Articles filed under Politics
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National energy boom blurs political battle linesApr 19, 2014 1:01 am - DENVER - The U.S. energy boom is blurring the traditional political battle lines across the country. Democrats are split between environmentalists and business and labo...
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Asia seeks Obama's assurance in territorial spatsApr 19, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - As President Barack Obama travels through Asia this coming week, he will confront a region that's warily watching the crisis in Ukraine through the prism of...
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Gun owners fill Roselle meeting, but guns not the focusApr 18, 2014 5:15 am - But gun control debate wasn't the focus in Roselle
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Blagojevich makes one final campaign donationApr 18, 2014 5:00 am - More than a decade after he served in Congress and two years into his prison sentence, Rod Blagojevich's federal campaign account made its final donation this week. In c...
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University officials say pension reform had costly typoApr 18, 2014 1:01 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Illinois' public universities have worried for months that contentious state pension reforms will push many employees to retire early. But a small mist...
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Illinois approved for No Child Left Behind waiverApr 18, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois has obtained a waiver from some parts of federal No Child Left Behind education law. The waiver will give the state more flexibility when it come...
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Quinn grants 43 clemency requestsApr 18, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn has taken action on more than 100 clemency petitions, granting 43 and denying 65. Quinn said in a Friday news release that the clemency petitions are part...
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Watchdog asks for Metra-inspired reformsApr 18, 2014 1:01 am - Political Editor mriopell@dailyherald.com Springfield - Illinois' legislative watchdog Friday outlined ethics reforms targeted at a Metra hiring scandal last year that l...
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Authorities file objections to some concealed carry permitsApr 18, 2014 1:00 am - While new licenses to carry concealed firearms continue arriving in suburban mailboxes, some local law enforcement offices are objecting to permits for certain individua...
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Lawmakers clash over school funding with lower income taxApr 17, 2014 5:30 am - The Illinois State Board of Education released numbers Wednesday showing how much state money most school districts could lose if lawmakers don't renew the 2011 income t...