Articles filed under Political Parties
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Congressional challengers pile on people in WashingtonJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk didn't attend a candidates forum Saturday but Democrats Dan Seals and Jay Footlik kept his name in the spotlight. "Up until 2006, Mark Kir...
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War divides Republican Senate hopefulsJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- None of the three candidates vying for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination want to set a specific timetable for getting troops out of Iraq, but they dif...
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Obama, Clinton face crucial test as contest moves to New HampshireJan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton -- welcome to New Hampshire, where you each face the biggest test of your political lives. Obama, whose victo...
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Obama, Huckabee win Iowa caucusesJan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa -- Sen. Barack Obama swept to victory in the Iowa caucuses Thursday night, pushing Hillary Rodham Clinton to third place and taking a major stride in a ...
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26th Dist. rivals differ on more gamingJan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Whether more casinos and gambling options should be added in Illinois to help pay state bills is one issue that divides the candidates running in the 26th Senate Distric...
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What can be done with Winchester House?Jan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - The three Democratic candidates vying to represent Lake County Board District 1 offer several ideas to make the new Winchester House a success. Peter Grant, Gene Kryczk...
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Short New Hampshire campaign puts pressure on all GOP contendersJan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- An accelerated primary calendar gives Mike Huckabee little time to savor his Iowa win and Mitt Romney a fleeting chance to stage a comeback in New Ha...
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Huckabee's faith a positive thingJan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Gene McDonald's letter stated that "Huckabee believes the world is only a few thousand years old." To the contrary, in a debate Wolfe Blitzer asked him if the earth was ...
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The race question answeredJan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Democrat Barack Obama has put to rest the question of whether a black presidential candidate can win in white America. His victory in 95 percent white Iowa...
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Huckabee put faith in candidacyJan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Evangelical Republicans in Iowa chose one of their own in Mike Huckabee. The question is whether the former Southern Baptist minister is strong enough to w...