Articles filed under Politics
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Obama plans executive actions on immigrationAug 01, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is preparing to announce new measures that would potentially allow millions of illegal immigrants to remain in the United States with...
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Divided House moves toward vote on border crisisJul 31, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - A divided House of Representatives is moving forward on a bill to address the immigration crisis on the southern border after GOP leaders made concessions t...
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Immigration courts speed up children's casesJul 31, 2014 1:01 am - LOS ANGELES - Immigration courts are speeding up hearings for the tens of thousands of Central American children caught on the U.S. border after criticism that the backl...
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State Dept.: 'No American is proud' of CIA tacticsJul 31, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The State Department has endorsed the broad conclusions of a harshly critical Senate report on the CIA's interrogation and detention practices after the 9/1...
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Chicago mayor defends welcoming immigrant kidsJul 31, 2014 1:01 am - Mayor Rahm Emanuel says bringing to Chicago some 1,000 immigrant children who have fled Central America is simply the right thing to do. The Chicago Sun-Times reports th...
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Editorial: The real goal of the millionaire tax referendumJul 30, 2014 11:00 pm - Do Illinois' political leaders really want to know what you think about an extra income tax for millionaires? Gov. Pat Quinn made a ceremony out of signing a bill Tuesda...
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Quinn gets more teacher union supportJul 30, 2014 1:01 am - Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn won the backing of another teachers union Wednesday over Republican opponent Bruce Rauner. The Illinois Federation of Teachers announced it wil...
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Quinn signs epinephrine law for schoolsJul 30, 2014 1:01 am - A new bill signed into Illinois law says trained personnel at schools statewide will be able to administer injectable epinephrine for those appearing to have strong alle...
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Prospect Hts. clerk and treasurer could be appointedJul 30, 2014 1:01 am - Prospect Heights voters will decide Nov. 4 whether the city clerk and city treasurer positions should be appointed rather than elected, the city council decided this wee...
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Illinois Medicaid restricts use of hepatitis drugJul 30, 2014 1:01 am - Facing ballooning costs for a $1,000 pill to treat hepatitis C, Illinois' Medicaid program is putting tight restrictions in place, including requiring patients to meet 2...