Articles filed under Political Parties
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Santorum wants promises from Romney before endorsementMay 01, 2012 11:06 am - WASHINGTON — Rick Santorum wants to ensure the GOP’s policy platform represents conservatives’ interests. Newt Gingrich wants help retiring his campaign debt and repairi...
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Editorial: Our date with history demands we all get involvedApr 29, 2012 5:00 am - “This is our moment in history to get these issues resolved.” — Gov. Pat Quinn speaking of Medicaid and pension crises to the Daily Herald editorial board The governor i...
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Sources: Gingrich to end presidential campaignApr 25, 2012 11:10 am - WASHINGTON — Two advisers to Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich say he will formally end is campaign next Tuesday and will likely to endorse Mitt Romney. G...
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Romney turns campaign toward money, reconciliationApr 25, 2012 10:49 am - WASHINGTON — The Republican presidential nomination all but in hand, Mitt Romney is refocusing his efforts on challenging President Barack Obama, raising cash for the ba...
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Obama takes on college costs, eyes young votersApr 24, 2012 10:55 am - WASHINGTON — Wooing young voters, President Barack Obama is on a blitz to keep the cost of college loans from soaring for millions of students, taking his message to thr...
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Axelrod: ‘Take charge of your own future’Apr 23, 2012 10:02 pm - David Axelrod is focused on November and the four years that could potentially follow. He hopes young people, however, have their sights set further into the future. Axe...
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Dee Beaubien announces independent run for 52nd House DistrictApr 23, 2012 3:37 pm - Dee Beaubien believes she has no choice but to run as an independent in the 52nd House District race after David McSweeney’s win in the GOP primary last month. In McSwee...
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A prescription for saving our fiscal health?Apr 23, 2012 5:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn did last week what his bipartisan working group of legislators and others could not: He outlined a plan to cut $2.7 billion from the state's Medicaid budg...
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Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch forced into primary fightApr 21, 2012 5:37 pm - SANDY, Utah — Utah Republicans denied U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch a clear path to a seventh and final term Saturday, forcing the 78-year-old lawmaker into a June primary with ...
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Beaubien’s widow to announce House runApr 20, 2012 4:43 pm - Dee Beaubien, widow of late Republican state Rep. Mark Beaubien of Barrington Hills, will announce her intention Monday to run as an independent in the 52nd District sta...