Articles filed under Political Figures
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Cash-poor states eager for a piece of Obama planJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- President-elect Barack Obama's plan to overhaul U.S. roads, bridges and transit systems has local officials clamoring for their share of those federal dolla...
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Blagojevich's federal security clearance revokedJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has revoked embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich's access to classified federal security information, officials said Friday. The move ...
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House pushes up Blago impeachment hearingsJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - The Illinois legislature on Friday took steps to pick up the pace on Gov. Rod Blagojevich's impeachment, hoping to get him out of office, a new governor in his place and...
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Activists support Burris appointmentJan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Activists in Chicago are pushing for lawmakers to accept Gov. Rod Blagojevich's appointment of former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate. At a ne...
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Obama returns home after vacation in HawaiiJan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - KAILUA, Hawaii -- President-elect Barack Obama on Thursday bid his native Hawaii "aloha" after a 12-day vacation. Obama, wife Michelle and their two young daughters flew...
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2 senators better than one? Yes, experts sayDec 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois' been a one-senator state since President-elect Obama resigned in November. Newly elected senators get sworn in on Tuesday in Washington, and if Gov. Rod Blago...
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Burris sues to certify Senate appointment, will go to D.C.Dec 31, 2008 10:00 pm - One day after Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced his appointment as U.S. senator, Roland Burris was rebuffed by Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White and Burris took the m...
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Dems explain why they let governor make appointmentDec 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois Democrats stand by their decision against holding a special election to choose the state's next senator, maintaining that even if anyone anticipated Gov. Rod Bl...
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What happens now for Senate pick?Dec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Now what? With two political forces already lining up to say they won't cooperate with Roland Burris' appointment as U.S. Senator, what happens next has the potential to...
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Obamas to move into Washington hotel this weekendDec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Obamas are coming to Washington -- early. After wrapping up a Hawaiian vacation on Thursday, President-elect Obama and his wife and daughters will arri...