Articles filed under Politics
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French far right torn by father-daughter feudJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - PARIS - A tempest has been unleashed upon the House of Le Pen, the seat of France's rising far right, with the wounded patriarch and founder of the National Front lashin...
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Illinois health campaign among nation's costliestJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - President Barack Obama's home state agreed to spend $33 million in federal money promoting his health care law, hiring a high-priced public relations firm for work that ...
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Former President Bush, 90, makes parachute jumpJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine - Former President George H.W. Bush celebrated his 90th birthday on Thursday by making a tandem parachute jump near his summer home in coastal Maine...
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Romney tries to re-emerge as force in GOP politicsJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - BOSTON - Once fearing he would be viewed as "a loser for life" if he failed to win the presidency, Mitt Romney is trying to re-emerge as a force in Republican politics. ...
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For White House, little joy in Cantor's defeatJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - For years, the White House saw House Majority Leader Eric Cantor as a chief driver of Republicans' staunch opposition to nearly all of President Barack Obam...
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Editorial: Help on the horizon for water, flooding problemsJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - A new water policy advanced by Gov. Pat Quinn and of special interest to many suburbs prone to flooding has passed both houses of the legislature without any opposition....
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Long waits at the VA for mental health careJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - EL PASO, Texas - Nick D'Amico, a deeply troubled Army veteran, had been seeing a counselor every other week. But he found it next to impossible to get a follow-up appoin...
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Clerks could face charges over gay marriage licensesJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen warned county clerks Thursday that prosecutors could charge them for issuing marriage licenses to same-sex cou...
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Republican leaders offer reform agendaJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - Republican legislative leaders pushed for Illinois to change how it draws political boundaries Thursday during a Chicago luncheon that also highlighted other political r...
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In U.S., political split outgrows the voting boothJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Political polarization in America has broken out of the voting booth. A new survey from the Pew Research Center finds Americans are divided by ideology and ...