Articles filed under Politics
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Google opens lobbying digs on Congress's doorstepJul 19, 2014 7:35 am - At this week's grand opening party for Google Inc.'s new Washington D.C. offices, South Carolina Representative Mark Sanford stood near trays of peach cobbler milkshakes...
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Some in Congress now question Afghanistan drawdownJul 19, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Afghanistan's disputed election and Iraq's unraveling are giving members of Congress and U.S. allies in the region reason to think President Barack Obama sh...
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GOP may need more cash to win back legislative seatsJul 18, 2014 5:30 am - Republicans in November will try to undo some of the 2012 damage Democrats did to their ranks in Springfield, but the campaign cash reports released this week showed the...
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Panel supports early release for drug felonsJul 18, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Tens of thousands of federal inmates serving time for drug crimes may be eligible for early release under a cost-cutting proposal adopted Friday that would ...
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Hultgren holds meeting on reducing backlog of veteran claimsJul 18, 2014 1:01 am - Local organizations that assist military veterans with benefits claims spoke in favor Friday of a system that automatically awards full amounts if the process bogs down ...
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Kirk: 'Russia should pay a significant cost' over plane crashJul 18, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk on Friday urged strong economic retaliation by the U.S. against Russia after the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet over Ukraine. The...
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Rauner wants freeze on local property taxesJul 17, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner announced details of his job growth and tax reform plan at a Schaumburg business Thursday, including a proposal ...
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Quinn signs law barring double dipping on transit boardsJul 16, 2014 1:01 am - Political Editor mriopell@dailyherald.com Gov. Pat Quinn Wednesday signed a law barring CTA board members from holding other government work and further clarifying that ...
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No hints from Hillary Clinton on 'The Daily Show'Jul 16, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Hillary Rodham Clinton gave Jon Stewart no hints about whether she will run for president, but acknowledged during Tuesday's taping of "The Daily Show" that t...
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Save Buffalo Grove forms PACJul 16, 2014 1:01 am - Save Buffalo Grove, a citizen group that formed to oppose a proposal to build a 65-acre "downtown" project in the village, has formed the Save Buffalo Grove Political Ac...