Articles filed under Barack Obama
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Burris embarrasses his good nameDec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - On the plus side, Saturday Night Live will now have some new material. On the downside, Illinois will once again be the punching bag for comics all across the country. W...
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Statement of President-elect Barack ObamaDec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Here is the full statement from President-elect Barack Obama regarding Gov. Rod Blagojevich's appointment of Roland Burris to fill Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat: "Rola...
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We should use clout to get train bypassesDec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - President-elect Obama (Illinois). President-elect chief of staff Rahm Emanuel (Illinois). Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (Illinois). Secretary of Transportation Ray La...
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Emanuel to resign congressional seat FridayDec 29, 2008 10:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel, who's accepted President-elect Barack Obama's offer to be the new White House chief of staff, plans to resign his congressional seat on Friday. E...
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Letter addressed to Obama has suspicious powderDec 29, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Two Springfield office buildings were locked down Monday after a letter addressed to President-elect Barack Obama was found to contain a suspicious powder...
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Obama's Hawaii retreat lost power for 11 hoursDec 27, 2008 10:00 pm - HONOLULU -- President-elect Barack Obama's Hawaiian vacation was darkened for 11 hours Friday night and early Saturday when a power outage enveloped the island of Oahu. ...
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Obama, 2 aides met with Blagojevich investigatorsDec 23, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama and two of his top aides met last week with federal investigators building a corruption case against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagoje...
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40 Springfield students to see inaugurationDec 22, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says his office has gotten more than 20,000 ticket requests for President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration, but 40 students from a ...
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Obama chooses Lincoln's Bible for inaugurationDec 22, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama will use the same Bible at his inauguration that Abraham Lincoln used for his swearing in. Obama will be the first president s...
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Biden: Report to clear Obama aides in Blagojevich probeDec 22, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Vice President-elect Joe Biden said Tuesday that a report due to be released imminently will show "no inappropriate contact" between President-elect Barack...