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Main | Busted! Test-based teacher-evaluation program fingers the
worst 8th grade math teacher in New York City (but don't worry,
she's gone now) »  Sunday, February 24, 2013  GOP voters stand
to decide Jr.'s successor  Just this once, Republicans in
Illinois' heavily Democratic 2nd Congressional District have
some real power.  But will they use it?  Voters in the South
Side and south suburban district will go the polls Tuesday for
the special primary election necessitated by the resignation of
Jesse Jackson Jr., whose extravagant transgressions and downfall
have exhausted the thesaurus of every writer in town.  More than
a dozen Democratic hopefuls will be on the party's primary
ballot, though most observers believe the race will come down to
a close contest among former state Rep. Robin Kelly, former U.S.
Rep. Debbie Halvorson and Chicago Ald. Anthony Beale, 9th.  And
all observers know that the winner of that race will cruise to
victory in April.