Articles filed under Democratic Party
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Terranova resigns as Schaumburg Township Democratic committeemanNov 16, 2012 6:01 pm - Schaumburg Township Democratic Committeeman Rocco Terranova announced his resignation from his post Friday, citing increased pressures from his professional job. He is s...
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Dozen House women defend Rice over Libya commentsNov 16, 2012 5:28 pm - WASHINGTON — Republican senators’ angry criticism of U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice over her initial account of the deadly Sept. 11 attack in Libya smacks of sexism and raci...
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Schaumburg Township Democrats, GOP setting slates for April electionNov 12, 2012 9:55 am - Former Republican state House candidate John Lawson will seek re-election as Schaumburg Township assessor in April, solidifying a GOP township slate that will feature mo...
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Warren’s return to Washington heralds fight with big banksNov 08, 2012 8:05 pm - Bloomberg News WASHINGTON — Look out, Wall Street: She’s baaaack. Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard law professor and self-styled “cop on the beat” who protects consumers fr...
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Election won’t end abortion/contraception debateNov 08, 2012 7:53 pm - NEW YORK — Democrats and liberal advocacy groups have declared victory in what they called a Republican “war on women” and are celebrating the pivotal defeats of some GO...
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Fiscal cliff: Impasse on tax rates is big hurdleNov 08, 2012 6:29 pm - WASHINGTON — House Republicans’ hard line against higher tax rates for upper-income earners leaves re-elected President Barack Obama with a tough, core decision: Does he...
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Change coming to Obama’s team, just not right awayNov 08, 2012 6:25 pm - WASHINGTON — Big changes are coming to President Barack Obama’s administration — just not right away. The White House is making the nation’s high-stakes fiscal crisis i...
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GOP groups taking stock after $380 million lossNov 08, 2012 6:02 pm - WASHINGTON — Republican-leaning independent groups were supposed to be a key to victory for Mitt Romney. But they ended up being among the big losers of the presidential...
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Re-elected, Obama heads back to divided governmentNov 07, 2012 7:00 pm - WASHINGTON — One day after a bruising, mixed-verdict election, President Barack Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner both pledged Wednesday to seek a compromi...
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How Obama victory could affect areas of US economyNov 07, 2012 12:54 pm - Upper-income Americans may face a tax increase. Auto fuel economy standards might be raised. Stocks of construction and engineering companies could benefit. America’s de...