Articles filed under Politics
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Bush officials gave CIA wide latitudeDec 19, 2014 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — In July 2004, despite growing internal concerns about the CIA's brutal interrogation methods, senior members of George W. Bush's national security team gave...
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Quinn administration being committed to historyDec 18, 2014 12:01 am - With weeks to go in Gov. Pat Quinn's term, a flurry of activity behind the scenes is trying to help the historians of the future understand the politics that sometimes c...
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Jeb Bush said to end Barclays advisory role at end of yearDec 18, 2014 12:01 am - Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush will give up his senior adviser role at Barclays Plc at the end of the year after announcing he may run for the Republican presidential ...
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Quinn wants 2016 special election for comptrollerDec 18, 2014 12:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn wants lawmakers to set up a special election in 2016 to replace former state Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka. The outgoing Democratic governor called lawmak...
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U.S. attorney: No racial bias in Illinois officeDec 18, 2014 12:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - The U.S. attorney overseeing public-corruption convictions of several black defendants in central Illinois in recent years says racial bias is not involved...
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Trustee race a popular one in Mount ProspectDec 17, 2014 12:01 am - For the second straight municipal election, the village trustee race in Mount Prospect has attracted a crowd. So far, six people have filed candidacy papers for three se...
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Top leaders give Cuba move mixed reviewsDec 17, 2014 12:01 am - President Barack Obama Wednesday announced the release of American prisoner Alan Gross from Cuba and a move toward a diplomatic relationship with the country. U.S. Sen. ...
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Topinka remembered as honest, tough at memorialDec 17, 2014 12:00 am - With tales of her unrestrained honesty to wisecracks about her fiery red hair, late Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka was remembered by top elected officials, former office ...
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George Ryan, who took big trip to Cuba, praises moveDec 17, 2014 12:00 am - Former Gov. George Ryan, who made a famous trip to Cuba in his first year as governor 15 years ago, praised President Barack Obama's move Wednesday to establish diplomat...
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Unions sue to stop Chicago pension overhaulDec 16, 2014 12:01 am - Current and retired city workers and their labor unions have filed a lawsuit arguing a law overhauling Chicago's pension systems is unconstitutional. The lawsuit filed T...