Articles filed under Politics
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McCain on same road as SchwarzeneggerAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - If John McCain becomes president, he will be confronted by a Congress with significantly larger Democratic majorities than today's - majorities furious abou...
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State GOP shifts gears at convention, focuses on Gustav relief fundraisingAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - As Hurricane Gustav rips into the southern coast, Illinois Republicans shifted gears in the Twin Cities to raise funds for relief efforts. "A lot of us have family and ...
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Kirk helps protect precious resourceAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Lake Michigan is the single largest supply of freshwater in the world. It provides drinking water to most of the Chicago area and is a beautiful, integral part of our co...
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McCain orders convention curtailed for GustavAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. PAUL, Minn. -- John McCain tore up the script for his Republican National Convention on Sunday, casting himself as above politics as Hurricane Gustav churned toward ...
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Kirk pushes for expansion of nuclear energy, offshore drillingAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. PAUL -- U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk pushed energy legislation during his brief stay at his party's national convention as part of a policy platform aimed at helping suburban...
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Illinois GOP hope Democratic dysfunction brings party togetherAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. PAUL - Illinois Republicans have suffered a number of lows in recent years, but arguably one of the rock-bottom moments came early in the 2006 GOP governor's primary...
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Questions we need to ask Sen. McCainAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - In your "open letter" editorial to Sen. Obama of Aug. 28, you challenge him to explain how he will address important matters facing America today - problems initiated or...
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Illinois convention delegates offer diversity of political experienceAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. PAUL - Who are these folks you will see on your TV screens the next four days, the ones packed like so many sardines onto the convention center floor, holding aloft ...
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What McCain's pick of Palin meansAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as his vice presidential candidate is a transparent, cynical, and desperate effort to appeal to disappointed Hillary Clinton voters a...
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Is it a candidate separated at birth?Aug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Memo to Sen. McCain: Hey. C'mon, Sen. McCain. That's not a governor of Alaska. That's Tina Fey in a thin disguise. Talk about desperation. Ha. We're onto you. You'll ne...