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Bill Ayers' turbulent past contrasts with quiet academic life
Friends, Daley defend ex-radical, Obama neighbor
By Trevor Jensen, Robert Mitchum and Mary Owen | Tribune reporters 11:31 PM CDT, April 17, 2008 Bill Ayers long ago settled into a life of quiet respectability as a well-regarded professor of education and a much-published activist for better schools. With his Ivy League doctorate, 48-page curriculum vitae and liberal politics, he fits comfortably into Chicago's Kenwood neighborhood.But Ayers' unquiet past as a leader of the violent Weathermen during the Vietnam War has been thrust into the Democratic presidential race because of his relationship with a neighbor, Barack Obama.In Wednesday night's Democratic debate, Obama was asked to defend his connection to Ayers, which has been fodder for conservative TV and radio talkers for weeks.On Thursday, neighbors, friends and colleagues who know Ayers and the work he has done on behalf of educational reform in Chicago and nationally joined his defense.
 
"He's been a valuable member of the community with regards to education. Helping young people," said Mayor Richard Daley, who was also friends with Ayers' father, Thomas, a civic activist and former chief executive officer of Commonwealth Edison."Bill has contributed heavily to the ... more

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