Articles filed under Democratic Party
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Face to face: Obama, Romney in crackling debateOct 16, 2012 10:13 pm - HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — An aggressive President Barack Obama accused challenger Mitt Romney of favoring a “one-point plan” to help the rich in America and playing politics wit...
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Eyes are on the voters in town hall-style debatesOct 15, 2012 9:13 pm - WASHINGTON — The every-four-years ritual of a national “town hall” style debate began as a nerve-racking experiment in live television. Moderator Carole Simpson was so n...
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Obama embraces economic record in new commercialOct 15, 2012 7:25 pm - WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — With the economy showing some signs of improvement three weeks before Election Day, President Barack Obama on Monday laid down a full embrace of the ...
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Pizza Hut rethinks presidential debate stuntOct 15, 2012 1:35 pm - NEW YORK — Pizza Hut is rethinking its contest daring people to ask “Sausage or Pepperoni?” at the presidential debate Tuesday. After the stunt triggered backlash last w...
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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...