Articles filed under Politics
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Lawmakers say pain pills you can't crush would help curb heroin epidemicApr 13, 2015 1:00 am - Curbing the abuse of prescription opioids would play a large part in slowing the suburban heroin epidemic that has been growing for years, lawmakers and local experts sa...
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Technology aims to improve the voting experienceApr 11, 2015 7:30 am - In an age where people can transfer money using their mobile device, it's not hard to envision a future where citizens wake up on Election Day, pull out their phones and...
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Obama, Castro hold historic meeting, vow to turn the pageApr 11, 2015 1:00 am - PANAMA CITY - President Barack Obama and Cuba's Raul Castro sat down together Saturday in the first formal meeting of the two country's leaders in a half-century, pledgi...
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Clinton campaign to focus on economic security, opportunityApr 11, 2015 1:00 am - Associated Press CHICAGO - Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign will center on boosting economic security for the middle class and expanding opportunities for ...
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Capitol lockdown lifted after suicide, suspicious packageApr 11, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — A precautionary lockdown of the U.S. Capitol was lifted after about two hours Saturday following a suicide by a man carrying a protest sign. The man died af...
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Potential Dem rivals to Hillary Clinton plug away in IowaApr 11, 2015 1:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa - The Hillary Rodham Clinton juggernaut is coming to Iowa. Martin O'Malley already has beaten her to the early-voting state. The former Maryland governo...
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Blackberry Township roads: Keep on patching, in wake of tax-hike lossApr 10, 2015 5:30 am - Voters still against tax hike for roadwork in Blackberry Twp.
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Another Secret Service officer faces chargesApr 10, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - A uniformed officer in the Secret Service's Foreign Missions Branch was put on leave and his security clearance suspended Friday after he was arrested in Wa...
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India, Muslim politics discussion Sunday in StreamwoodApr 10, 2015 1:00 am - A town hall meeting featuring a panel discussion on Muslim voters and Indian politics will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 12, at Lazzat Banquet, 1117 East Ave., Streamw...
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GOP hopefuls give NRA event an earful on ClintonApr 10, 2015 1:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The specter of Hillary Rodham Clinton's imminent presidential campaign dropped like a gift from the heavens at the National Rifle Association's annual...