Articles filed under Politics
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Kirk: Speed up overdose death prevention drugOct 06, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is asking the Food and Drug Administration to speed up approval of nasal use of a drug that can prevent heroin overdose deaths. The Highland Park Rep...
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Quinn, Rauner open to new gamblingOct 05, 2014 7:00 am - A yearslong debate over whether Arlington International Racecourse should have slot machines and Lake County and Chicago should have casinos is likely to continue under ...
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Souring on Obama is at center in NH's Senate raceOct 04, 2014 1:01 am - PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - The last thing Nancy Vawter expected when she went online with her 22-month-old granddaughter to watch the musician Raffi sing "Wheels on the Bus" was...
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Drivers do the math on metric remnantsOct 04, 2014 1:01 am - TUCSON, Ariz. - North of the U.S.-Mexico border, a relatively barren stretch of an Arizona highway is lined with road signs that tell drivers how many kilometers they ar...
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Geithner due in court to explain 'loan sharky' AIG rateOct 04, 2014 1:01 am - Federal regulators cut a "loan sharky" interest rate on an $85 billion bailout loan to American International Group Inc. because it contributed to a debt service problem...
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Gay marriage debate splinters GOP into 3 campsOct 04, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - As same-sex marriage cases cascade through the federal courts, Republican politicians find themselves awkwardly split into three camps. There's a small but gr...
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Ousted Haitian dictator 'Baby Doc' Duvalier diesOct 04, 2014 1:01 am - PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Jean-Claude-Duvalier, the self-proclaimed "president for life" of Haiti whose corrupt and brutal regime sparked a popular uprising that sent him...
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GOP eyes voter rolls amid close Illinois campaignOct 03, 2014 1:01 am - In a sign of how close the contest for control of President Barack Obama's home state is expected to be, Illinois Republicans are mounting what they call an unprecedente...
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Quinn, Rauner try to seize advantage from business group's non-endorsementOct 03, 2014 1:01 am - One of Illinois major business groups has taken a pass on picking a favored candidate for governor. Winnetka Republican Bruce Rauner has worked to highlight his business...
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Panetta: Obama vacillated on SyriaOct 03, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is criticizing President Barack Obama for leaning toward, then deciding against military action against Syria for its ...