Articles filed under Illinois
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Romney likens McCain tactics to Nixon'sJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney accused his rival John McCain of adopting underhanded tactics from Richard Nixon, the GOP president w...
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GOP turns up heat here, while Clinton backs offJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Republicans ratcheted up their push for suburban votes Thursday as the Hillary Clinton campaign appeared to back away from a costly fight in Barack Obama's home state. ...
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McCain, Obama are getting closer to gaining nominationJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Heading into Tuesday's unprecedented day of voting in two dozen states, a degree of order is emerging in the dramatic races for the presidential nominations of both part...
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Obama says a vote for Clinton is 'a step back'Jan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - DENVER -- Democratic Sen. Barack Obama said Wednesday a Hillary Rodham Clinton presidency would be a step back to the past, turning her husband's image of a bridge to th...
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Are early voters excited about the home team?Jan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Feel free to apply your own interpretation and decide whether it's a harbinger, an aberration or something else altogether. But here's the situation: As Illinois' early...
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7.2 million eligible to voteJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - More than 7.2 million Illinoisans can officially go to the polls and cast their votes on Super Tuesday. State election officials say that number of registered voters fo...
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Edwards exits where he startedJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- John Edwards bowed out of his second presidential bid saying he hoped the "two Americas" he speaks of so often, one for the haves and the other for the hav...
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McCain, Obama are getting closer to gaining nominationJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Heading into Tuesday's unprecedented day of voting in two dozen states, a degree of order is emerging in the dramatic races for the presidential nominations of both part...
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Jury: Man guilty of 1st-degree murder in 4 shotgun rampage deathJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- After a few minutes of deliberations, a St. Clair County jury determined a man found guilty Wednesday of the shotgun deaths of his girlfriend, her infant s...
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Temperature free fall closes schools, disrupts morning travelJan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - Unusual weather that had Illinoisans thinking spring abruptly transformed to a nasty winter storm Tuesday as powerful hail and snow blasted the state, downing trees and ...