Articles filed under Politics
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Supreme Court: 'Get a warrant' to search cellphonesJun 25, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - In an emphatic defense of privacy in the digital age, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that police generally may not search the cellphones of peopl...
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AP: Christie faces another bridge probeJun 25, 2014 1:01 am - NEWARK, N.J. - An 82-year-old steel truss bridge featured in the opening credits of "The Sopranos" and in Orson Welles' 1938 broadcast of "War of the Worlds" is now the ...
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What drives migrants to head to the U.S.?Jun 25, 2014 1:01 am - ARRIAGA, Mexico - On the last day of school Gladys Chinoy memorized her mother's phone number in New York City and boarded a bus to Guatemala's northern border. With not...
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Quinn signs bill to let psychologists prescribe medicationJun 25, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn has signed off on a measure that allows psychologists in Illinois to prescribe medication to patients. The governor signed the legislation Wednesday in Ch...
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Court sides with employees in retirement fund caseJun 25, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court says a lawsuit can proceed against Fifth Third Bancorp that accused management of irresponsibly investing employee retirement money in the...
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Murphy wants Quinn to testify on anti-violence programJun 25, 2014 1:01 am - A vocal Republican lawmaker called Wednesday for Gov. Pat Quinn to testify before a legislative commission over a scandal-plagued anti-violence program the same day a pu...
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Lawmaker signs most subpoenas for Quinn programJun 24, 2014 1:01 am - Five former state officials under Gov. Pat Quinn's administration will be subpoenaed to testify about a troubled 2010 anti-violence program next month, but the rejection...
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7 called to testify on Quinn's anti-violence programJun 23, 2014 1:01 am - A legislative subcommittee voted Monday to subpoena seven former state officials connected to Gov. Pat Quinn's troubled anti-violence initiative that's also under federa...
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Foster kids finally find love, family with their two dadsJun 22, 2014 7:00 am - Braiden and Michael Neubecker know that their parents will make them cocoa every time it snows. The sister and brother look forward to simple road trips and those grand ...
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NYC mayor a pirate among mermaids at zany paradeJun 21, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio portrayed himself as a man of the people in last year's election. On Saturday, he became a pirate among mermaids. De Blasio...