tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83235208227905694682011-12-29T20:00:58.591-08:00David Mendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977760574259751122noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8323520822790569468.post-52656119267575114812011-01-19T15:01:00.001-08:002011-08-23T09:34:50.941-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0fqfqWywPoI/TTdt9PwBV1I/AAAAAAAAADw/7C1rIybwKog/s1600/what%2Babout%2Bme1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 317px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0fqfqWywPoI/TTdt9PwBV1I/AAAAAAAAADw/7C1rIybwKog/s320/what%2Babout%2Bme1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564036763606931282" border="0" /></a> <br /><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;">I've had some fortuitous assignments while covering Illinois politics for the </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;">Chicago Tribune</span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;">. The first race I was assigned to: Rahm Emanuel's initial Congressional campaign. The second: Rod Blagojevich's campaign for Illinois governor. Finally: Barack Obama's quest for the U.S. Senate. Getting to know each candidate intimately, with the access only a long campaign trail provides, is still paying journalistic dividends.</span> <br /> <br /><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:times new roman;">Here's a </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/07/26/100726fa_fact_mendell">link</a><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:times new roman;"> to my New Yorker profile of Rod Blagojevich from last summer. Ben Smith of Politico blogged about the piece </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0710/Blagos_lesson.html"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">here</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8323520822790569468-5265611926757511481?l=davidmendell.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>David Mendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977760574259751122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8323520822790569468.post-55709827743021940072008-06-21T17:07:00.000-07:002008-06-29T10:31:37.041-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_0fqfqWywPoI/SF2d3oqDMiI/AAAAAAAAACQ/Y9K1N3h_MKE/s1600-h/obama+paper+cover.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_0fqfqWywPoI/SF2d3oqDMiI/AAAAAAAAACQ/Y9K1N3h_MKE/s320/obama+paper+cover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214497522697056802" /></a><br /><br />To order a copy from Amazon, click <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Obama-Promise-Power-David-Mendell/dp/0060858214/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204430329&sr=1-1">here</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8323520822790569468-5570982774302194007?l=davidmendell.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>David Mendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977760574259751122noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8323520822790569468.post-10730787628096926792008-02-17T15:58:00.000-08:002008-02-17T16:04:22.116-08:00List of winners for the 39th Annual NAACP Image Awards <a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/15/arts/Image-Awards-List.php">here</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8323520822790569468-1073078762809692679?l=davidmendell.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>David Mendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977760574259751122noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8323520822790569468.post-27845563296165367262008-01-12T09:34:00.001-08:002008-06-29T10:31:22.198-07:00See the 2008 Image Award nominees <a href="http://www.naacp.org/news/press/2008-01-08/index.htm">here</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8323520822790569468-2784556329616536726?l=davidmendell.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>David Mendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977760574259751122noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8323520822790569468.post-74231700233817324832007-12-13T19:22:00.001-08:002008-01-15T17:08:57.799-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_0fqfqWywPoI/R4qq8b1LJuI/AAAAAAAAAB4/eTZ_MBnMPXc/s1600-h/Obama+book+layout.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_0fqfqWywPoI/R4qq8b1LJuI/AAAAAAAAAB4/eTZ_MBnMPXc/s320/Obama+book+layout.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155120678718613218" /></a><br />Here's a Washington Whispers <a href="http://www.usnews.com/blogs/washington-whispers/2007/6/19/obama-had-a-presidential-plan-too.html"><span style="font-weight:bold;">column</span> </a>about my book. The column focuses on my reporting that, as soon as he was elected to the U.S. Senate, Obama and his advisers assembled an ambitious two-year "plan" for his political future. This plan worked to perfection, setting up Obama to run for the White House in 2008.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8323520822790569468-7423170023381732483?l=davidmendell.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>David Mendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977760574259751122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8323520822790569468.post-36549203256293745832007-12-12T11:05:00.000-08:002007-12-13T19:59:32.289-08:00Listen to the interview <a href="http://wbez.org/Content.aspx?audioID=13002"><span style="font-weight:bold;">here</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8323520822790569468-3654920325629374583?l=davidmendell.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>David Mendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977760574259751122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8323520822790569468.post-83355195651335716952007-12-12T10:56:00.000-08:002007-12-13T19:40:05.943-08:00Listen to the interview <a href="http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/episodes/2007/08/28"><span style="font-weight:bold;">here</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8323520822790569468-8335519565133571695?l=davidmendell.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>David Mendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977760574259751122noreply@blogger.com132tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8323520822790569468.post-52558259055397874712007-08-14T14:56:00.000-07:002008-01-12T09:40:40.964-08:00<a href="http://cdn.harpercollins.com/harperimages/isbn/large/9/9780060858209.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://cdn.harpercollins.com/harperimages/isbn/large/9/9780060858209.jpg" border="1" alt="Obama: From Promise to Power" /></a><br />"Obama: From Promise to Power" is now available in stores or online at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Obama-Promise-Power-David-Mendell/dp/0060858206/ref=sr_1_1/002-9336991-0588847?ie=UTF8&s=books&amp;qid=1187128738&sr=1-1">Amazon.com</a><BR><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8323520822790569468-5255825905539787471?l=davidmendell.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>David Mendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977760574259751122noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8323520822790569468.post-10790982339531344042007-08-14T13:14:00.000-07:002007-08-14T15:17:28.732-07:00Read an excerpt from "Obama: From Promise to Power" and watch my appearance on "Good Morning America" <strong><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Books/story?id=3474513&page=1">here</a></strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8323520822790569468-1079098233953134404?l=davidmendell.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>David Mendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977760574259751122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8323520822790569468.post-36537995638148421932007-08-05T15:07:00.000-07:002007-08-14T15:12:27.712-07:00Watch me on "Meet the Press" <a href="http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?g=2406812e-9f3b-41df-9909-ff70a77ac2e8&f=00&fg=copy"><strong>here</strong></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8323520822790569468-3653799563814842193?l=davidmendell.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>David Mendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977760574259751122noreply@blogger.com0