Articles filed under Politics
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Can Obama's health care law be saved?Nov 16, 2013 3:00 pm - President Barack Obama's health care law risks coming unglued because of his administration's bungles and his own inflated promises. To avoid that fate, Obama needs brea...
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N.Y. mayor-elect says he’s ‘cleared the air’ with police chiefNov 16, 2013 12:15 pm - NEW YORK — New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio (dih BLAH’-zee-oh) says he’s “cleared the air” with NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly after the city’s top cop told Pla...
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The SoapboxNov 16, 2013 4:00 am - It was a quake: Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey say it was an earthquake that shook some western suburbs after a quarry blast earlier this month — further evide...
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Cellphones for soldiers:Nov 15, 2013 5:25 pm - 59th District state Rep. Carol Sente will sponsor a Cellphones for Soldiers Drive to connect servicemen and women with their families. For every donated gently used cell...
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Obama announces more immigration rule changesNov 15, 2013 3:50 pm - WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will allow some relatives of U.S. service members living in the country illegally to stay, according to a policy directive issued F...
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3 suburban Democrats sign on to House health law changeNov 15, 2013 3:10 pm - WASHINGTON — Thirty-nine Democrats — including three from the suburbs — joined a Republican-backed effort to weaken a core component of the federal health care law and p...
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Roskam cleared in Taiwan trip investigationNov 15, 2013 1:04 pm - The U.S. House Ethics Committee Friday closed the investigation into Rep. Peter Roskam’s 2011 trip to Taiwan after months of review without recommending disciplinary act...
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Naturopaths meeting in Lombard, want to be licensed by stateNov 15, 2013 9:48 am - Illinois naturopaths, health-care providers who focus on natural healing methods, are having their first convention in Lombard starting Saturday as the group continues t...
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House OKs coverage plans short of Obamacare rulesNov 15, 2013 7:33 am - WASHINGTON — Brushing aside a White House veto threat, the Republican-controlled House voted Friday to let insurance companies sell individual health coverage to all com...
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GOP hopeful in 11th district defends supporting Obama, BlagoNov 15, 2013 4:30 am - Republican businessman Bert Miller's entrance into the primary race that will decide who takes on Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster is his first run for office, but he's ...