 They sound like a group custom-built and poll-tested to appeal to Republicans: hardworking youngsters with a powerful attachment to America, upright habits and a thirst to join the Army or enroll at State U. But the potential beneficiaries of the Dream Act are getting no love from the GOP.  | Editorial: Who lost jobs? Mitt Romney's presidential campaign recently said that 92.3 percent of the jobs lost under President Barack Obama were held by women. The Romney team, which has struggled to gain political support from women, said the administration "has done a tremendous amount of damage to American women in this economy." |  | Editorial: The boot is coming in North Chicago Last month, state education officials swatted aside the North Chicago School District 187 board and approved an independently operated charter school for the district. The local board had turned down the charter school, which will serve 500 children. |  | The Ann Romney trap President Barack Obama displayed quick damage-control reflexes last week when he called out Democratic pundit Hilary Rosen for claiming that Ann Romney, mother of five, had "never worked a day in her life." It was "the wrong thing to say" and "not something I subscribe to," the president said. He also rolled out the old chestnut that almost always gets invoked amid ugly battles over motherhood and women's career choices. "There is no tougher job than being a mom," he said. |  | Trayvon Martin timeline Eric Zorn: What's often overlooked in all the heated conversations about this tragedy is the actual timeline based on police documents. | |  | |
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