Articles filed under Governor
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Quinn-ismsJan 09, 2011 10:00 pm - During debates, news conferences and campaign stops, Gov. Pat Quinn is well known for using certain catchphrases to make a point. And Monday, as he was sworn in for his ...
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Quinn's suburban roots on display at inaugurationJan 09, 2011 10:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn's suburban roots were on display at Monday's inauguration ceremonies, as the Hinsdale native officially became governor in his own right. Quinn — an alum...
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Call him the state's chief bachelorJan 08, 2011 10:00 pm - Quinn Illinois' first unmarried governor in 61 years
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Civil unions and the churchDec 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Running for president in 1960, John F. Kennedy fended off concerns that as a Catholic he'd be controlled by the pope. “I am the Democratic candidate for president who al...
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Where's the mandate, Pat?Nov 19, 2010 10:00 pm - What planet is Gov. Quinn from? He believes that his micro-slim win over Brady is a mandate from the citizens of Illinois for his income tax increase. His election merel...
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The Illinois Senator who could have beaten Pat QuinnNov 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Illinois Republicans didn't lose the election for governor by 19,000 votes last week when Bill Brady conceded to Pat Quinn. They lost the state's top elected position b...
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Decades of agitating take Pat Quinn from gadfly to governorNov 05, 2010 11:00 pm - It began with an overgrown suburban field. Gov. Pat Quinn was 10 years old then, his now 93-year-old mother Eileen recalls. The area across the street from the family's ...
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Pat Quinn's mom shows toughness, love on the campaign trailNov 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Eileen Quinn keeps up a pace daunting for a woman half her age. The mother of Gov. Pat Quinn, a devout Catholic, attends daily Mass at St. Luke Church in River Forest, w...
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Quinn earns chance to argue he has mandateNov 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn's quest to become the elected leader of Illinois was fulfilled Friday when his Republican challenger conceded the state's closest governor's race in decad...
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Quinn won't push Brady to concedeNov 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is refusing to officially declare victory even though he's proclaimed his lead "insurmountable." The Democrat on Thursday also wouldn't call on ...