Articles filed under Politics
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Smithsonian creates first 3D portrait of a presidentJun 18, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - A team at the Smithsonian Institution has scanned President Barack Obama's head to create the first 3D portrait of a sitting president. Digital imaging spe...
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U.S. shifts focus away from Iraq airstrikesJun 18, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has shifted his focus away from airstrikes in Iraq as an imminent option for slowing a fast-moving Islamic insurgency, in part becaus...
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Duckworth to Congress: Buy stampsJun 18, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth wants members of Congress to lose their ability to send mass mailings from their offices with just a signature - no stamp needed. Federal lawma...
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System can't keep up with children crossing borderJun 18, 2014 1:01 am - BROWNSVILLE, Texas- Children's faces pressed against glass. Young boys and girls lying under blankets wall-to-wall on concrete floors. The pungent odor that comes with k...
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Social Security closes offices as demand soarsJun 18, 2014 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — The Social Security Administration has been closing a record number of field offices because of budget constraints even as the demand for services soars, a...
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Thursday brings Roskam's chance to move upJun 18, 2014 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam's bid to become the No. 3 Republican in the House will be put to a vote Thursday as federal GOP lawmakers meet to pick their leaders. The Wheaton ...
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Panel might subpoena former anti-violence program directorJun 17, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers will decide Monday whether to subpoena a former official in Gov. Pat Quinn's administration to answer questions about the Democrat's ant...
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Lawmakers: IRS claims more lost emails in tea party probeJun 17, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service has lost more emails connected to the tea party investigation, congressional investigators said Tuesday. The IRS said last Frid...
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Republicans prep big ad blitz for DoldJun 17, 2014 1:01 am - A Republican political committee has set aside $800,000 for TV ads to support Bob Dold of Kenilworth in his 10th Congressional District rematch with Democratic U.S. Rep....
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DuPage forest preserve volunteer hired as paid consultantJun 17, 2014 1:01 am - A retired Wheaton barber who has been serving as an unpaid adviser to DuPage County Forest Preserve President D. "Dewey" Pierotti now will get paid $25,000 a year for hi...