Articles filed under Politics
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Quinn files to appeal on lawmaker pay to state Supreme CourtOct 02, 2013 5:03 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn has asked the Illinois Supreme Court to hear his appeal of a ruling that his veto of money for lawmaker salaries was unconstitutional. Attorneys for Quinn...
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Latest Kane budget plan bails out forest preserveOct 02, 2013 5:00 pm - Question marks in Kane County's proposed 2014 budget transformed into periods Wednesday as a majority of board members signed off on a one-year plan for unfunded pension...
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New sanctions likely despite thaw in US-Iran tiesOct 02, 2013 9:50 am - WASHINGTON — A war-weary Congress generally backs President Barack Obama’s outreach to Iran, but with tougher U.S. economic measures against Tehran on the way, the presi...
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Chicago-area WWII veterans get into memorialOct 02, 2013 9:00 am - Chicago-area World War II veterans didn't encounter many hurdles getting into the war's national memorial in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, even though the monument techni...
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House’s two Kings personify GOP splitOct 02, 2013 8:30 am - WASHINGTON — Two Republican Kings — who, for different reasons, voted against party leaders’ last failed attempt to prevent President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul...
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Stop being so stupid, voters tweet to CongressOct 02, 2013 8:30 am - WASHINGTON — The roiling debate over the U.S. government shutdown is extending to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram as fed-up Americans turn to social media to register th...
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White House meeting yields no progress on shutdownOct 02, 2013 8:30 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama brought congressional leaders to the White House on Wednesday for the first time since a partial government shutdown began, but there...
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Some suburban members of Congress say they'll forego payOct 01, 2013 5:00 pm - Some suburban members of Congress say they'll give back their salaries during the federal government shutdown or donate the money to charity. Republican U.S. Reps. Randy...
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How the suburbs are dealing with the shutdownOct 01, 2013 12:00 pm - A day after dozens of Mississippi veterans crossed barricades at the national World War II Memorial honoring their service, a group of 91 Chicago-area veterans is set to...
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GOP states offer little help on buying insuranceOct 01, 2013 11:43 am - ATLANTA — Republican governors who oppose President Barack Obama’s insurance overhaul have been largely silent on a day when consumers are beginning to peruse newly laun...