Articles filed under Political Figures
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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...
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Funeral held for former Blagojevich fundraiser Christopher KellySep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - The funeral for ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich's chief fundraiser has ended in southwest suburban Western Springs. Blagojevich, his wife and their two daughters attended th...
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Kelly often worked in the political shadowsSep 14, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - For the day he took the oath of office to become governor, Rod Blagojevich turned to pal Christopher G. Kelly to preside over the ceremony. That 2003 inaug...
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To the very end, Chris Kelly wasn't the guy who swerved firstSep 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Once in a while, the ex-officio governor of Illinois Chris Kelly would stop by a Starbucks near our house, and my wife would mention to me that she saw him there. Kelly...