Articles filed under Politics
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Editorial: Time to end party control of map processSep 22, 2013 5:00 am - Of all the reform issues facing Illinois, one that gets the least amount of attention deserves perhaps the most — how we draw the maps every 10 years that create our leg...
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Republican Lhota happy to play underdog in NYC mayor’s raceSep 21, 2013 1:45 pm - NEW YORK — Joe Lhota spent more than 30 years quietly stalking New York City’s halls of power, remaining largely unknown as he sat at Mayor Rudolph Giuliani’s right hand...
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Cruz, Lee plan on ‘Obamacare’ unnerves some in GOPSep 21, 2013 11:20 am - Associated Press WASHINGTON — Ted Cruz and Mike Lee stand as the Senate’s dynamic duo for conservatives, crusading against President Barack Obama’s health care law. But ...
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Obama to GOP: End brinkmanship on budget, debtSep 21, 2013 10:42 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is appealing to the public anew to pressure Congress to stop undermining his health care law through measures that would threaten a g...
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Judge postpones ruling in suit over lawmaker paySep 20, 2013 7:21 pm - A Cook County circuit curt judge says he will rule next month on a lawsuit challenging Gov. Pat Quinn’s decision to halt lawmaker pay until they address Illinois’ pensio...
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Oak Brook man pleads guilty in bribery caseSep 20, 2013 10:16 am - A one-time contributor to former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. who was also a figure in scandals related to former Gov. Rod Blagojevich pleaded guilty Friday to bribing doctors...
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House votes to derail Obamacare, fund governmentSep 20, 2013 8:37 am - WASHINGTON — The GOP-controlled House voted Friday to cripple President Barack Obama’s health care law as part of a risky ploy that threatens a government shutdown in a ...
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House and Senate face deep divide over food stampsSep 20, 2013 7:05 am - WASHINGTON — Farm-state lawmakers hoping for passage of a farm bill by the end of the year will have to bridge a deep divide between the House and the Senate over the ro...
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Obama nominates prosecutor for judgeshipSep 19, 2013 8:04 pm - President Barack Obama has nominated a prosecuting attorney to sit on the federal bench in the Northern District of Illinois. Manish Shah’s nomination was one of eight a...
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BC-US--DeLay-Conviction Overturned, 10th Ld-Writethru,826 Conviction of ex-US House leader DeLay tossed AP Photo NY117Sep 19, 2013 6:59 pm - Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas appeals court tossed the criminal conviction of former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay on Thursday, saying there was i...