Articles filed under Politics
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Carter says he’s proud of grandson in Ga. gov. runNov 07, 2013 9:28 am - ATLANTA — Former President Jimmy Carter says he’s excited and proud that his grandson, Jason, has decided to run for governor of Georgia next year. The elder Carter said...
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Editorial: The slow, difficult task of historic changeNov 07, 2013 4:00 am - History is not easily budged. The U.S. Constitution, now considered one of the pre-eminent civil rights documents in human history, was four years in the making and upon...
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Will tax breaks help keep new Office Depot in Naperville?Nov 06, 2013 2:18 pm - State officials Wednesday began moving to try to provide tax breaks to the new Office Depot Inc. and convince the retail giant to locate it global headquarters at Office...
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Illinois House votes to do away with Lake election commissionNov 06, 2013 12:54 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Just months after voting to take election duties away from the Lake County clerk’s office, the Illinois House Wednesday voted to give them back. The 104-1...
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Rep. Yingling proposes to partner after marriage voteNov 06, 2013 10:00 am - In the hours following lawmakers' approval of same-sex marriage Tuesday, state Rep. Sam Yingling proposed to his partner at a celebratory party at the governor's mansion...
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Ballot measures: Pot, secession, gamblingNov 06, 2013 7:52 am - Voters across the country faced ballot measures Tuesday ranging from whether to approve seven casinos in New York to the fate of Houston’s iconic Astrodome. Here’s a loo...
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Sebelius takes GOP criticism over “Obamacare”Nov 06, 2013 7:44 am - WASHINGTON — Republicans blistered Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Wednesday over the nation’s controversial health care law, bluntly challengin...
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Dems, GOP, tea party dig in after NJ, VA electionsNov 06, 2013 7:44 am - WASHINGTON — As partisanship renders Washington largely dysfunctional, voters in two states signaled this week that they want consensus-building even when there’s divide...
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Health law clock is ticking for sickest patientsNov 06, 2013 7:44 am - PORTLAND, Ore. — With federal and state online health care marketplaces experiencing glitches a month into implementation, concern is mounting for a vulnerable group of ...
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County clerks prepared to issue marriage licensesNov 05, 2013 3:00 pm - Editor’s note: This article was revised to remove some incorrect information provided by a county clerk and to correct when the law takes effect. Same-sex couples will b...