Articles filed under Political Figures
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Quinn won't say yea or nay on tax increaseDec 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn won't say if he will or won't support raising the state income tax to deal with a $2 billion budget hole if he becomes Illinois' governor. Quinn says ...
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U.S. attorney won't help impeachment effortDec 22, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald will not assist an impeachment effort against Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the federal prosecutor said in a letter to lawmakers m...
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40 Springfield students to see inaugurationDec 22, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says his office has gotten more than 20,000 ticket requests for President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration, but 40 students from a ...
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Obama chooses Lincoln's Bible for inaugurationDec 22, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama will use the same Bible at his inauguration that Abraham Lincoln used for his swearing in. Obama will be the first president s...
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Impeachment panel awaiting word from prosecutorDec 22, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Lawmakers studying impeachment of Gov. Rod Blagojevich have adjourned for the rest of the week. They're still waiting to hear from U.S. Attorney Patrick F...
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Biden: Report to clear Obama aides in Blagojevich probeDec 22, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Vice President-elect Joe Biden said Tuesday that a report due to be released imminently will show "no inappropriate contact" between President-elect Barack...
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Governor borrows for his 'I will fight' speechDec 21, 2008 10:00 pm - He is a plagiarist too, our governor. As if the charges of snatching money from sick children and selling out Obama's legacy weren't bad enough. Now Rod R. has gone and ...
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How about an 'Impeach Effen Blago Cocktail?'Dec 21, 2008 10:00 pm - The delightfully vulgar Blagojevich affair has inspired some Chicago bartenders to commemorate the moment. At Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse this week, they offered a ...
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Impeachment panel breaks; no word from prosecutorDec 21, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The committee studying impeachment of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has ended its work for the week with no word on how deeply it can look into criminal c...
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Talk is cheap, but it still can be a crimeDec 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Confronted with taped conversations of the governor allegedly scheming to sell off a U.S. Senate seat and state business, Gov. Rod Blagojevich's defense attorney shrugs ...