Articles filed under Political Figures
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Oprah hits the campaign trailDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa -- Oprah Winfrey said worry about the direction of her country and a personal belief in Barack Obama's ability to lead it pushed her to make her first e...
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A tale of two candidate visitsDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Two presidential contenders stopped in Chicago on Friday to give a little attention -- in their own, unique ways -- to Illinois voters in the march toward the state's Fe...
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Top Democratic fundraiser indictedDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Top Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu swindled investors out of millions of dollars and made illegal donations to the political campaigns of congressional and...
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Will Obama feel the 'O Factor'?Dec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Call it the "O Factor." Oprah Winfrey picks a "favorite book" or a "favorite thing," and poof, it's a best seller. And now Winfrey's "favorite senator," Bara...
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Democratic candidates show differences on CubaDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa -- Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and other Democratic presidential candidates disagreed Saturday during a debate in Iowa on whether the United States sh...
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Ready to get out the wordDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - It's not clear if DuPage County Board Chairman Bob Schillerstrom will drive and State's Attorney Joe Birkett will put up the referendum signs this January. Or if Birkett...
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Vivid contrasts in style in battle between Giuliani, RomneyNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - BEDFORD, N.H. -- Call them Mr. Rough and Mr. Smooth. Or maybe Mr. Nasty and Mr. Nice. The intense battle between Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney for supremacy in the Jan. ...
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Democratic delegate candidatesNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - Democratic delegate candidates These are Democrats seeking election as national convention delegates in the Daily Herald's circulation area. Republican delegate candida...
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Parties: GOP, Democrats differ on delegate rulesNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - When suburban delegates pack their bags for national political conventions, they usually expect a few days of too much food, too little sleep, lots of party spirit and a...
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Oprah Winfrey hitting campaign trail in Iowa for ObamaNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa -- Oprah Winfrey will join Democrat Barack Obama again on the campaign trail, this time visiting the early contest states of Iowa, New Hampshire and Sou...