Articles filed under Political Parties
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Fight for women's vote defines presidential raceAug 27, 2012 6:00 am - ARVADA, Colo. — A nation at war, crippling joblessness and a looming budget standoff that could wreck the economy have been overshadowed in recent days by an issue that ...
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Editorial: Conventional challenges for us allAug 27, 2012 5:00 am - The major political parties begin their national conventions today, continuing them over the next two weeks. Polls show most of us already have decided how we’ll vote. M...
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Rutherford, Schock angling for edge in governor's race?Aug 26, 2012 11:00 pm - The tension in the air between Dan Rutherford and Aaron Schock might be subtle this week in Tampa, but it's present. The two Republicans who reportedly are mulling Illin...
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Illinois GOP delegates deal with storm as they make way to TampaAug 26, 2012 6:07 pm - The Republican convention in Tampa, Fla., should be relatively calm — at least when it comes to choosing a nominee for president. But from a weather standpoint, matters ...
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Palatine Republicans talk about taxesAug 26, 2012 9:38 am - The Palatine Township Republican Organization will feature Bruno Behrend from For The Good Of Illinois at its regular monthly meeting, which is free and open to the publ...
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Romney reaches out to women before GOP conventionAug 26, 2012 9:00 am - TAMPA, Fla.— Mitt Romney said it is "sad" that President Barack Obama's campaign is trying to link him to Rep. Todd Akin's statements about abortion, as top Republicans ...
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Democratic group attacks Kock brothers in secretly funded adsAug 25, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — A secretly funded Democratic group is running a $500,000 national television advertising campaign spotlighting the Koch brothers as the money behind Republi...
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Illinois delegates in a survey identify one priority for their candidates: Fix the economyAug 25, 2012 11:00 pm - As the economy has struggled, so have the suburbs. While the Chicago-area unemployment rate has dropped a full 2½ points since 2009, 8.8 percent of workers remain jobles...
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Republican platform won’t spare mortgage tax deduction from cutsAug 25, 2012 11:00 pm - Republican platform drafters refused to put their party on record for preserving the mortgage- interest deduction, giving Mitt Romney more flexibility to promote his pla...
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Ahead of Isaac, GOP scraps convention's first dayAug 25, 2012 6:00 pm - TAMPA, Fla. — Republican officials abruptly announced plans Saturday night to scrap the first day of their national convention, bowing to the threat of Tropical Storm I...