Articles filed under Political Figures
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Obama honors fallen Americans at DoverOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Delaware -- Standing in the pre-dawn darkness, President Barack Obama saw the real cost of the war in Afghanistan: The Americans who return in flag...
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Obama name offers no magic for selling lot next to Chicago homeOct 27, 2009 11:00 pm - A vacant lot next to President Barack Obama's Chicago home is on the market for almost double what the owners paid 19 months ago. The land was once owned by the wife of ...
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Ex-Blagojevich aide pleads guilty to corruptionOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - A former top aide to ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich pleaded guilty to wire fraud Tuesday and promised to cooperate with prosecutors in the case involving the forme...
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Senate committee approves health care planOct 12, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Historic legislation to expand U.S. health care and control costs won its first Republican supporter Tuesday and cleared a key Senate hurdle, a double-barr...
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Source: Blago to appear on 'Celeb Apprentice'Oct 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Out of work since he was impeached by Illinois lawmakers, Rod Blagojevich is taking his job search to TV's toughest boss -- Donald Trump. The ousted Illinois governor wi...
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Reaction to Obama's Nobel Peace PrizeOct 08, 2009 11:00 pm - ...
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Local politicians react to Obama's Nobel Peace PrizeOct 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Here's what some Illinois politicians had to say about President Barack Obama winning a Nobel Peace Prize: "Receiving the Nobel Peace Prize demonstrates that President B...
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Suburban lawmaker says Blago media tour unconvincingOct 08, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Since being kicked out of office, Rod Blagojevich may have written a "tell-all" book and been on just about every talk show the cable TV spectrum offers, b...
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Olympics: Obama at the center of another electionSep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - The crowd at President Barack Obama's victory rally stretched from one end of Grant Park to the other, spilling onto nearby sidewalks and streets. From Oprah Winfrey to ...
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Blago lawyer: fundraiser will 'speak from grave'Sep 21, 2009 11:00 pm - An attorney for ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Tuesday that former political fundraiser Christopher G. Kelly, who died in an apparent suicide two weeks ago, "will spea...