Obama visits his hometown to restart money chase

President Barack Obama restarted his alarming fundraising operation Thursday with a confront to supporters that the 2012 presidential crusade will be concerning how to fix the country's money problems with no doing harm to "the America we think in."

"We are going to be gifted to present a very clear option to the American people," the president told Chicago hometown supporters in his first fundraisers since formally proclaiming his re-election last week. "We can get our economic house in order, but we can do it in a way that is dependable with our values and who we are as a people. Or we can make a decision to shrink our vision of what America is. And I don't consider in shrinking America."

Bracing for a fight next to re-energized Republicans determined to deny him a second term, the president required Thursday to reanimate supporters who sweep him into the White House in 2008 on promises of change — counting liberals let down at his compromises with the GOP.

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Ill. high court: Emanuel can run for Chicago mayor

Illinois' highest courtyard place Rahm Emanuel back in the race for Chicago mayor Thursday, three days after an inferior court threw the former White House chief of staff off the vote as he had not lived in the city for a full year.

The state Supreme Court ruled commonly in Emanuel's favor, with a greater part of justices finishing that the earlier judgment was "without any establishment" in the law because it said a entrant must be actually present in Chicago.

"As I said from the start, I think the voters be worthy of the right to make the choice of who should be mayor," Emanuel said soon after getting word of the high court's action. "I'm reassured for the city. I'm reassured for the voters for the reason that they need the certainty that's significant for them."

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Hu meets congressional leaders

Chinese President Hu Jintao heard anxiety about China's human being rights and financial policies as he wrapped up his visit to Washington with convention on Capitol Hill.

Hu met unconnectedly with House and Senate leaders previous to a scheduled lunch with businessmen and going away for Chicago.

House Speaker John Boehner (BAY'-nur) said participants at the House meeting "raised our strong, ongoing anxiety with reports of human rights violations in China, as well as the denial of sacred freedom and the use of coercive abortion" as a result of China's one-child rule.

He said they also address the need for China to better keep academic property and restrain the aggressive deeds of North Korea.

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Storm socks Midwest, cancels flights, closes roads

An influential, gusty storm dumped mounds of snow across the upper Midwest on Sunday, closing major highways in several states, canceling more than 1,600 flights in Chicago and in trouble the roof of the Minnesota Vikings' stadium.

At least four weather-related deaths were statemented as the storm system dropped almost 2 feet of snow in parts of Minnesota and marched east. A snowstorm caution was in effect Sunday for parts of eastern Iowa, southeastern Wisconsin, northwestern Illinois and northern Michigan, owing to the National Weather Service. Adjacent areas, as well as Chicago, were under winter storm warnings. A large amount of Iowa was under a wind-chill advisory.

In Minneapolis, the important snow left the Metrodome decidedly unready for some football. Video inside the stadium aired by Fox Sports showed the hot-air balloon Teflon roof flabby before it tore open, dumping enormous amounts of snow across one end of the playing field.

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AP sources: Emanuel leaving White House on Friday

Rahm Emanuel will leave your job as White House chief of staff on Friday and will begin his campaign for Chicago mayor by gathering with voters in the city on Monday, two people recognizable with Emanuel's plans said.

The two people, who spoke Thursday on situation of anonymity as they did not want to pre-empt Emanuel's statement, said he will return to Chicago over the weekend and begin on the road neighborhoods Monday. "He means to run for mayor," one of the people told the linked Press.

Together people said they did not know when Emanuel would make an official declaration about his mayoral bid other than that he would launch a website with a point to Chicago voters in the near prospect.

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