Articles filed under Political Figures
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Why did headline focus on race?Nov 07, 2008 10:00 pm - I found the headline on page 2, Nov. 5, election coverage to be thought provoking. If John McCain had been elected, would you have written "White pride resonates?" Kell...
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McCain set for Veteran's Day visit to 'Tonight'Nov 07, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES _ Sen. John McCain will make his first post-election TV appearance on the "Tonight" show next week, NBC said Friday. The Republican presidential candidate i...
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Union: State didn't bargain before Pontiac layoffsNov 07, 2008 10:00 pm - The union that represents employees at a central Illinois prison filed a lawsuit Friday to try to block the state from laying off workers as officials move ahead with pl...
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Key questions and answers from first news conferenceNov 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Here is a summary of answers to some questions Barack Obama was asked in his first news conference as president-elect on Friday. On Obama's planned visit to the White H...
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Pop culture moments that defined Election '08Nov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK _ Given the historic election that America has just experienced, it's hard to remember back to last week, let alone June 2007, when Barack Obama was a true unde...
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Start Obama line to redistribute wealthNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Congratulations to President- elect Obama. Never have I witnessed a more pragmatic campaign. Perhaps now, your most ardent supporters, the news media, the entertainment...
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Only one to keep Democrats in checkNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Thomas "Tip" O'Neill, a longtime Speaker of the House in the U.S. Congress, once declared, "All politics is local." He was explaining how the problems and concerns of to...
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Obama needs to utilize the best of both partiesNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - The celebration of Barack Obama's victory was genuine and heartfelt, as it should have been. No one who has lived in this country and knows history can be insensitive t...
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The perilous future after the electionNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - As one gets older, there is a tendency to look at things from a broader perspective. That is what I am doing with respect to this and future elections at the federal lev...
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GOP Sen. Bill Brady will run for governorNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois legislative races ended just this week, but it's not too soon for politicians to get in place for the 2010 gubernatorial contest. Bloomington...