Articles filed under Politics
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Obama previews middle class economic rescue planOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Democrat Barack Obama, bidding to extend his lead in the polls, proposed Monday to put home foreclosures on hold and give tax breaks to businesses that cre...
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57th house candidates discuss economyOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Even as the market climbed higher Monday after last week's large fall, voters haven't stopped worrying about the economy. "The economy, economy, economy; that's basical...
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Kirk commitment to vets unquestionableOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Dan Seals recently attacked Congressman Mark Kirk's voting record on veterans. To say that I was appalled doesn't even come close to describing my feelings. I am a veter...
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The choices we have for vice presidentOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Now let me see who would I want a heartbeat from the presidency, a winking woman or a thinking man? Harry Trumfio Arlington Heights ...
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Palin plays on our worst prejudicesOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - As we struggle to escape the grip of our nation's worst economic crisis since the great depression, many say we could have averted disaster if only we had paid attentio...
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State doesn't need another Con-ConOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - In the debate over whether to hold a constitutional convention in Illinois, I'm taking the "nay" side. Maybe I am being cautious by choosing to keep the current constit...
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Clinton doesn't see a political role beyond SenateOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton puts the chances of her running for president again at near zero -- slightly higher than the chances she gives for becoming Sen...
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Iraq strategies divide 6th congressional rivalsOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Sixth Congressional District candidates Republican Peter Roskam and Democrat Jill Morgenthaler agree the troop surge is working in Iraq to reduce violence and stabilize ...
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'Frontline' compares Obama, McCain side by sideOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - There is required viewing tonight for anyone who remains undecided in the presidential race. As if anybody could be at this point. Yet I don't want to dismiss anyone who...
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Surviving members of Grateful Dead rock for ObamaOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Tie-dyed T-shirts and political slogans made for a heady mixture as the four surviving members of the rock band Grateful Dead put on a concert in s...