and Chase, “Landmark Ethics Law Approved,” CT, 21 November 2003; Long and Chase, “Legislature Lurches to Wild Finish,” CT, 22 November 2003; Travis Morse, “Police Prepare for Racial Profiling Study,” FJS, 23 November 2003; Chinta Strausberg, “Rejected City Plan to Lead to 800 Layoffs,” CD, 24 November 2003, p. 3; Todd Spivak, “Key Unions Back Obama,” HPH, 26 November 2003, p. 3; Mendell, “Protesters Use Bullhorns to Give Jackson an Earful,” CT, 26 November 2003; Strausberg, “Jesse Rally Disrupted,” CD, 26 November 2003, p. 2; “Jackson Leads Rally for Jobs,” CST, 26 November 2003, p. 11; Daniel Duggan, “Party Bigwigs Slow to Endorse,” ECN, 27 November 2003, p. A1; “Church Tour,” RRS, 30 November 2003; Sweeny, “Obama Leaves Good Impression in Forest City,” RRS, 2 December 2003, p. A7; Stephen S. Morrill, “Client Report for 2003 Veto Session,” Morrill and Associates, November 2003; “Veto Session Offers Landmark Legislation,” C-WR 19 #1, 20 January 2004; Obama for Illinois, FEC Form 3, Report of Receipts and Disbursements, 1 July–31 December 2003, 30 January 2004, esp. pp. 246, 252; Virgil Wright, “Upstart Illinois Senator a Hit with Delegates, News Media,” BSB, 5 August 2004, p. 2; Ray A. Coleman, The Obama Phenomenon (Prioritybooks Publications, 2009), pp. 20–22, 31–37; McClelland, Young Mr. Obama, pp. 237–39; Christopher Drew and Mike McIntire, “After 2000 Loss,” NYT, 3 April 2007; Abramsky, Inside Obama’s Brain, p. 87; David B. Wilkins, “The New Social Engineers in the Age of Obama,” Howard Law Journal 53 (Spring 2010): 557–644, at 585; Ron Suskind, Confidence Men (HarperCollins, 2011), p. 79; DJG interviews with Martha Minow, David Wilkins, Claire Serdiuk, Peter Coffey, Pete Baroni, Sean Noble, John Cameron, Cindi Canary, Lyndell Luster, Dan Shomon, Jim Cauley, Randon Gardley, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Madhuri Kommareddi, Kaleshia Page, and William McNary.

  42. Lynn Sweet, “Downstate Dem to Quite Sena
te Race, Back Chico,” CST, 1 December 2003, p. 13; Kelly Quigley, “O’Shea Backs Out of Senate Race,” CCB, 1 December 200; OFI, “Obama Announces Plan to Address AIDS Crisis in Minority Communities,” 1 December 2003; Chinta Strausberg, “Obama Seeks $1 Bill to Combat AIDS,” CD, 3 December 2003, p. 7; Jack Mabley, “Politicians Who Do What’s Right—Like Fitzgerald—Are Rare,” CDH, 3 December 2003, p. 15; OFI, “Obama Announces Health Care Plan to Cover All Children,” 3 December 2003; Strausberg, “Obama Announces $68 Billion Health Plan,” CD, 4 December 2003, p. 2; “Back Barack, the Best of Bunch for U.S. Senate,” AWN, 4 December 2003; Obama Weekly Update, 4 December 2003, TWP; Dan Shomon e-mail to Pam Smith, 4 December 2003, JKP; David Mendell, “Key Race May Tip Balance in Senate,” CT, 7 December 2003; Obama Block Schedule, December 2003, JKP; Drew and McIntire, “After 2000 Loss,” NYT, 3 April 2007; Bob Secter, “Obama’s Fundraising, Rhetoric Collide,” CT, 1 February 2008; UCLS course evaluations, Autumn 2003 (5.85 for Con Law and 5.73 for Race on UCLS’s 7-point scale); Obama, Constitutional Law Final Examination, [10–15] December 2003; Salim Muwakkil, “Worthy of the Land of Lincoln,” ITT, 8 December 2003, p. 11; CDH, 8 December 2003, p. I-9; OFI, “Obama Files 10,000 Petition Signatures,” 8 December 2003; Obama to Emil Jones Jr., 8 December 2003 (“effective today”), in Senate Journal, 14 January 2004, p. 4; David Jackson and John McCormick, “Building Obama’s Money Machine,” CT, 13 April 2007; Antonio Munoz to Stanley Rives, 22 December 2003, Rives to J. Fred Giertz et al., “Re-establishment of the Minority and Emerging Manager Subcommittee,” 29 December 2003, John R. Krimmel to Members of the Minority and Emerging Manager Subcommittee, “Agenda for the January 19, 2004 Meeting,” 8 January 2004, “Minutes,” 19 January 2004, Krimmel to Investment Committee Members, “Report from the Minority and Female-Owned Business Enterprise Committee,” 29 January 2004, “Minutes,” 17 and 18 February 2004, Krimmel, “Report and Minutes,” 1 March 2004, “Minutes,” 18 March 2004, SURSP; Ray Long, “Candidates Line Up for Next Run,” CT, 9 December 2003; Strausberg, “Leaders: Medicare a ‘Horror’ for Seniors,” CD, 9 December 2003, p. 3; “Illinois Lawmaker Announces,” BND, 9 December 2003, p. B3; OFI, “Statement on the Passing of Honorable Paul Simon,” 9 December 2003; AP, “Reaction to the Death of Former Sen. Paul Simon,” 9 December 2003; Diane Wilkins, “Obama Unveils Job Plan While Announcing Candidacy,” MDR, 10 December 2003; Ray Long, “A Legacy of Honesty and Dignity,” CT, 10 December 2003; CF, 10 December 2003; Obama Weekly Update, 11 December 2003, TWP; “Simon Services Set for Weekend,” CT, 11 December 2003; Long, “Clinton to Be at Simon Rites,” CT, 12 December 2003; “2004 Tentative Session Calendar,” C-WR 18 #10, 12 December 2003, p. 4; Eric Krol, “Succeeding Fitzgerald,” CDH, 13 December 2003, p. 1; Long, “Simon Recalled as Moral Crusader,” CT, 15 December 2003; Richard Goldstein, “Funeral Draws Well-Known Crowd,” SI, 15 December 2003; Abdon M. Pallasch, “Professor Obama Was a Listener, Students Say,” CST, 12 February 2007, p. 5; Pallasch, “Law Students Gave Obama Big Thumbs Up,” CST, 18 December 2007, p. 7; “Fired Up and Ready to . . . Teach!,” AbovetheLaw.com, 21 February 2008; “Brian”’s 12:59 A.M. 31 July 2008 comment (#356) on Jodi Kantor, “Teaching Law, Testing Ideas,” NYT, 30 July 2008; Alexandra Starr, “Case Study,” NYT Magazine, 21 September 2008; Axelrod, Believer, p. 143; DJG interviews with Kaleshia Page, Claire Serdiuk, Nathan Smith, Thomas FitzGibbon, Jonathan Yi, Dan Shomon, Michael Dorf, Dave Feller, Andrew Boron, Juleigh Nowinski, Jill Rock, John Kupper, Terrie Pickerill, and Sheila Simon.