Articles filed under Politics
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Mainstream GOP upbeat after sweeping tea partyAug 08, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Mainstream conservatives ran the table in Senate Republican primaries as tea party upstarts lost all six challenges to GOP incumbents, leaving the establish...
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Obama signs veterans' health care overhaulAug 07, 2014 1:01 am - FORT BELVOIR, Va. - President Barack Obama says the government must ensure that the Veterans Affairs Department has the resources to keep up with the demands of troops r...
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Judges weigh gay marriage cases from 4 statesAug 07, 2014 1:01 am - CINCINNATI - Judges Martha Craig Daughtrey and Deborah L. Cook made it clear fairly quickly they stood on opposite sides of the same-sex marriage debate. Their colleague...
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Term limits may be on Arlington Hts. ballot in NovemberAug 07, 2014 1:01 am - An Arlington Heights resident is trying again to get term limits for elected officials enacted in Arlington Heights, and has presented petitions that may get the initiat...
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Major provisions of veterans health care billAug 07, 2014 1:01 am - A bill approved by Congress aims to alleviate delays many veterans have faced in getting treatment at Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics and end the widespread pract...
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Elmhurst Republican Nybo sworn in to Illinois SenateAug 06, 2014 1:01 am - Attorney Chris Nybo, an Elmhurst Republican, was sworn in Wednesday to his a seat in the Illinois Senate after being appointed to serve the rest of departing Kirk Dillar...
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Lamar Alexander looks to fend off Tenn. GOP challengersAug 06, 2014 1:01 am - LAWRENCEBURG, Tenn. - After losing his first bid for Tennessee governor 40 years ago, Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander shed his blue suit and buttoned-up appearance for a...
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Cook County prosecutor, associate judge nominated to federal courtAug 06, 2014 1:01 am - President Barack Obama has nominated the lead prosecutor in a high-profile terrorism trial of three NATO protesters to fill one of two vacancies on the federal bench for...
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U.S. companies to invest $14B in AfricaAug 05, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The Obama administration on Tuesday announced $14 billion in commitments from U.S. businesses to invest in Africa, as representatives from nearly 100 Americ...
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Kansas Senate race headlines 4-state primary dayAug 05, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Incumbent lawmakers in Kansas, Michigan and Missouri sought to repel challenges from within their party as a busy month of primaries got underway Tuesday. V...