Opinion Stories from September 20, 2011 (Change date)
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U.S. stock futures flat ahead of Fed announcementSep 21, 2011 10:33 pm - NEW YORK — Stock futures are roughly flat as traders wait to see whether the Federal Reserve will take steps to stimulate the economy. Concerns that Greece could fail to...
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Citigroup unit announces tender offer resultsSep 22, 2011 10:21 pm - NEW YORK — The brokerage and securities arm of Citigroup Inc. on Wednesday announced results of a cash tender offer to purchase 33,000 preferred shares on terms set fort...
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Tariffs would limit pollutionSep 20, 2011 5:01 am - That Hultgren and the House Republicans have decided businesses must be allowed to pollute in order to “create” jobs simply proves that they are not competent to govern....
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Acting ‘stupid’ can be underratedSep 20, 2011 5:01 am - Are Republicans stupid? This seems to be the question du jour. MSNBC’s Chris Matthews entertained this idea with guests recently, pointing to several Republican preside...
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Compare U.S. budget to a typical family’sSep 20, 2011 5:01 am - Congress sets a federal budget every year in the trillions of dollars. Few people know how much money that is so we’ll illustrate the breakdown of 2011 federal budget in...
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County takes action while state debatesSep 20, 2011 5:01 am - Pension reform is a big topic in Springfield and reform comes slowly. So we’re always encouraged when we see local governments taking action to reduce long-term retireme...
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Junk science and HPVSep 20, 2011 5:01 am - Score one for Rick Perry — and one against Michele Bachmann. In a recent Republican debate, Bachmann, plainly in search of some way to break Perry’s newfound hold on mor...
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Protect religious rights in schoolsSep 20, 2011 5:01 am - Christ on campus? It’s OK — really. Our public schools have largely ignored teaching one basic First Amendment right by failing to instruct students of their religious r...
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Global warming is here, all rightSep 20, 2011 5:01 am - Bark beetles and egrets don’t care whether Gov. This or Sen. That believes in global warming. They feel it in their whatevers. Responding to warmer temperatures, plant a...
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Eagerly awaiting November, 2012Sep 20, 2011 5:01 am - How exciting. President Obama wants to add another half trillion dollars to the national debt, with his new jobs bill. The one designed to save his job. Also the one he ...
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