Articles filed under Democratic Party
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Ambassador death no political football, father saysOct 14, 2012 7:35 pm - The father of Christopher Stevens, the U.S. ambassador to Libya who was killed in the attack in Benghazi last month, said his son’s death shouldn’t be politicized in the...
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Debate preparation trumps 2012 campaigning SundayOct 14, 2012 7:25 pm - BURLINGTON, Mass. — As Mitt Romney’s campaign claimed new momentum in the race for the White House, President Barack Obama’s political advisers on Sunday promised the in...
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Fewer qualms for gun-rights groups over Romney nowOct 14, 2012 7:19 pm - ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gun-rights groups perceive President Barack Obama as a threat to unfettered access to firearms. They once had qualms about Mitt Romney, too. But times ...
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Key matchups in state legislature racesOct 14, 2012 5:00 am - 10th House: Former Democratic state Rep. Derrick Smith of Chicago was ejected from the House in August after his arrest on a federal bribery charge. But he’s pleaded not...
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GOP facing long odds for gains in legislatureOct 14, 2012 5:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The state’s unemployment rate is above 9 percent, Democrats in the Illinois Capitol have been in charge as budget and pension deficits soared, and Republic...
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Spotlight on social issues in 52nd House raceOct 13, 2012 8:00 am - The candidates for the 52nd House District seat say their top priority in Springfield would be improving the state’s economic climate, and yet social issues at times hav...
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Morrison, Rudd vying for 54th House District seatOct 12, 2012 5:30 am - The race for the 54th House District seat features a freshman lawmaker and a political newcomer with very different fiscal views and polar opposite social positions. Rep...
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Images: Biden vs. Ryan in vice presidential debateOct 12, 2012 12:22 am - Vice President Joe Biden and challenging vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan go head to head in a debate in which neither candidate held back with claims and countercl...
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Fact check: Slips on Libya, Syria, auto bailoutOct 11, 2012 10:24 pm - WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden has mangled a heaping helping of facts over the years. Despite being newer to presidential-campaign politics, Republican Paul Ryan ...
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War zones, body language off-camera at debatesOct 11, 2012 10:21 pm - DANVILLE, Ky. — Most voters watching the debate from home didn’t get to see what happened before and after Vice President Joe Biden and Republican challenger Paul Ryan w...