Articles filed under Politics
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Obama to cut short India trip to visit Saudi ArabiaJan 24, 2015 12:01 am - RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany - President Barack Obama will shorten his trip to India and divert to Saudi Arabia, paying respects after the death of King Abdullah and meeti...
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Possible GOP candidates pitch ideas at Iowa forumJan 24, 2015 12:01 am - DES MOINES, Iowa - The robust Christian right in early-voting Iowa plays an outsize role in helping determine the Republican presidential nominee, a political reality no...
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Rauner promises 'competitive' salaries for business leaders joining teamJan 23, 2015 12:01 am - Business leaders tapped to join Illinois' new executive team will be offered "competitive" salaries to lure them out of the private sector, Gov. Bruce Rauner said Friday...
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Amazon to collect Illinois sales tax starting Feb. 1Jan 23, 2015 12:01 am - Online retail giant Amazon will start collecting sales taxes on Illinois purchases on Feb. 1, the company said. Before, online outfits like Amazon that had no physical c...
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Police investigated in case of dead Argentine prosecutorJan 23, 2015 12:01 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - The 10 police officers assigned to protect a federal prosecutor who accused President Cristina Fernandez of shielding Iranians sought in an Arg...
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Topinka left $1 million in campaign fundJan 23, 2015 12:00 am - Close to $1 million is still sitting in the late Judy Baar Topinka's campaign fund, leaving the fund's officers to decide what to do with it. At the beginning of the yea...
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Editorial: Facts don't support gambling expansionJan 22, 2015 4:01 am - While Pat Quinn was governor, he twice vetoed plans to license more casinos and add slot machines at horse-racing tracks. Now, with Gov. Bruce Rauner installed in Spring...
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Obama highlights child care in GOP strongholdsJan 22, 2015 12:01 am - LAWRENCE, Kan. - Wrapping up a two-day sales trip to conservative states to sell his State of the Union proposals, President Barack Obama pitched expanded child care Thu...
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Township will again ask for tax increase for road maintenanceJan 22, 2015 12:01 am - Blackberry Township officials will again ask voters in April to raise the limit on property taxes that can be collected for road maintenance and repair. "Roads are reall...
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US, Cuba address obstacles to resuming diplomatic tiesJan 22, 2015 12:01 am - HAVANA (AP) - The United States and Cuba are trying to eliminate obstacles to normalized ties as the highest-level U.S. delegation to the communist island in more than t...