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COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Relegated to a sideline seat for the first wave of college sports' conference shake up, officials at Missouri said Friday they remain committed to the Big 12.
For now, anyway.
"We have obligations to our Big 12 Conference, first and...
Updated: Aug 03, 2010 at 08:05 PM
Some local veterans say they are fed up with politicians inflating claims about military service - but that may not determine how they vote in an election.
While many consider the latest example of inflated claims involving Rep. Mark Kirk not nearly...
Updated: Aug 03, 2010 at 08:25 PM
Mark Kirk's military service was supposed to be a major plus in his campaign for the U.S. Senate. Instead, the Highland Park Republican congressman finds himself increasingly on the defensive, barraged by questions about the veracity of his portraya...
Updated: Nov 14, 2021 at 05:51 PM
U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk has admitted to misstating an award on his military resume, a key plank in the Highland Park Republican's high-profile campaign for Senate.
Kirk has claimed for years to have received the Navy Intelligence Officer of the Year aw...
Updated: Aug 04, 2010 at 10:40 AM
Senate Democratic candidate Alexi Giannoulias got the nod from the Human Rights Campaign Friday even though the gay rights group has previously supported his Republican opponent, U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk.
The endorsement, which could mean extra campaign ...
Updated: Aug 04, 2010 at 10:51 AM
What's that? A young college grad lecturing her elders about online privacy?
It might go against conventional wisdom, but a new report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project is adding fuel to the argument that young people are fast becoming t...
Updated: Aug 04, 2010 at 11:52 AM
ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo declared Saturday he is running for governor of the state once led by his iconic father, after a coy stealth candidacy smiled upon by the White House and conducted as he burnished a national rep...
Updated: Aug 04, 2010 at 12:31 PM
HONOLULU -- A Honolulu city councilman has defeated two Democrats to give Republicans a midterm election victory in the U.S. congressional district where President Barack Obama grew up.
Charles Djou's win Saturday is the latest triumph for the GOP a...
Updated: Aug 04, 2010 at 12:33 PM
With controversy continuing to muddle Republican Joe Walsh's run for Congress, party leaders held a two-hour sit-down recently with the candidate to vet his viability.
"Obviously there are issues that have been raised," said Illinois Republican Part...
Updated: Aug 04, 2010 at 03:01 PM
The story of Grayslake Elementary District 46's inept hiring of Edward Towle should be an employment lesson for school officials everywhere.
A mix of deception, lack of candor and failure at due diligence resulted in a candidate with unspecified que...
Updated: Aug 04, 2010 at 03:22 PM