Articles filed under Politics
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Report: Federal budget deficit falls to $486BOct 08, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The federal government's budget deficit has fallen to $486 billion, the smallest pool of red ink of President Barack Obama's six-year span in office, a new ...
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Conservative states balk at gay marriage actionOct 08, 2014 1:01 am - WICHITA, Kan. - Following Monday's unexpected Supreme Court decision not to hear appeals over gay marriage, Julia and Regina Johnson went to the Reno County Clerk's offi...
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Ex-director says Quinn's anti-violence program mostly soundOct 08, 2014 1:01 am - The former agency head overseeing Gov. Pat Quinn's troubled anti-violence program gave state lawmakers a contrasting picture Wednesday, saying the 2010 initiative largel...
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45th House candidates disagree on pension reform fixOct 07, 2014 5:30 am - The two candidates fighting for the 45th House District seat in the Nov. 4 election agree that Senate Bill 1 is not the answer for pension reform, but they disagree on t...
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Antioch fire referendum meeting:Oct 07, 2014 1:01 am - The village of Antioch and the First Fire Protection District of Antioch will host a town-hall meeting Thursday, Oct. 9, at 7 p.m. at fire station #1, 835 Holbeck Drive....
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Here's the status of gay marriage in all 50 statesOct 07, 2014 1:01 am - The Supreme Court declined to hear a set of appeals on gay marriage, in one fell swoop effectively raising the number of states where the practice is legal from 19 to 30...
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Same-sex marriages begin in the SouthOct 07, 2014 1:01 am - RICHMOND, Va. - Gay and lesbian couples are getting legally married in the South for the first time, crossing a threshold in a conservative region long opposed to the ma...
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Top Democrats stump for Quinn at first lady rallyOct 07, 2014 1:01 am - CHICAGO - First lady Michelle Obama campaigned Tuesday for Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, headlining a small fundraiser and rally at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She...
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Antioch voters to decide whether to fund rescue servicesOct 06, 2014 5:00 am - Antioch fire officials have said publicly since May that a new funding method is needed for ambulance and rescue services in Antioch and Antioch Township. The Antioch Fi...
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Familiar face appointed to vacant seat on Des Plaines boardOct 06, 2014 1:01 am - A longtime former Des Plaines alderman has been appointed to his old seat. Don Smith was confirmed Monday night as the new 7th Ward alderman, replacing Joanna Sojka, the...