Articles filed under Politics
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Obama lobbying lawmakers on Syria action from overseasSep 05, 2013 8:57 am - WASHINGTON — A Senate panel’s deep divide over giving President Barack Obama the authority to use U.S. military force against Syria underscores the commander in chief’s ...
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Suburban workers rally against trade agreementSep 04, 2013 5:10 pm - Union leaders and employees at a Des Plaines clothing factory pledged Wednesday to fight a free-trade agreement they say will eliminate jobs and hurt American workers. ...
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Schakowsky: ‘Shadow of Iraq’ slowing Congress on SyriaSep 04, 2013 2:32 pm - U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky believes there is more than enough evidence that the Syrian government used chemical weapons to kill hundreds of its citizens, but she understan...
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Round Lake lawyer announces run for 62nd HouseSep 04, 2013 10:52 am - Round Lake attorney Gerald Dietz has announced he intends to seek the Republican nomination for a state representative seat in the March primary. Dietz, 44, said he plan...
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McCain opposes Senate resolution on SyriaSep 04, 2013 10:19 am - WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain says he doesn’t support the latest Senate resolution to authorize military force against Syria. McCain is an outspoken advocate of interven...
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Obama reassures Europeans over U.S. surveillanceSep 04, 2013 9:42 am - STOCKHOLM — President Barack Obama is reassuring Europeans that the U.S. is not snooping through their emails or eavesdropping on their telephone calls. Obama says U.S....
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In Sweden, Obama to showcase common global goalsSep 04, 2013 8:30 am - STOCKHOLM — President Barack Obama is seeking to use a 24-hour visit to this Swedish capital to show a softer side of American diplomacy even as the world’s gaze remains...
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Reboletti to seek Dillard’s Illinois Senate seatSep 04, 2013 1:04 am - State Rep. Dennis Reboletti is making a bid to move up to the Illinois Senate. The Elmhurst Republican announced Wednesday that he is running for the seat that will be v...
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2014 campaigns officially start todaySep 03, 2013 11:33 am - Candidates for the March 18, 2014 primary can begin circulating petitions today, Sept. 3, for national, state, county. judicial, township committeemen, Metropolitan Wate...
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Now election campaign season starts in earnestSep 03, 2013 5:30 am - Just nine months after new members of Congress and the Illinois General Assembly were sworn in, candidates Tuesday can start circulating petitions for the 2014 election....