Articles filed under Political Figures
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Officials: Obama plans to tap Geithner at TreasuryNov 21, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON _ President-elect Barack Obama intends to name Timothy Geithner, president of the New York Federal Reserve, as his treasury secretary to confront the nation's...
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Appeals court: Governor must turn over subpoenasNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich must comply with a freedom of information request and turn over to the Better Government Association subpoenas sent to his administration by federal...
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Durbin: Chicago prosecutor has his full supportNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Sen. Dick Durbin said Friday he will recommend another term for corruption-busting federal prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald if he wants to stay on as Chicago's U.S. atto...
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Obama's 'change' will hurt AmericaNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - On election Tuesday, 62 million people chose their particular illusion of what "change" means. Unfortunately, the remaining 241 million Americans will suffer the conseq...
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King, Lincoln were GOP; Obama isn'tNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - President-elect Barack Obama is no Martin Luther King Jr. or Abraham Lincoln. First, Obama is a Democrat and King was a Republican. King knew that it was the Democrat P...
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Governor talks to possible Obama replacementsNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD _ Gov. Rod Blagojevich is talking with some of the candidates to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate, but he's giving few hints about his...
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Carpool lanes approved for state tollwaysNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Tollway officials are leaping forward with plans to update two major interchanges and carve out a lane across the system for carpoolers, gas sippers and big spenders. Go...
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Ill. Senate Democrats pick Cullerton as new leaderNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD _ Illinois Senate Democrats picked Chicagoan John Cullerton to become their leader, part of a shake-up Wednesday that could change the atmosphere at a stateh...
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As a nation, we need to come togetherNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - In the Nov. 16 Fence Post, some of the writers chose to vent their bitterness over the results of the presidential election. President- elect Obama will not be sworn in...
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What Obama's win brings to AmericaNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - After eight years of so-called leadership by fear and intimidation from a lame-duck administration, there is now a distinct air of hope and ambition in our country as ou...