Articles filed under Democratic Party
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Obama visits Texas to mark Iraq war anniversaryAug 31, 2012 10:48 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is serving up an election-year reminder that he ended the Iraq war, visiting a Texas military base two years to the day that he forma...
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Obama juggles roles as president and as candidateAug 28, 2012 7:52 pm - WASHINGTON — Trying to keep his job as he does his job, President Barack Obama assured the nation Tuesday his administration was capably ready for a menacing Hurricane I...
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Editorial: Conventional challenges for us allAug 27, 2012 5:00 am - The major political parties begin their national conventions today, continuing them over the next two weeks. Polls show most of us already have decided how we’ll vote. M...
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Democratic group attacks Kock brothers in secretly funded adsAug 25, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — A secretly funded Democratic group is running a $500,000 national television advertising campaign spotlighting the Koch brothers as the money behind Republi...
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Chicago Mayor Emanuel among Democratic convention speakersAug 20, 2012 11:00 am - WASHINGTON — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine and Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick are among prominent Democrats who will speak at their party'...
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Local schools dodge pension funding bulletAug 18, 2012 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — With no action on pensions during Friday's special legislative sessions, suburban school districts have once again dodged a plan that would have them pay m...
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Beaubien not counting on House Republicans for supportAug 01, 2012 11:14 am - Since joining the 52nd House District race as an independent, Dee Beaubien has said she’d work to emulate her late husband Mark Beaubien’s ability to work across both si...
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Democratic candidates forum in Schaumburg Aug. 6Jul 25, 2012 5:24 pm - The Schaumburg Area Democrats will host a Democratic Candidates Forum at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 6 at Chandler’s Chop House at the Schaumburg Golf Club, 401 N. Roselle Road ...
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Editorial: Illinois’ endless saga of debt and inactionJul 16, 2012 5:00 am - It’s time to take a step back and examine the proverbial Illinois state government forest as well as its individual trees. In the past week or so, we carried a series of...
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Jackson Jr. being treated for ‘mood disorder’Jul 11, 2012 4:15 pm - U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is under intensive medical treatment for a “mood disorder,” his office announced in a brief statement Wednesday, more than a month after the ...