Articles filed under Political Figures
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Work with others but stay the leaderNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - President-elect Obama is a transnational (citizen of the world) politician. One of his objectives will be to devise more inclusive forms of global governance. This trans...
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The great thrill of Obama's victoryNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - I think it is important to state that there are many God-loving people in this country who do not see the world the way Mr. Philip Roos does (Fence Post, Nov. 17). In fa...
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DCFS cuts jobs, not workloadNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The state's child-welfare agency, preparing to cut almost 200 employees amid a budget crisis, says it needs remaining staff members punching in on overtim...
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State budget crashing; governor looks to feds, lenders, cutsNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - With an ever-widening budget gap of $2 billion, Gov. Rod Blagojevich is seeking sweeping authority to cut state programs, including education. "Today we have more diffi...
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AG Madigan: 'Less than zero' chance for Senate nodNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says the chance is "less than zero" that Gov. Rod Blagojevich will offer her President-elect Barack Obama's former seat in the U.S...
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Blagojevich seeks new power to address budget woesNov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Facing a growing hole in the state budget, Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Tuesday that he will seek authority to cut spending, including education money, by up...
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Obama and his team need our prayersNov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - As our nation faces moral, financial and unemployment crisis, our newly elected president and his cabinet have their work cut out for them. However, it will take the hel...
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Unsealed docs detail profanity-laced fraud schemeNov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - A federal judge on Monday unsealed eight documents detailing profanity-laced talks secretly taped by witness Stuart Levine as he planned with former political powerhouse...
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What Obama victory says about AmericaNov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - I was 15 and a sophomore at Zion Benton High School when Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated. Shortly thereafter, race riots broke out in our cafeteria during lunch...
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Rep. Danny Davis interested in Obama's Senate seatNov 16, 2008 10:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Danny Davis said Sunday that he wants to replace Barack Obama as the junior senator from Illinois. The Illinois Democrat's declaration came the same day Presid...