Articles filed under Political Figures
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Obama arrives in London, first leg of Europe tripMar 30, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- President Barack Obama has arrived in Europe, with a hefty economic and political agenda for his first journey across the Atlantic since taking office two mont...
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Obama turns to Web to bypass news mediaMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Call it Round Two of the news conference, with a big Internet twist. President Barack Obama took questions from the White House press corps on Tuesday in a...
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A guide to Blago-cabularyMar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich offered views of politics and his ouster from office, among other things, during a two-hour gig as radio talk show host Wednesday morning. "T...
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House, Senate panels take up revised Obama budgetMar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Facing opposition even within his own party, President Barack Obama is heading to Capitol Hill to press hard for approval of a $3.6 trillion budget that Re...
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Rod Blagojevich, media star: 2-hour stint on WLS used to attack QuinnMar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - WLS 890-AM turned its airwaves over to Rod Blagojevich for a couple hours Wednesday, as the disgraced former governor filled in for vacationing radio talk show hosts and...
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Obama apologizes for Special Olympics gaffeMar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has apologized to the chairman of the Special Olympics for his late-night talk show quip equating his bowling skills to those of ath...
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Report: Zell gets attorney for Ill. gov. interviewMar 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Federal prosecutors interviewed Tribune Co. Chairman Sam Zell in January as a potential witness in their criminal investigation of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, according...
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Judge won't remove prosecutors from Blago caseMar 08, 2009 11:00 pm - A federal judge has turned down a request from impeached former Gov. Rod Blagojevich to have Chicago's top federal prosecutor and his staff thrown off the corruption cas...
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Obama: Time of crisis can be 'great opportunity'Mar 07, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Trying to buck up a dispirited nation, President Barack Obama on Saturday promised that prosperous days will return and cast these bleak times as nothing l...
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Prosecutor seeking FBI tapes of BurrisMar 05, 2009 10:00 pm - A county prosecutor exploring the possibility of perjury charges against U.S. Sen. Roland Burris has asked federal officials in Chicago for FBI tapes of phone conversati...