Articles filed under Political Figures
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Durbin pushes Obama agenda as first friend in SenateFeb 23, 2009 10:00 pm - In late 2004, Senator Dick Durbin looked like he might go national. The Illinois Democrat was ascending to his party's No. 2 post in the Senate. John Kerry, the Democrat...
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Watchdog group joins chorus calling for Burris' resignationFeb 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Yet another voice is calling for U.S. Sen. Roland Burris to resign. The Better Government Association, an 85-year-old nonpartisan government watchdog group, called on B...
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Obama: People should see tax cut help by April 1Feb 21, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- It took only weeks for the notoriously slow Congress to pass the $787 billion economic stimulus package. President Barack Obama signed it into law less tha...
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Quinn calls on Sen. Burris to resignFeb 20, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Pat Quinn called on embattled U.S. Sen. Roland Burris to quit and urged state lawmakers to approve a special election in hopes of finally finding a Se...
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Jim Ryan's only state election losses? Burris and BlagoFeb 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Back when Republicans roamed Illinois' state offices, Jim Ryan won three straight elections as DuPage County state's attorney, and two consecutive terms as Illinois atto...
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Hare says it's time for Burris to step downFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois Congressman Phil Hare says the people of Illinois have had enough and it's time for U.S. Sen. Roland Burris to step down. During an appearance on CNN on Friday...
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Blagojevich aide tells of Burris call in fallFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - A former aide to then Gov. Rod Blagojevich says Roland Burris gave him a call last fall, during which he expressed interest in filling a senate seat should Barack Obama ...
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Black ministers may rethink backing Sen. BurrisFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Many of Chicago's most influential black pastors supported Roland Burris' appointment to the U.S. Senate, even though his name had been put forward by then-Gov. Rod Blag...
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Obama victory bill totals $1.74 millionFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - The cost of President Barack Obama's Election Day victory celebration in Chicago's Grant Park totaled $1.74 million, and the city has yet to be paid. Peter Scales of the...
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Hynes calls for Burris to resignFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes, a Chicago Democrat and former Senate candidate himself, added his voice today to the growing list of politicians calling for Roland Burri...