Articles filed under Politics
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Margaret Thatcher’s ashes buried in LondonSep 28, 2013 1:43 pm - Associated Press LONDON — Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s ashes have been laid to rest in London at a service attended by her family and closest friend...
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Southern states are moving to tighten voting rulesSep 28, 2013 9:35 am - Associated Press MIAMI — Emboldened by the Supreme Court decision that struck down the heart of the Voting Rights Act, a growing number of Republican-led states are movi...
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Boehner has tough choices with spending measureSep 27, 2013 9:01 pm - WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, has a long and difficult weekend ahead. With only three days in which to avert a partial shutdown of the federal governm...
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U.S., Iran leaders talk for first time since 1979Sep 27, 2013 6:50 pm - WASHINGTON — Breaking a third-of-a-century diplomatic freeze, President Barack Obama and new Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke by telephone on Friday and, in a hist...
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Senate OKs budget bill, but fight not overSep 27, 2013 11:13 am - WASHINGTON — A potential federal shutdown hurtling ever closer, the Senate dealt an emphatic defeat to a core of rebellious young conservatives Friday and approved legis...
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McCain: Partisanship in DC is worst he has seenSep 27, 2013 10:32 am - WASHINGTON — Staring at the specter of a partial government shutdown, Sen. John McCain says he’s never seen anything like the harsh partisanship pervading much of Washin...
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Senate seeks to reverse law on engineered cropsSep 27, 2013 10:32 am - WASHINGTON — The Senate is seeking to reverse a controversial law that allows farmers to harvest genetically modified crops even when the crops are caught up in legal ba...
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Obama’s no-negotiation stance setting new toneSep 27, 2013 8:36 am - WASHINGTON — This time, President Barack Obama says, he’s not budging. This is the confrontational Obama, the “Make my day” president, betting Republicans blink to avoid...
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Quinn fails in bids to stop lawmakers’ paychecksSep 27, 2013 8:06 am - Gov. Pat Quinn lost two attempts Friday to stop legislators from being paid while he appeals a court ruling that determined it was unconstitutional of him to freeze the ...
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Panel takes Obamacare questions in St. CharlesSep 27, 2013 5:30 am - Expanded Medicaid eligibility may be the largest way the Affordable Care Act helps Illinois residents who can't afford health insurance, according to a panel of experts ...