Articles filed under Politics
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Trump's pageant woes mount with TV and contestant drop-outsJun 30, 2015 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Fallout from Donald Trump's remarks about immigrants from Mexico continued to dog him Tuesday as a TV company backed by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim said i...
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Greece defaults, can't pay IMF loanJun 30, 2015 1:00 am - ATHENS - Greece lost its financial lifelines on Tuesday, as the country missed a crucial payment to the International Monetary Fund amid growing questions about whether ...
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Retailers slam Obama's overtime planJun 30, 2015 1:00 am - By Matt Townsend and Lindsey Rupp Bloomberg News NEW YORK - Retailers and manufacturers blasted President Barack Obama's plan to make more Americans eligible for overtim...
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State government shutdown begins; 1-month budget on tableJun 30, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois has no means to pay its bills as of Wednesday, but legislative Democrats are pushing a one-month plan that would at least cover medical costs for the poor, send...
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Bush releases 33 years of personal tax returnsJun 30, 2015 1:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa - Jeb Bush released a third of a century of his personal income tax returns on Tuesday, a record disclosure for presidential candidates. The returns Bu...
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Christie promises blunt campaign as he enters 2016 contestJun 30, 2015 1:00 am - LIVINGSTON, N.J. - A tough-talking New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie launched his 2016 campaign for president Tuesday with a promise to tell voters the truth even if it mak...
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U.S., Cuba to announce plan to open embassiesJun 30, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will announce Wednesday that the U.S. and Cuba have reached an agreement to open embassies in Havana and Washington, a senior adminis...
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Will Preckwinkle reconsider sales tax hike? Only if pension reform passesJun 30, 2015 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said Tuesday she'll re-evaluate a proposed penny-on-the-dollar sales tax increase if lawmakers in Springfield act on county ...
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Editorial: Another arc of history points toward redistrictingJun 28, 2015 11:00 pm - With all the news coming out of the Supreme Court the last few days, it could be easy for Illinoisans to overlook a decision involving politics in Arizona. But make no m...
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What a state government shutdown would mean to youJun 28, 2015 7:45 am - Illinois government will keep the lights on Wednesday even if it can't immediately pay the electric bill. State police will stay on the roads. State parks will stay op...