Articles filed under Barack Obama
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Make Obama's birthday a state holiday?Feb 03, 2016 12:00 am - Several Illinois lawmakers want to declare President Barack Obama's birthday, Aug. 4, a state holiday. Rep. André Thapedi, a Chicago Democrat, introduced legislation thi...
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Obama plans Springfield speech as Democrats, Rauner warJan 29, 2016 12:00 am - President Barack Obama is scheduled to talk to state lawmakers at the Illinois Capitol next month. "I look forward to welcoming President Obama to the State Capitol and ...
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Suburban guests at Obama's speech welcome mention of addictionJan 13, 2016 12:00 am - Mark Filler of Highland Park felt conflicting emotions as he sat down in the U.S. Capitol to watch the State of the Union address Tuesday night. The longtime politics ju...
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Local lawmakers react to State of the Union speechJan 12, 2016 12:00 am - The president gets to give the State of the Union address, but local members of Congress are always ready to weigh in. Here's what they were saying Tuesday night. U.S. S...
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The Latest: Obama says list of mass shootings too longJan 05, 2016 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The latest on President Barack Obama's executive actions to tighten gun control in the United States (all times EST): 12 p.m.: President Barack Obama i...
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Suburban lawmakers react to Obama on guns: a step forward or poisonJan 05, 2016 12:00 am - Local Democrats said the fight over guns should continue in Congress after President Barack Obama's executive actions today, and Republicans said the president's move co...
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Obama and the Clintons: Top Dems mingle on Martha's VineyardAug 15, 2015 1:00 am - OAK BLUFFS, Mass. - America's two foremost Democratic couples - the Obamas and the Clintons - mingled on Saturday as politics mixed with summer repose on swanky Martha's...
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Will Persian-Gulf subsidies cost U.S. jobs?Jul 28, 2015 1:00 am - Subsidies to foreign airlines from governments in the Persian Gulf could cost more than 25,000 jobs in the Chicago area, a coalition of U.S. airlines, pilots and flight ...
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Obama spells out national security blueprintFeb 06, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama, outlining a new national security blueprint for his last two years in office, warned against American "overreach" abroad Friday, eve...
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Biden expected to miss Netanyahu speech to CongressFeb 06, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Vice President Joe Biden is expected to miss Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial address to a joint meeting of Congress because of ove...