Articles filed under Political Figures
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Clinton tries to stem Obama's momentumFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - CLEVELAND -- Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama sat at a table in many ways as if in a game of high-stakes poker -- with Obama holding more chips and better cards. That wa...
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Names that should be on McCain's running-mate listFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - "Do you think he'd do it?" That was the first question Ronald Reagan asked when, 24 days before the 1976 Republican convention, his campaign manager suggested that Reaga...
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A 'candle of hope' has finally emergedFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - If it had been possible for Robert Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King to have had a child, that child's name would be Barack. As a 62-year- old white "liberal," I can cl...
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Governor unfazed by link to corruption caseFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Undeniably linked to a federal corruption case and then stymied by lawmakers on health care, Gov. Rod Blagojevich grasped for political relevance Tuesday,...
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Foster, Oberweis talk Iraq, taxes and valuesFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Congressional hopefuls Bill Foster and Jim Oberweis Tuesday night clashed on the war in Iraq and health care as the special March 8 election draws closer. Foster, the De...
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Clinton is qualified for the presidencyFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - We must congratulate the NIU president, his staff, and campus police team for such a timely lockdown during the Valentine's Day shootings. NIU campus Police Chief Don Gr...
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State considers lowering voting age to 17Feb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Few legal rites of passage exist at age 17. There's the opportunity to see R-rated movies like "Strange Wilderness" without Mom or Dad. Or buy an M-rated ...
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Obama photo causes dustupFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A photograph circulating on the Internet of Democratic Sen. Barack Obama dressed in traditional local garments during a visit to Kenya in 2006 is causing a...
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Dodd endorses former rival ObamaFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - CLEVELAND -- Sen. Christopher Dodd endorsed one-time presidential rival Barack Obama on Tuesday and said it is time for Democrats to join forces to defeat the Republican...
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Clinton, Obama both have valid arguments regarding delegatesFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - The details of the process for choosing and allocating delegates to the parties' national conventions are usually sleep-inducing to all but the most dedicated political ...