Articles filed under Political Figures
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Clinton urges Democrats to vote in 'overwhelming' numbersAug 19, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Hillary Clinton urged Democrats to vote in 'œoverwhelming" numbers in remarks Wednesday night to the Democratic National Convention that at times reflecte...
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Democrats pound their message: To oust Trump, you must voteAug 19, 2020 1:00 am - WILMINGTON, Del. - Former President Barack Obama warned Wednesday night that American democracy may not survive if Donald Trump is reelected, delivering a scathingly re...
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After years of big moments, Bill Clinton's DNC role shrinksAug 18, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Few people ever have logged more time on Democratic National Convention stages than Bill Clinton. But when the former president delivered his 11th spe...
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Postal Service halts some changes amid outcry, lawsuitsAug 18, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Facing mounting public pressure and a crush of state lawsuits, President Donald Trump's new postmaster general announced Tuesday he is halting some operatio...
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Pritzker extends emergency housing relief application periodAug 18, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinoisans suffering economic decline due to COVID now have an extra week to apply for emergency rental assistance. Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Tuesday t...
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Trump campaign's Russia contacts 'grave' threat, Senate saysAug 18, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Trump campaign's interactions with Russian intelligence services during the 2016 presidential election posed a "grave" counterintelligence threat, a Sen...
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Democrats make it official, nominate Biden to take on TrumpAug 18, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Anxious Democrats from every corner of America cemented Joe Biden's status as their best hope to defeat President Donald Trump Tuesday night, formally no...
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'Trumpocrat' Blagojevich to headline GOP candidate's fundraiser in St. CharlesAug 17, 2020 1:00 am - Disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich once joked about not having a speaking role at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, saying the "Democratic National C...
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United against Trump — Obama, Sanders and a few Republicans urge voters to back BidenAug 17, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK — Former first lady Michelle Obama assailed President Donald Trump Monday night, delivering a scathing critique of the Republican president who replaced her hus...
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Former Illinois Gov. Thompson, who fought corruption, diesAug 15, 2020 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Former Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson, whose prosecutions of public officials - including a predecessor - helped catapult him to become the state's longest-se...