Articles filed under Politics
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Good schools are important for allOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Does anyone wonder why some people, who clearly live outside the Warren school district, always write in so heatedly to get voters to reject any referendums? Their child...
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Bailout, economy divide U.S. Senate picksOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin voted for the recent $700 billion economic rescue package for the nation's financial markets, but his Republican opponent argues the ...
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Officials: FBI investigates ACORN for voter fraudOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The FBI is investigating whether the community activist group ACORN helped foster voter registration fraud around the nation before the presidential electi...
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Warped facts in last presidential debateOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON _ Facts went astray on tax cuts, negative campaign advertising and oil imports when Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain engaged Wednesday in thei...
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Let's send legislators home now for failingOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - It is truly amazing to watch our legislators in both houses of Congress work through the issues surrounding our present financial meltdown. In one body they want to blam...
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Country needs more leaders like BeanOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - I am responding to recent comments made by Republican County Chairman Daniel Venturi that couldn't be more wrong. I'm sorry to see someone like him stoop to the level of...
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Local mayors standing behind Sid MathiasOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - The mayors of the towns included in the 53rd state house district threw their support behind incumbent Sid Mathias Wednesday, citing his track record on working for loca...
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Analysis: McCain puts Obama on the defensiveOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON _ This time, John McCain kept Barack Obama on the defensive. The feisty Republican tried hard to find a lifeline Wednesday night, challenging his Democratic r...
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Kotowski, Sweeney spar in ads over tax hikes, BlagojevichOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - State Sen. Dan Kotowski launched his first campaign ad Tuesday to tell voters his Republican opponent's knocks are "just politics." Meanwhile, former state Sen. Cheryl A...
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Property tax an issue in Lake County District 6Oct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Both candidates for the Lake County Board's 6th District seat agree rising property assessments in the face of declining home values are a problem. And though both incum...