Articles filed under Politics
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New NAACP leader: I'm Brown v. Board beneficiaryMay 17, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - As a Head Start and Yale Law School graduate, Cornell William Brooks calls himself a direct beneficiary of Brown v. Board Education. Now the lawyer and acti...
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Obama considering new housing, budget leadersMay 17, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Shuffling his second-term Cabinet, President Barack Obama plans to nominate Housing Secretary Shaun Donovan to be budget director and is considering San Ant...
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Holder: Greatest racial threats 'more subtle'May 17, 2014 1:01 am - In a pointed and at times personal speech, Attorney General Eric Holder on Saturday morning argued that America's struggle for racial equality has become defined less by...
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Obama, Congress poised to address VA firestormMay 17, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The Obama administration and Congress are moving quickly to respond to a growing political firestorm over allegations of treatment delays and falsified reco...
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Illinois GOP elects Schneider as party chairmanMay 17, 2014 1:01 am - CHICAGO - The newest chairman of the Illinois Republican Party said Saturday the state's reputation and budget are "in the gutter" and pledged to work "tirelessly" to de...
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Link's Senate opponent introduces himself musicallyMay 16, 2014 5:30 am - The Republican candidate for Illinois Senate who's trying to defeat Democratic incumbent Terry Link of Waukegan has taken the unique step of introducing himself to voter...
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Editorial: House votes more about politics than responsible budgetingMay 16, 2014 5:01 am - The Illinois House undertook on Thursday one of those convoluted exercises that only politicians can devise - voting on a budget proposal before deciding whether to appr...
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Arkansas high court suspends gay marriage rulingMay 16, 2014 1:01 am - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas' highest court halted the distribution of marriage licenses to same-sex couples Friday as it suspended a judge's ruling that struck down the...
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Slow start for Chicago private infrastructure planMay 16, 2014 1:01 am - In the city that invented the skyscraper, no small plans will do. In that vein, Mayor Rahm Emanuel promised to transform Chicago with mega-projects so sexy they could be...
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Ex-informant pleads guilty to fraudMay 16, 2014 1:01 am - A Chicago real estate developer who was a key government witness in several corruption cases has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $370,000 from suburban taxpayers. J...