Articles filed under Politics
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In Alaska, Obama to walk fine line on climate change, energyAug 29, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - With melting glaciers and rising seas as his backdrop, President Barack Obama will visit Alaska next week to press for urgent global action to combat climat...
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Durbin gets a shot at political redemptionAug 29, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - For all its fraught politics and geopolitical import, the Iran nuclear agreement offers something very personal for Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois: a chance a...
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New law curbs lame-duck appointmentsAug 28, 2015 1:00 am - A new law will try to prevent future lame-duck appointments by departing governors like the naming of former Gov. Pat Quinn's top aide to a state agency late last year. ...
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Big Illinois lottery winners won't get paid til budget stalemate endsAug 28, 2015 1:00 am - Big Illinois Lottery winners are among those who won't get paid until Gov. Bruce Rauner and lawmakers approve a state budget that was due July 1. Lottery spokesman Ste...
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Suburban Democrats key in Rauner vs. unions battleAug 27, 2015 1:00 am - Lawmakers have set up a potential showdown with Gov. Bruce Rauner over a proposal he's called a “direct frontal assault on the taxpayers of Illinois.” Suburban Democrats...
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Duckworth, Foster, undecided on Iran dealAug 25, 2015 1:00 am - Democratic U.S. Reps. Bill Foster of Naperville and Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Estates remain undecided about the Obama administration's nuclear deal with Iran, with oth...
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Villa Park mayor to run for CongressAug 25, 2015 1:00 am - Villa Park Village President Deborah Bullwinkel will join the Democrats trying to replace U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth in Congress, she's set to announce today. She's a fir...
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State Rep. Sullivan won't run; two other Republicans leap inAug 24, 2015 1:00 am - State Rep. Ed Sullivan of Mundelein announced Monday won't seek re-election in 2016, making him the second suburban Republican to decide to end his Illinois House career...
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Carter's cancer fight gives new meaning to old messageAug 23, 2015 1:00 am - PLAINS, Ga. — The Sunday school lesson was familiar: When your burden grows heavy, ask God for strength. But the message carried a more powerful and personal meaning tha...
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Juror issued challenge during talks in officer's trialAug 23, 2015 1:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A juror who heard evidence in the trial of a white North Carolina police officer said he challenged his colleagues to determine what an unarmed black m...