Articles filed under Politics
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Obama returns from break to face Egypt, spending talksAug 19, 2013 8:32 am - WASHINGTON — Fresh from a weeklong vacation, President Barack Obama has to confront such issues as the crisis in Egypt and federal spending before getting back out on th...
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Facebook group gives Wauconda residents a voiceAug 19, 2013 5:30 am - Wauconda residents and business owners who are concerned about decisions being made at village hall have turned to social media to vent their frustrations and build a gr...
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Some locals still fighting Common CoreAug 18, 2013 8:03 am - The new Common Core State Standards for reading and math are not without their critics. Erin Raasch, a Villa Park mom, runs the website StopCommonCoreIL.org. She aggrega...
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New curriculum standards change suburban classroomsAug 18, 2013 8:00 am - Times are changing, and classrooms are changing along with them. For this year’s start of the eighth-grade math class Evan Borkowski teaches at Algonquin Middle School,...
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2016 campaign checklist: Who's doing whatAug 17, 2013 7:00 pm - WASHINGTON — This is the season of cultivation for people who might run for president in 2016. It's a time to get to know donors, to get the public to know you on TV and...
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SPIN METER: Who’s jumping through which 2016 hoopsAug 17, 2013 6:42 pm - Associated Press WASHINGTON — Get your face on TV and write a book: Check. Start meeting the big money people: Check. Visit Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina — Israel,...
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How tech is creating new digital democracyAug 17, 2013 7:33 am - Digital democracy is here. We no longer passively watch our leaders on television and register our opinions on Election Day. Modern politics happens when somebody commen...
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Schools must teach birth control in sex edAug 16, 2013 8:38 pm - Students in Illinois public schools that teach sex education will now be taught about birth control and sexually transmitted diseases — not just abstinence. Gov. Pat Qui...
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Moody’s downgrades Cook County debt over pensionsAug 16, 2013 6:24 pm - Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded Cook County’s credit rating, citing an ongoing county and state pension crisis. The agency announced Friday it’s lowering the ra...
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New NSA revelations stir congressional concernAug 16, 2013 6:03 pm - WASHINGTON — New revelations from leaker Edward Snowden that the National Security Agency has overstepped its authority thousands of times since 2008 are stirring renewe...