Articles filed under Political Figures
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Election over, and the real work beginsNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Congratulations to all those people who voted Tuesday, especially to the young first-time voters. Exercising your right to vote is both patriotic and a major component ...
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Voters listened to the wrong voicesNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Well, (some in) America spoke. They listened to Obama's buddies, Joe ("Mark my words an international incident is going to happen" if Obama is elected) Biden, and to Je...
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An open letter to Barack ObamaNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Congratulations. Yours is a historic achievement which should dispel for time and eternity the fiction that America is a racist nation. Savor the headiness, because hea...
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Savoring Obama's victory with graceNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Barack Obama is the brand new president-elect of the United States of America. The challenges of his anticipated office have become increasingly more daunting since the...
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Obama administration could open doors for IllinoisansNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - On more than a few occasions, Illinois Senate President Emil Jones Jr. has joked that if his friend Barack Obama became president, he'd like to be ambassador to Ireland....
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With so much to do, no time for euphoria's hangoverNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - The crews from Streets & Sanitation spend Wednesday morning picking up the last remnants of the Election Night party in Grant Park. Journalists from around the world pac...
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Newspapers proclaim Obama victoryNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - ...
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McCain election night photo galleryNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - ...
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McCain praises Obama, has no regretsNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - PHOENIX - Republican John McCain conceded the presidential race to Barack Obama, saying the Democrat has achieved a commendable thing for himself and the country with hi...
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A look back at how the race was wonNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - It was a tumultuous Monday morning in mid-September -- two of America's financial giants were near collapse, the Dow was plummeting and the economy seemed to be in free ...