Illinois
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Obama says rivals trying to rewrite historyOct 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama tried Tuesday to distinguish his views on Iraq from other Democratic candidates, especially front-runner Hillary Clinton b...
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Briefs: Midway skid a pilot errorOct 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Pilot error was a major contributor to a fatal accident at Chicago's Midway Airport during which a Southwest Airlines jet skidded through a barrier and hit several cars,...
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House votes to overturn budget cuts
Oct 02, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois House on Tuesday overturned most of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's more than $460 million in budget vetoes, continuing a yearlong battle between top ...
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Officials want lawmakers to restore fundingOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- In Prospect Heights, state budget cuts jeopardize a flood-control project. In Downers Grove, they mean an agency working with the developmentally disabled...
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Obama reports $19 million raised over summer
Oct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama raised more than $19 million this summer for the presidential primaries, holding his lead for now in the race for campaign cash though still t...
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Clinton health care plan would be a big government disasterOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - In her latest plan to transform the American health care system, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton invokes a word she usually reserves for abortion: choi...
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Obama says Clintons offer nothing new
Sep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Sunday that the front-runner for his party's nomination, Hillary Rodham Clinton, does not offer the...
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State construction bill includes more than roads, schools
Sep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Roads, schools and bridges. It has become a common refrain at the state Capitol, as officials describe projects that could be built with a long-delayed co...
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Chapter 2: Unequal state equalizerSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - The Illinois Constitution assigns the state the primary responsibility for financing public schools. The state doesn't live up to that responsibility. Not by a long shot...
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Wind power looks to be worth his while
Sep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - FREEPORT -- A 35-foot-high wind turbine 12 feet in diameter on Troy Rudy's property saved him $80 in electrical bills the first month he had it running. But economics wa...