Articles filed under Political Figures
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Without an outlet, lamp shines no lightOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Barack Obama, let's say metaphorically, is a lamp. He has the light bulb, or the knowledge. He has the wires, or the ideas, to change our country. He has the lampshade, ...
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Mainstream media 'morally perverse'Oct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - In reply to your not unexpected endorsement of Obama Oct. 19: The fact that the mainstream media (MSM), including the Daily Herald, is almost unanimously supporting Obam...
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Vallas returning to ChicagoOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Former Chicago Public Schools chief and Democratic governor candidate Paul Vallas is returning to the region Sunday to endorse a constitutional convention referendum. Va...
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Munson maintains vote not anti-veteranOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - On May 21, a measure for the state to provide funding for veterans was approved in Springfield with votes rigidly following along party lines. House Bill 6545 passed by ...
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Obama wrong on taxes and economyOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - In 1997, the new Republican Congress passed some minor tax relief (Clinton "reluctantly" signed the bill) lowering the capital gains tax from 28 percent to 20 percent. ...
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Dirty tricks control outcome of electionOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - More than 200 absentee ballots could go uncounted because of a technicality. These are military ballots (Daily Herald, Oct. 25). Surprise, surprise. The military, for t...
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Cellini donations permeate local, state campaignsOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - The indictment of political insider Bill Cellini leaves numerous politicians scrambling to explain campaign donations tied to the bipartisan power broker. Cellini and h...
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One-party rule isn't healthy for countryOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - The debates are over; the media is attacking Sarah Palin unmercifully and ignoring the issues that are important to you and me. The media is insinuating that it is a bat...
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Candidates spar over mailers' claimsOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - State Sen. Matt Murphy's not too thrilled with his opponent's campaign material, either. A mailer sent by Peter Gutzmer to tens of thousands of households in the 27th Se...
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Democrats' idea of change a bad oneOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Two pertinent realities to keep in mind in this election. 1. Both the U.S. Senate and House are in firm Democrat control, with Pelosi and Reid as the respective leaders...