Articles filed under Politics
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Family of CIA contractor slain in Benghazi files claimsSep 19, 2014 1:01 am - BOSTON - The family of a CIA contractor killed in Benghazi, Libya, has filed claims seeking $2 million in damages from the CIA and State Department, alleging there was i...
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Quinn says there's no pension 'Plan B'Sep 19, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn argued Friday that it makes no sense to develop a contingency plan to solve Illinois' pension crisis despite urgent financial difficulties and signals the...
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Emanuel backs away from naming school after ObamaSep 18, 2014 1:01 am - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Thursday he has scuttled his plan to name a new high school after President Barack Obama. Emanuel, Obama's former White House chief...
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Quinn, Duckworth to address Schaumburg DemocratsSep 17, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth will be the keynote speakers at the Schaumburg Area Democrats' annual Meet the Candidates Breakfast from 10 a.m. to noon Sun...
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Rauner: Let voters recall lawmakersSep 17, 2014 1:01 am - Republican Bruce Rauner Wednesday unveiled a package of ethics proposals that includes giving voters the chance to recall elected lawmakers. The move fits Rauner's anti-...
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Sides in Scottish referendum make final pushSep 16, 2014 1:01 am - EDINBURGH, Scotland - The two sides in Scotland's independence debate scrambled Tuesday to convert undecided voters, with just two days to go until a referendum on separ...
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Rauner tours Elk Grove factory, talks jobsSep 16, 2014 1:01 am - Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner stopped in Elk Grove Village on Tuesday morning to tour a local manufacturing company and talk about his plan for Illinoi...
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Scotland took long road to independence voteSep 16, 2014 1:01 am - EDINBURGH, Scotland - On Calton Hill, overlooking Edinburgh, stands Scotland's National Monument. A colonnade of classical stone pillars modeled on the Parthenon in Athe...
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Video of lawmaker tirade resurfaces in House raceSep 16, 2014 1:01 am - DUQUOIN - An Illinois state representative showed little restraint when he took to the floor of the state House in 2012 and unleashed a furious rant against Democrats, c...
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Term limits needed in Arlington Hts.Sep 15, 2014 5:01 am - Twice Arlington Heights residents have met the legally required number of signatures to place a term limit question on the local ballot. And twice the term limit questio...