Articles filed under Politics
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Only a few taxing issues on Cook Co. ballots in NovemberSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Local officials had until 5 p.m. on Thursday to file referendums for the Nov. 4 ballot, said Courtney Greve, a spokesman with the Cook County clerk's office. County offi...
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Recall question on DuPage ballotsSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - After being deluged with more than 20 ballot questions in the February primary, DuPage County voters are getting some relief when they head to the polls Nov. 4. Only nin...
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Don't vote McCain because Hillary lostSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - I can't speak for anyone else, but I am sick and tired of the Hillary Clinton supporters and their sense of personal injury that they didn't get what they wanted. The be...
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Illinois Republican react to McCain speechSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Republicans in Springfield were mostly quiet as they watched standard bearer John McCain's acceptance speech. But when McCain was finished, they expressed...
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Obama says GOP avoiding issues on voters' mindsSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - YORK, Pa. _ Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Thursday that Republicans at their national convention are attacking him to avoid talking about the saggi...
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Palin provides the spark, as it's 'game on' for Election 2008Sep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Last year, who would have predicted that the 2008 Republican National Convention in Minneapolis/St. Paul would turn into a conservative National Organization for Women r...
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Don't worry about candidates' agesSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Mr. Lempa's comments on John McCain and the risks of electing a 72-year-old president made me smile. I have not made a voting decision yet, nor do I support either candi...
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Illinois GOP hopes McCain-Palin will help local racesSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- On the heels of his acceptance speech, John McCain is flying into Chicago Monday to rake in some much-needed campaign cash. And while he is town, Illinoi...
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Referendums for your ballotSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Voters in McHenry and northern Kane counties will have more to decide on Election Day than whether they believe in change or putting country first. Ballots issues rangin...
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Cook Co. commissioner in bind over land dealSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - A Cook County Commissioner who has thrown stones at the Stroger administration in the past for ethical lapses found himself in a potential glass house Thursday as the Fo...