Articles filed under Politics
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Big bucks fly in 10th raceOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Democrats think he is vulnerable, but incumbent U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk has a considerable edge in cash on hand over challenger Dan Seals, according to the most recent campa...
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McCain challenges Obama's tax cut promiseOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - MIAMI -- Republican John McCain told a crowd in this battleground state Friday to "hold onto your wallet" because his Democratic presidential rival, Barack Obama, has ta...
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Pension abuses show need for Con-ConOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - All voters should vote to approve a constitutional convention on the Nov. 4th ballot. The State Worker Retirement Fund and Retirement Benefit plans are now about $90 bi...
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Issue of race grows with likelihood of Obama winOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Race, an inescapable but explosive issue on which both presidential candidates have tread carefully if not tried to ignore, is increasingly popping up as i...
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Vets, Kirk always support each otherOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - I was shocked and dismayed when I saw Dan Seals and Blagojevich official State Veteran Affairs Director Tammy Duckworth on television bashing Congressman Mark Kirk on ve...
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Major interest groups split on rewriting Illinois' constitutionOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - If voters are upset about the current state of Illinois politics, they should support a referendum to redraft the state's constitution on this year's ballot, supporters ...
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Boston police investigate burglary at ACORN officeOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - BOSTON -- Police are investigating a possible burglary at the Boston offices of the community activist group ACORN. Chris Leonard, an official with the Boston branch of ...
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Bill Ayers' suburban tiesOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Today, he's a topic of debate in the presidential campaign. But Bill Ayers started out as a smart kid from a wealthy Glen Ellyn family. His father was a CEO of ComEd, an...
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Vets fire back at Seals' adOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Lake County veterans Thursday fired a return volley on behalf of incumbent U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk in the increasingly hostile 10th Congressional District race. About three ...
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Gov. Palin's accent is the genuine articleOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - This is a response to the opinion posted by Karen Wagner of Rolling Meadows regarding Gov. Palin's "contrived folksy act." I come from an area of the United States where...