Articles filed under Political Figures
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Senate hearing Tuesday spotlights school reformJan 12, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama's choice for education secretary, Arne Duncan, said Tuesday that the No Child Left Behind law should stop punishing schools where only a handf...
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Some GOP still pushing for Senate special electionJan 12, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Republicans are in no hurry to fill President-elect Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat. Despite reports that Roland Burris would gain the seat this w...
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House counsel to prosecute impeachment trialJan 12, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House lawyer who drafted the 61-page report detailing the impeachable offenses committed by Gov. Rod Blagojevich will prosecute the governor i...
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Burris to be sworn in to replace Obama in SenateJan 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Roland Burris said Monday he was "truly humbled and honored" as U.S. Senate Democrats announced he would be sworn in as the Illinois senator to replace President-elect B...
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Blago to preside over Senate that will try himJan 12, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich, just days after his impeachment, will preside Wednesday over a Senate that will turn around and put him on trial over hi...
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Madigan: Bill wouldn't have stopped Blagojevich from picking BurrisJan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - The speaker of the Illinois House said Sunday he doesn't think a bill taking away the governor's power to appoint President-elect Barack Obama's Senate replacement would...
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State contractor silent on alleged Blagojevich tiesJan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Michael Vondra, a state contractor and player in DuPage County politics, declined to comment Monday on reports that Gov. Rod Blagojevich leaned on him for campaign cash ...
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In Obama, many see an end to the baby boomer eraJan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- When George W. Bush lifts off in his helicopter on Inauguration Day, leaving Washington to make way for Barack Obama, he may not be the only thing disappeari...
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Burris to stay in area; lawyers head to D.C.Jan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris plans to stay in Chicago Monday while attorneys head to Washington to urge the Senate to accept his appointment to fill th...
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Obama family visits Lincoln MemorialJan 10, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama made an unannounced visit Saturday night with his family to see the Lincoln Memorial, paying tribute to a former president he ...