Articles filed under Politics
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High court skeptical of Obama recess appointmentsJan 13, 2014 7:00 am - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court cast doubt Monday on President Barack Obama's use of a provision of the Constitution to make temporary appointments to high-level position...
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Editorial: An election system set up to help incumbentsJan 13, 2014 6:59 am - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider of Deerfield got a pass in the Democratic primary in the 10th Congressional District Thursday when Arlene Hickory of Lake Bluff got knocked off ...
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Lawmakers ready to tinker with concealed carryJan 13, 2014 4:30 am - While Illinoisans apply by the thousands to carry a handgun in public for the first time, some lawmakers already are preparing to amend the infant law. When the General ...
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Kirk, mayors oppose Asian carp proposalJan 12, 2014 1:00 pm - U.S. Sen Mark Kirk and a host of local mayors are opposing a proposal to fight the spread of Asian carp. The Army Corps of Engineers recently released report suggested t...
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Israel's Sharon laid to rest in military funeralJan 12, 2014 10:00 am - JERUSALEM — Ariel Sharon was laid to rest Monday at his ranch in southern Israel as the nation bid a final farewell to one of its most colorful and influential leaders ...
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GOP Entrepreneur: Boost wages to $12-an-hourJan 12, 2014 3:54 am - LOS ANGELES — Democrats across the nation are eager to make increasing the minimum wage a defining campaign issue in 2014, but in California a proposal to boost the pay ...
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McAuliffe takes oath as Virginia’s governorJan 12, 2014 2:57 am - RICHMOND, Va. — Terry McAuliffe, the former Democratic National Committee chairman and rainmaker for Bill and Hillary Clinton, was sworn in as Virginia’s 72nd governor o...
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Ultraconservative Salafis gamble on Egypt charterJan 11, 2014 2:32 pm - EL-SAF, Egypt — Police cars crammed the courtyard of a youth center in this rural town outside Cairo, where an ultraconservative Islamist party was holding a conference ...
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Rauner promotes ‘average Joe’ imageJan 10, 2014 6:58 pm - MCLEANSBORO, Ill. — Dressed down in a fleece vest and khakis, Bruce Rauner works potential voters at PJ’s Cafe, greeting the locals as a waitress brings around the usual...
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Ex-Chicago alderman gets 10½ years for corruptionJan 10, 2014 3:49 pm - A federal judge who on Friday sentenced a former Chicago alderman to 10½ years in prison for scheming to accept kickbacks invoked former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s name in s...