Articles filed under Politics
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Editorial: Metra needs substantial, but measured changeAug 06, 2013 5:00 am - That the Metra rail agency needs a broad makeover there can be little doubt at this point. But the form and process for that revision is a matter that deserves more thou...
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Property tax presentation on WednesdayAug 05, 2013 6:13 pm - House District 59 State Rep. Carol Sente said she is hosting a bipartisan property tax presentation on Wednesday, Aug. 14, at 6:30 p.m. The event will take place at the ...
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Roskam expects to be cleared by ethics commissionAug 05, 2013 3:57 pm - A Wheaton congressman embroiled in an ethics scandal says he expects a congressional ethics committee to clear him of any wrongdoing. The (Crystal Lake) Northwest Herald...
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Republicans want NBC, CNN to pull Clinton programsAug 05, 2013 11:33 am - WASHINGTON — The Republican National Committee charged Monday that NBC and CNN are promoting a potential presidential candidacy by Hillary Rodham Clinton, threatening to...
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White House prospects mix at governor’s meetingAug 05, 2013 9:20 am - MILWAUKEE — Health care, budgets and education topped the official agenda for governors at their annual summer summit. But the 2016 presidential race was never far from ...
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Naperville Councilman Grant Wehrli running for Illinois HouseAug 05, 2013 8:00 am - As one elected official from Naperville aims to step from state to federal politics, another announced Monday he will seek a state representative position from his seat ...
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Berlusconi tells thousands he is innocentAug 04, 2013 1:59 pm - ROME — Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi pledged his support for Italy’s fragile coalition government to a gathering of thousands of supporters on Sunday, but he remained...
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Senator says increased ‘chatter’ led to embassy closingsAug 04, 2013 1:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The weekend closure of nearly two dozen U.S. diplomatic posts in the Muslim world resulted from the gravest terrorist threat seen in years, the top Republic...
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Obama turns 52Aug 04, 2013 1:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Instead of “Hail to the Chief,” President Barack Obama is most likely hearing strains of “Happy Birthday” this weekend. Obama turned 52 today and is spendi...
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Pundits ask: Why won't Weiner just leave NYC race?Aug 04, 2013 12:00 pm - NEW YORK — Why doesn't Anthony Weiner just quit? It's a question angry voters, pundits and fellow politicians have been asking almost nonstop in the nearly two weeks sin...