Articles filed under Political Parties
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Obama: 'Appropriate reforms' for spy program in worksAug 09, 2013 6:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Responding to critics, President Barack Obama promised on Friday to work with Congress on “appropriate reforms” for the domestic surveillance programs that ...
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Quinn says no Democrat rally, speeches at state fairAug 09, 2013 5:57 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn says Democrats will skip the traditional rally and speeches at this year’s Illinois State Fair. The Chicago Democrat says Wednesday’s Govern...
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Conservative conference draws lawmakers, pickets in ChicagoAug 08, 2013 6:32 pm - More than a thousand conservative lawmakers and business executives are gathering this week in Chicago for conference that could shape a new wave of Republican legislati...
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Daley makes candidacy for governor officialJul 30, 2013 10:03 am - Former White House chief of staff Bill Daley officially stepped into the 2014 Illinois governor’s race Tuesday by filing paperwork with state election officials, making ...
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Rauner, Walsh to attend Palatine Twp. GOP meetingJul 28, 2013 2:09 pm - Gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner and political commentator Joe Walsh will attend the Palatine Township Republican Organization meeting at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, at...
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George P. Bush starts small amid high expectationsJul 20, 2013 1:58 pm - FRISCO, Texas — On a recent evening, George P. Bush was telling a packed room of wealthy North Texans how he got his start in politics. It was May 1979 and the then 3-ye...
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Wives of Spitzer, Weiner scrutinized in NYC racesJul 20, 2013 1:55 pm - NEW YORK — Two New York City political wives, forever linked by their husbands’ humiliating scandals, are taking very different roles in their spouses’ improbable politi...
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Quinn, Daley build contrasting campaign fundsJul 16, 2013 1:18 pm - The two Democratic candidates for governor are showing a clear contrast in how they’re building their campaign funds. Gov. Pat Quinn raised $1 million in the three-month...
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Lisa Madigan decision to seek re-election roils DemocratsJul 16, 2013 7:28 am - The decision by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan to seek re-election may have put a cramp into the plans of at least two Democratic politicians — state Sen. Kwame ...
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Dillard adds suburban face to GOP race for governorJul 15, 2013 9:29 am - State Sen. Kirk Dillard has no suburban competition so far in the 2014 GOP race for Illinois governor, and he hopes it stays that way. Though the Hinsdale Republican tou...