Articles filed under Barack Obama
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Obama hasn't put in the timeOct 17, 2008 11:00 pm - As 2008 Election Day approaches, I would like all Illinois residents to ask themselves one simple question before entering the ballot booth. What has your senator, Barac...
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Obama accuses McCain of wanting to cut MedicareOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - ROANOKE, Va. -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Friday that Republican rival John McCain wants to cut $882 billion from Medicare over a decade to fin...
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McCain challenges Obama's tax cut promiseOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - MIAMI -- Republican John McCain told a crowd in this battleground state Friday to "hold onto your wallet" because his Democratic presidential rival, Barack Obama, has ta...
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Issue of race grows with likelihood of Obama winOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Race, an inescapable but explosive issue on which both presidential candidates have tread carefully if not tried to ignore, is increasingly popping up as i...
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It's time to tell the truthOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Lipstick on a lie. At the Saddleback Church, John McCain was quoted as saying, "Our nation was founded on Judeo-Christian values and principles." Does he, or we as a nat...
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Bill Ayers' suburban tiesOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Today, he's a topic of debate in the presidential campaign. But Bill Ayers started out as a smart kid from a wealthy Glen Ellyn family. His father was a CEO of ComEd, an...
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McCain, Obama trade jokes, not jabs at NYC dinnerOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- John McCain and Barack Obama swapped self-deprecating jokes instead of campaign jabs Thursday night, the Republican saying he had replaced his team of senior...
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NRA's criticism of Obama is untrueOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Once again, the National Rifle Association and its brethren, The American Issues Project, are falsely attacking another presidential candidate, Sen. Obama. The NRA fals...
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Truth about Freddie Mac, Fannie MaeOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - I read Walt Zlotow's piece in Fence Post about the "Ponzi scheme" that has put our economy in a tailspin. He appears to be blaming this on John McCain. I am sure as fair...
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Without life, other benefits don't matterOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - This comment is in response to all this meaning of being pro-life as outlined by Mary Beth Delaney of Palatine in the Daily Herald (Fence Post) Sept. 27. What Mary Beth...