All Stories from January 28, 2013 (Change date)
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Editorial: Sincere budget work needed in SenateJan 28, 2013 4:00 am - OK, we’ll bite. Yes, U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren’s House bill that would withhold the pay from federal lawmakers if they don’t pass a budget is more grandstanding than gran...
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Few Americans know obesity risks, poll findsJan 28, 2013 4:00 am - WASHINGTON — Heart disease and diabetes get all the attention, but what about the many other ways obesity can damage your health? Carrying too many pounds may lead to or...
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Editorial: Sincere budget work needed in SenateJan 28, 2013 4:00 am - OK, we’ll bite. Yes, U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren’s House bill that would withhold the pay from federal lawmakers if they don’t pass a budget is more grandstanding than gran...
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Dillard’s record on ethics is solidJan 28, 2013 4:00 am - I write about a letter (Fence Post, Jan. 21) written by a disgruntled former state employee from the Gov. Jim Edgar administration. As his former chief of staff, I will ...
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Too much was spent on inaugurationJan 28, 2013 4:00 am - How much did this lavish presidential inauguration cost us taxpayers? Did any one of us have a say how are funds were spent? After watching the highlights on Tuesday I w...
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Obama unboundJan 28, 2013 4:00 am - The media herd is stunned to discover that Barack Obama is a man of the left. After 699 teleprompted presidential speeches, the commentariat was apparently still oblivio...
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The thinking gets better, the second term aroundJan 28, 2013 4:00 am - The Obama administration initially billed France about $18 million to cover U.S. military support for its mission in Mali, while Canada offered similar services at no co...
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Defined benefit plans cannot be sustainedJan 28, 2013 4:00 am - Many civic groups are calling for the legislature to do something — anything — on pension reform. That’s fool’s advice. Instead, they should call on lawmakers to do the ...
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New trial starts for woman convicted in hammer attackJan 28, 2013 3:45 am - After spending most of the last 10 years behind bars on charges she attacked her ex-husband and his new wife with a sledgehammer in their Lincolnshire home, Sandra Roger...
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Why Metra approved raises for some employeesJan 28, 2013 3:45 am - Who'd have thought exorcising the past would be so expensive. Since a financial scandal erupted at Metra in spring 2010, officials have called in powerful forces to clea...