Articles filed under Politics
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Architect of credit crisis a bit too closeOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act in 1999 deregulated financial institutions. Then, oh my, Phil Gramm, as chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Af...
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Froehlich, Forte-Scott spar over Democratic tiesOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - State Rep. Paul Froehlich got right to it on Saturday. In his opening remarks at a candidate forum in Schaumburg, Froehlich asserted that he is not "a friend to Rod and ...
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Ethics probe hits hardest at Todd, not Sarah PalinOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A month after she became governor, Sarah Palin's staff ushered Alaska's public safety commissioner into her private office. But Palin wasn't there. ...
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If you're really fed up, vote third partyOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Regarding the current financial meltdown, isn't it interesting how the die-hard Democrats and Republicans keep pointing fingers at each other while saying that it is th...
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Congressman says McCain 'sowing seeds of hatred'Oct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat and veteran of the civil rights movement, says the negative tone of the Republican presidential campaign reminds him of...
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Taking stock of scandals, issues with three weeks left to the electionOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - With three weeks left until Election Day, the presidential campaigns are charging through battleground states as they sling barbs to rally their base and sway the undeci...
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Bean, Greenberg asked about economy at forumOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Energy and the economy emerged as key issues Saturday when the two candidates in the 8th Congressional District race squared off Saturday in Schaumburg. Answering questi...
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Elgin women voters examine electoral collegeOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Does the current system for electing the President of the United States serve democracy or is there a better way? The Elgin Area League of Women Voters will examine thi...
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McCain is right to question Obama's tiesOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Convicted felon Tony Rezko. Unrepentant terrorist Bill Ayers. And the race-baiting Rev. Jeremiah Wright. It is hard to think of any presidential candidate before Barack ...
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Veterans issues, taxes the focus of new Kirk, Seals adsOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Democratic challenger Dan Seals and U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk have launched a new ad battle over tax hikes and the Iraq war. Seals' new broadcast ad features an unnamed Iraq w...