Articles filed under Politics
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Democratic candidate comes forward with three DUIsOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Mark Walker, a Democratic candidate for state representative, revealed Wednesday he has three drunken driving arrests in his past, including two from the same night in 1...
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GOP's Greenberg launches TV campaignOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Republican congressional hopeful Steve Greenberg is using the skills from his time as a minor-league hockey player to take a political slap shot at his campaign opponent...
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Send do-nothing politicians messageOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - We now hear from all the Republicans who say vote for me. What did they do for you fellow Americans? Nothing. They voted the Bush way. Take, for example, John McCain. H...
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AP Poll: Obama pulls away to 7-point leadOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama has surged to a seven-point lead over John McCain one month before the presidential election, lifted by voters who think the Democrat is bette...
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County board hopefuls have different motivationsSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - One of the candidates seeking to represent the 17th District on the Lake County Board cites the need for transportation improvements as a main motivation for running. Th...
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Obama rushes to adopt GOP standsSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - The post-crisis response of Democrats, including Obama, stunningly adopts important pre-crisis McCain and Republican principles. On the credit-mortgage crisis, in 2005 ...
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McCain would be disaster as presidentSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - I believe Cindy McCain said in an interview John McCain wouldn't run a dirty campaign. She's right. It's not dirty; it's filthy. I am having a hard time understanding p...
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Do we want change Seals will bring?Sep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - I keep hearing from Dan Seals and his supporters that we should overlook Seals' glaring lack of any relevant experience because he'll help bring "change." But what sort ...
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Campaign e-mail causes stir in Campton HillsSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Tempers are flaring in Campton Hills after a confidential list of taxpayer e-mail addresses was used to send campaign materials to hundreds of voters. In the Sept. 11 e...
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Let's shine light on ethics reformSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - In July 2007, I wrote a letter to Illinois Senator Barack Obama asking him to personally intercede in the business of the General Assembly on the matter of ethics. In th...