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Originally Posted by ardecila
So Obama managed to get a free donation of valuable park land in the park of his choice, he got a state law passed confirming his right to said parkland, and he got a prominent civic leader ousted for being critical.
If Rahm bends over backwards any further, he'll turn into a pretzel. This library will be good for the city, probably, but now the City of Chicago and its inhabitants are in a ridiculous position of weakness when it comes to the Obama Foundation.
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Yes, President Obama did all that
Perhaps the people in those communities wanted the Library/Foundation in their neighborhood. Perhaps the alderman in those areas wanted the institution in their neighborhood. Maybe the mayor wanted this for his city and now it's been done.