Articles filed under Politics
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Congress returns to address spending, then it's back to campaignsSep 06, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Congress returns to work Monday with a basic task - act fast to keep the government open and then race home to campaign. After a five-week summer break, law...
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White House: Obama to delay immigration actionSep 06, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Abandoning his pledge to act by the end of summer, President Barack Obama has decided to delay any executive action on immigration until after the November ...
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Quinn wants new review of IDOT hiringSep 05, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn said Friday that he'll ask the Illinois Department of Transportation's secretary for a new review of hiring connected to a position that's been the subjec...
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One of five IRS probes ends in a drawSep 05, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - After investigating the IRS for more than a year, two key senators - a Democrat and a Republican - disagree on whether the tax agency treated conservative g...
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Dueling TV ads hit the air for Dold, SchneiderSep 04, 2014 5:30 am - Dueling TV ads have hit the air in the suburbs' highest-profile battle for Congress as U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider tries to outline his Democratic Party credentials with vo...
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Riopell: Democrat calls Rauner 'carnival barker' over tax planSep 04, 2014 1:00 am - Republican Bruce Rauner released another ad this week aimed at the suburbs and touting his plan to freeze property taxes, knowing it's a hot-button issue in the suburban...
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Number of child immigrants at border decliningSep 03, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The number of immigrant children caught alone illegally crossing the Mexican border into the United States is continuing to drop. Officials of the Customs a...
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Slain U.S. journalist was also an Israeli citizenSep 03, 2014 1:01 am - JERUSALEM - Israel confirmed on Wednesday that slain American journalist Steven Sotloff was also an Israeli citizen, while President Barack Obama vowed to build a coalit...
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Obama calls Ukraine 'a moment of testing' for WestSep 03, 2014 1:01 am - TALLINN, Estonia - President Barack Obama on Wednesday harshly condemned Russian aggression in Ukraine as a threat to peace in Europe and pledged NATO will protect allie...
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Russia's gains cloud Obama's assurances to BalticsSep 02, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - For the second time this year, President Barack Obama will travel to Russia's backyard to assure nervous nations of his ironclad commitment to their securit...