Articles filed under Illinois
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Will state join push to dump Electoral College?Feb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- If John R. Koza gets his way, American voters will never again have to worry about the inner workings of the Electoral College and why it decides who sits...
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Man accused of threatening judgeFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - A man set to appear in a Chicago court on Monday faces a charge of sending a threatening communication to a federal judge, authorities said. Anthony Meyers, 30, was indi...
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Rocker's video inspired by Obama speechFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- In the long history of political campaign theme songs, there has never been one quite like "Yes We Can," starring Barack Obama and a host of A-list celebr...
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Indicted Blagojevich fundraiser gets loanFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich's chief fundraiser has arranged to get a loan from the same Iraqi billionaire whose $3.5 million payment got another member of the governor's inner ...
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Primary campaign has turned into a battle for the centerFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Nobody scored a knockout victory on Super Tuesday, but it's obvious who lost: the partisan voices of the two parties who have been arguing that Campaign 2008 would be ab...
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Lane Bryant offers to pay for victims' funeralsFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - The national retailer that owns the Tinley Park clothing store where a gunman killed a manager and four shoppers has offered to pay for their funerals, a company spokesw...
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How Democrats can best unify the Republican PartyFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Forewarned, Democrats now are forearmed -- not that they will necessarily make sensible use of the gift. Tuesday's voting armed Democratic voters with the name of the ca...
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How Obama mystique has grownFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - On an early March night nearly four years ago in Chicago, Barack Obama supporters milled about the Hyatt Regency, munching on cheese trays and making small talk while re...
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Early primary helps McCainFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - In a push to help presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama's campaign, Illinois Democrats moved up the state's primary to Feb. 5 from March. But a day after Super Tuesday,...
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Senate Republicans block bid to expand stimulus billFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans blocked a move by Democrats on Wednesday to add more than $40 billion in checks for the elderly, disabled veterans and the unemployed to...