Articles filed under Politics
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GOP wants more time for redistricting signaturesJun 11, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Top Illinois Republicans are requesting that the State Board of Elections grant an extension to a group gathering signatures to take the political mapmakin...
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Tea party candidates try to build on Cantor lossJun 11, 2014 1:00 am - LAUREL, Miss. — Conservative insurgents rallied Wednesday to capitalize on the downfall of their party's House majority leader, whose loss to a tea party-backed challeng...
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Senate backs bill to improve health care for vetsJun 11, 2014 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — The Senate acted Wednesday to help thousands of military veterans enduring long wait times for VA medical care, as the FBI revealed it has opened a criminal...
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Cantor announces plans to resign leadership postJun 11, 2014 1:00 am - House Republican Leader Eric Cantor says he is resigning his leadership post at the end of next month. The majority leader is stepping down in the aftermath of his defe...
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In Hill testimony, Hagel defends Bergdahl tradeJun 11, 2014 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivered an aggressive defense Wednesday of the secret prisoner exchange of five Taliban detainees for a U.S. soldier, telli...
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State could change regulations to help limit floodingJun 10, 2014 1:01 am - One of the best ways to curb flooding in the suburbs, an environmental advocate says, is to keep rainwater from going down the drain in the first place. Natural Resource...
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Chicago pension overhaul could reverberate in 2015 electionJun 10, 2014 1:01 am - A new law overhauling two of Chicago's pension systems is already November election fodder for Gov. Pat Quinn's Republican challenger, but the issue could also ripple in...
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Morgan crash underscores danger of tired truckersJun 10, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - A New Jersey highway crash that severely injured Tracy Morgan and killed another comedian is drawing attention to the dangers of tired truckers just as the ...
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Chicago legislator convicted of briberyJun 10, 2014 1:01 am - A federal jury convicted state Rep. Derrick Smith of bribery and attempted extortion Tuesday for taking $7,000 from a purported day care operator seeking a state grant. ...
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Office holding Wisconsin gay marriage licensesJun 10, 2014 1:01 am - MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Vital Records Office is holding, but not processing, marriage licenses of gay couples who married after a federal judge overturned the stat...