Articles filed under Politics
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Christie promises blunt campaign as he enters 2016 contestJun 30, 2015 1:00 am - LIVINGSTON, N.J. - A tough-talking New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie launched his 2016 campaign for president Tuesday with a promise to tell voters the truth even if it mak...
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U.S., Cuba to announce plan to open embassiesJun 30, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will announce Wednesday that the U.S. and Cuba have reached an agreement to open embassies in Havana and Washington, a senior adminis...
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Will Preckwinkle reconsider sales tax hike? Only if pension reform passesJun 30, 2015 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said Tuesday she'll re-evaluate a proposed penny-on-the-dollar sales tax increase if lawmakers in Springfield act on county ...
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Editorial: Another arc of history points toward redistrictingJun 28, 2015 11:00 pm - With all the news coming out of the Supreme Court the last few days, it could be easy for Illinoisans to overlook a decision involving politics in Arizona. But make no m...
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What a state government shutdown would mean to youJun 28, 2015 7:45 am - Illinois government will keep the lights on Wednesday even if it can't immediately pay the electric bill. State police will stay on the roads. State parks will stay op...
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Nations must address lone-wolf terror threatsJun 27, 2015 1:00 am - Terrorist attacks across three continents on Friday demonstrate Islamic State's wide reach, as well as the difficulties of countering its use of the Internet to galvaniz...
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Gay marriage - so far so fastJun 27, 2015 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Back in 1996, President Bill Clinton signed a law stipulating that the federal government would not recognize marriages between same-sex couples. On Friday ni...
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Clinton chastises GOP as "party of the past"Jun 27, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton roused a crowd of several thousand Democrats in Northern Virginia on Friday night with sharp attacks on her Republican rivals, calling them ...
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GOP hopefuls deride gay marriage rulingJun 27, 2015 1:00 am - Associated Press DENVER (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee told conservatives Saturday that the Supreme Court tried to "unwrite the laws of nature an...
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Woman removes Confederate flag in front of S.C. statehouseJun 27, 2015 1:00 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. - The two people arrested for removing the Confederate flag from the front of the South Carolina Statehouse have been released from jail in the state capi...