Articles filed under Democratic Party
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Hardiman: Ill. deserve candidate who can ‘endure’Sep 17, 2013 7:44 am - The man who’s now the lone Democrat challenging Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn in the 2014 primary says he’s staying in the race. Tio Hardiman is the only candidate left after ...
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White says 5th term could be his last as secretary of stateSep 12, 2013 3:33 pm - While the official re-election bid of Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White came as no surprise Thursday, the Chicago Democrat who routinely sets records for support a...
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Judge halts creation of Lake election commissionAug 16, 2013 3:54 pm - A plan to strip oversight of Lake County elections from the county clerk was halted by a judge’s order Friday afternoon. In a hearing in Waukegan, Kane County Judge Davi...
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Divisions apparent on Democrat DayAug 14, 2013 3:29 pm - SPRINGFIELD — There was no booing this year, but the divisions and intraparty squabbles among Illinois Democrats were on full display Wednesday in Springfield as they ri...
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Obama: 'Appropriate reforms' for spy program in worksAug 09, 2013 6:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Responding to critics, President Barack Obama promised on Friday to work with Congress on “appropriate reforms” for the domestic surveillance programs that ...
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Quinn says no Democrat rally, speeches at state fairAug 09, 2013 5:57 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn says Democrats will skip the traditional rally and speeches at this year’s Illinois State Fair. The Chicago Democrat says Wednesday’s Govern...
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Daley makes candidacy for governor officialJul 30, 2013 10:03 am - Former White House chief of staff Bill Daley officially stepped into the 2014 Illinois governor’s race Tuesday by filing paperwork with state election officials, making ...
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Wives of Spitzer, Weiner scrutinized in NYC racesJul 20, 2013 1:55 pm - NEW YORK — Two New York City political wives, forever linked by their husbands’ humiliating scandals, are taking very different roles in their spouses’ improbable politi...
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Quinn, Daley build contrasting campaign fundsJul 16, 2013 1:18 pm - The two Democratic candidates for governor are showing a clear contrast in how they’re building their campaign funds. Gov. Pat Quinn raised $1 million in the three-month...
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Lisa Madigan decision to seek re-election roils DemocratsJul 16, 2013 7:28 am - The decision by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan to seek re-election may have put a cramp into the plans of at least two Democratic politicians — state Sen. Kwame ...