Articles filed under Politics
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14th District candidates offer views on energy issuesOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Both Republican Jim Oberweis and Democrat Bill Foster like the idea of higher mileage vehicles. But Foster, a Geneva scientist who drives a 2003 Ford Tauru...
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A fair campaign in Grayslake English classOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Concerns about Barack Obama's presence in an eighth-grade literature book - minus representation from presidential opponent John McCain - have prompted Grayslake Element...
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Obama campaign charging media Election Night feesOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Media organizations will have to pay up if they want a prime spot to cover Democrat Barack Obama's Election Night party in a downtown lakefront park. Obama's campaign, a...
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School funding shouldn't be tied to income tax, candidates sayOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Raising income taxes to help support schools statewide is an idea that fails to draw favor from either candidate running for the 45th House District seat. Democratic cha...
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Bean fails to lead on global warmingOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - As a very environmentally concerned citizen, I have been disappointed about how silent Melissa Bean has been on the problem of global warming. The jury is in: Climate c...
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Obama takes on national security in Va. swingOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - RICHMOND, Va. -- Democrat Barack Obama is bouncing from one patch of Republican turf to another this week. Virginia is his stomping grounds on Wednesday, as he continues...
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Extremely expensive makeover: GOP spent $150,000 on Palin's lookOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- When the Republican Party decided to coordinate expenses with John McCain's presidential campaign, who knew it would be color coordinated. The Republican N...
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Munson a tireless advocate in ElginOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Since 1990, when the Elgin Leadership Academy began, I have had the opportunity and privilege to work with many committed community leaders. Among them is State Rep. Rut...
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Schmitz gets things doneOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - I wanted to thank State Rep. Tim Schmitz for his efforts in working with IDOT to fix Route 72 here in Hampshire. This project wasn't something that was even on IDOT's ra...
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McCain not worthy after choosing PalinOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The vile racist rantings of Rev. Wright and Father Pfleger made me consider voting for John McCain after Sen. Hillary Clinton lost. However, in choosing Sarah Palin as ...