Articles filed under Politics
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Who's challenging Durbin? Settle it in a poker gameSep 27, 2013 5:15 am - State Sen. Jim Oberweis' statements that he'll consider running in the 2014 Republican primary for U.S. Senate came with a joke acknowledging how tough a statewide race ...
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Quinn plans to appeal salary rulingSep 26, 2013 3:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn's decision to halt legislators' pay over the state's unprecedented pension crisis is unconstitutional and the Chicago Democrat must move to reinstate sala...
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Quinn: Resignation right move for head of torture panelSep 26, 2013 10:33 am - Gov. Pat Quinn says the head of a commission investigating torture allegations made the right move in stepping down. The Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission’...
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Proposed Kane County budget defers pension problemSep 26, 2013 5:00 am - Wary of following a path that created Illinois' pension woes, a handful of Kane County Board members are taking a hard look at a plan to partially fund about $6.6 millio...
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George H.W. Bush witness at Maine same-sex weddingSep 25, 2013 9:55 pm - KENNEBUNK, Maine — Former President George H.W. Bush was an official witness at the same-sex wedding of two longtime friends, his spokesman said Wednesday. Bush and his ...
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Iran shows new urgency to revive nuclear talksSep 25, 2013 9:53 pm - UNITED NATIONS — Iran showed new urgency Wednesday to revive stalled negotiations with six world powers over its disputed nuclear activities, seeking to ease crippling i...
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Oberweis considering another U.S. Senate runSep 25, 2013 9:04 pm - State Sen. Jim Oberweis, a Sugar Grove Republican, says he’s considering a run for U.S. Senate and will make a final decision in three to four weeks. “I have had a numbe...
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Anti-shutdown bill advances; big fight still loomsSep 25, 2013 4:51 pm - WASHINGTON — Unanimous but far from united, the Senate advanced legislation to prevent a partial government shutdown on Wednesday, the 100-0 vote certain to mark merely ...
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Former Sen. Alan Dixon writes memoirSep 25, 2013 4:43 pm - CARBONDALE — Former U.S. Sen. Alan Dixon is making appearances to promote his new book, “The Gentleman from Illinois.” The Southern Illinoisan reported he was in Carbond...
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Cruz vows anti-Obamacare filibuster until he can’t speakSep 24, 2013 8:40 pm - WASHINGTON — Tea party conservative Sen. Ted Cruz on Tuesday vowed to speak in opposition to President Barack Obama’s health care law until he’s “no longer able to stand...