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President Barack Obama shakes hands with Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan as he arrives to address the Illinois General Assembly at the state Capitol in Springfield on Feb.10, 2016. 
Before we get into Democrats being shocked at allegations of vote-buying in Chicago, and that other juicy political story of a candidate with a staple in his bloody forehead, consider what President Barack Obama has just done.
Obama backed Boss Madigan the Chicago Way.
The president is making it clear he wants Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, boss of the Illinois Democratic Party and ruler of the state, to keep ruling as he’s done for dec ...
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