Articles filed under Politics
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Prospect for quick end to shutdown is remoteOct 04, 2013 8:00 am - WASHINGTON — Prospects for a swift end to the 4-day-old partial government shutdown all but vanished Friday as lawmakers squabbled into the weekend and increasingly shi...
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Dennis Hastert: 'Life went on' after last shutdownOct 04, 2013 5:15 am - As the federal government shutdown heads into its first weekend, former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert reflected on the last time it happened — a three-week shutdown ...
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Poll Vault: How long do you think the government shutdown will last?Oct 04, 2013 12:00 am - The last government shutdown lasted three weeks, from Dec. 16, 1995, to Jan. 6, 1996. Hundreds of thousands of federal employees were furloughed, although “essential” s...
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Cullerton: ADM tax breaks not a done dealOct 03, 2013 4:56 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Senate President John Cullerton says any tax-incentive package to get Archer Daniels Midland Company to keep its headquarters in Illinois should include so...
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Pension deal uncertain as veto session nearsOct 03, 2013 4:54 pm - SPRINGFIELD — As the Illinois legislature prepares to reconvene this month, key Democrats tasked with helping solve the state’s crippling public pension problem are push...
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Local delegation OK after shooting near CapitolOct 03, 2013 3:11 pm - Federal lawmakers from the suburbs say a shooting near the Capitol kept them locked in place for about a half hour before they were given the all clear. Several took to ...
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Rutherford, Grogan to address Palatine GOPOct 03, 2013 10:20 am - The Palatine Township Republican Organization meeting on Saturday, Oct. 5, will feature gubernatorial candidate Dan Rutherford and Illinois treasurer candidate Bob Groga...
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Who knew? Shutdown casualties shatter stereotypesOct 03, 2013 9:02 am - WASHINGTON — Taking out a mortgage. Getting married in a park. Going for a fall foliage drive. Cashing a check. Who knew that so many random activities of daily life cou...
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One Chicago woman’s vacation in a closed national parkOct 03, 2013 9:02 am - YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Everybody gathers around Joe, the guy who seems to have all the answers. Only he doesn’t. He’s worked in Yosemite National Park for abou...
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Budget, debt unresolved on shutdown’s 3rd dayOct 03, 2013 8:37 am - WASHINGTON — Three days into a government shutdown, President Barack Obama pointedly blamed House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday for keeping federal agencies closed, w...