Articles filed under Politics
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U.N. officials demand prosecutions for U.S. tortureDec 10, 2014 12:01 am - GENEVA - All senior U.S. officials and CIA agents who authorized or carried out torture like waterboarding as part of former President George W. Bush's national security...
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What lies ahead: Progress, not reformDec 09, 2014 12:01 am - Given all the words and images devoted to the midterm elections over the past few weeks, you'd think the results had told us something vital about the future of the coun...
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Illinois ends contract with Northstar LotteryDec 09, 2014 12:01 am - A state contract with the private vendor that ran the Illinois Lottery has been formally terminated - and Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner isn't happy with the terms the current ...
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Finance agency head renamed to 1-year termDec 09, 2014 12:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - A longtime aide to outgoing Gov. Pat Quinn has been renamed as executive director of a state agency that provides money for Illinois construction projects....
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Unions: No rush to rule on Illinois pension caseDec 09, 2014 12:00 am - Attorneys representing unions in their case against the state's attempt to cut their pension benefits say there's no rush for the Illinois Supreme Court to pass judgment...
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Survey: Illinoisans are among the biggest braggarts on social mediaDec 08, 2014 12:01 am - An Internet company says Illinoisans are among the biggest braggarts on social media, painting the state as a sort of Land of LinkedIn. The social media company HeyLets....
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Judge decides friend of Obama is 'hostile witness'Dec 08, 2014 12:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - A federal judge Monday declared a close friend of President Barack Obama to be a "hostile witness" in a trial over funds allegedly misused at the Illinois ...
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Quinn aide hired as head of sports authority boardDec 08, 2014 12:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn's former campaign manager was named head of Illinois' sports facilities agency Monday, on a divided vote after a heated exchange, just five weeks before t...
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Rauner wants farmer to run agriculture departmentDec 08, 2014 12:01 am - Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner said Monday he strongly prefers to have a farmer take over the Illinois Department of Agriculture and that he wouldn't impose sales taxes that wo...
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Quinn responds to report on troubled youth centersDec 08, 2014 12:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn is responding to a newspaper's investigation about allegations of assaults, abuse and prostitution schemes at Illinois residential treatment centers for y...