Articles filed under Politics
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Congressman facing heat bested Roskam for job this summerDec 30, 2014 12:01 am - The Louisiana Republican now facing heat for speaking at a 2002 conference of white supremacists is the lawmaker who stood between U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam and the House's...
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Soon you'll see more in your paycheckDec 29, 2014 12:01 am - Editor's Note: The Associated Press, relying on information from the Illinois Department of Revenue, erroneously reported Dec. 29 that a family of four with an incom...
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Longtime Wisconsin lawmaker looking to retirementDec 29, 2014 12:01 am - FOND DU LAC, Wis. - The 6th Congressional District in Wisconsin will see a change in the leadership style it's grown accustomed to when Rep. Tom Petri retires after more...
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'Revenge porn' will be a felonyDec 29, 2014 12:01 am - Distributing private images online without a person's consent will be a felony under a law signed by Gov. Pat Quinn. The measure addresses so-called revenge porn in whi...
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Obama warns GOP he plans to use veto pen in 2015Dec 29, 2014 12:01 am - HONOLULU - Warning from President Barack Obama to congressional Republicans: I have a veto pen and, come January, I won't be afraid to use it. Since taking office in 200...
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After 9/11, a slow, steady decline at Secret ServiceDec 28, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - The Secret Service began struggling to carry out its most basic duties after Congress and the George W. Bush administration expanded the elite law enforceme...
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The SoapboxDec 27, 2014 4:01 am - Some opinions require lots of words and elaboration. Some don't. In this edition of Saturday Soapbox, Daily Herald editors reflect on some of the major suburban stories ...
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Thousand of police show for NYPD officer's funeralDec 27, 2014 12:01 am - Associated Press NEW YORK - Thousands of police officers from across the nation packed a church and spilled onto streets Saturday to honor Officer Rafael Ramos as a devo...
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Tournament uninvites team over 'I Can't Breathe' T-shirtsDec 27, 2014 12:01 am - SAN FRANCISCO - A high school basketball tournament on the Northern California coast has become the latest flashpoint in the ongoing protests over police killings of una...
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Christie, Cuomo veto Port Authority oversight legislationDec 27, 2014 12:01 am - ALBANY, N.Y. - The governors of New York and New Jersey jointly vetoed legislation Saturday aimed at overhauling the Port Authority and proposed instead a series of refo...