Articles filed under Politics
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McCain no longer can unite countryAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - I guess the big question is, "Do you really think John McCain can do a better job of uniting the left and the right?" A year ago, perhaps you could have answered "yes" t...
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Energy emerges as issue in 10thAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Lessening our dependence on foreign oil was again a hot topic in the 10th Congressional District, as incumbent U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk on Wednesday introduced an energy advi...
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Illinois' Clinton supporters begin to shift toward ObamaAug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER - Following Hillary Clinton's convention speech that urged Democratic unity, most of her Illinois backers are working to close ranks and have already planned a fu...
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Duckworth to speak on veterans issues at conventionAug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER - Since losing her bid for Congress, Hoffman Estates resident Tammy Duckworth has kept in the spotlight as a spokeswoman for veterans as well as Democrats. Wednes...
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Democrats laying groundwork to capture more Congressional seatsAug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER - One of Jan Schakowsky's biggest applause lines as she addressed Illinois Democratic delegates Monday, came when she declared, "In 148 days, George Bush no longe...
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WBBM chooses Barack over BearsAug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - All-news WBBM 780-AM, the Bears' flagship radio station, will break into the exhibition game at Cleveland tonight to air Sen. Barack Obama's nomination acceptance speech...
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Daley, Union president strive to inspire Illinois delegationAug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER - With Gov. Rod Blagojevich set to arrive at the Democratic convention today, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley made a plea to party officials to leave their internal b...
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Biden is not change - Just look at his recordAug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Tonight's prime-time Democratic National Convention speaker is vice presidential nominee Joe Biden. The past two days, I got an idea of the "change" the Democrats are th...
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Hillary Clinton's speech at the Dems conventionAug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER _ Remarks of New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, for her address to the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night in Denver: I am honored to be here tonig...
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Former Gov. Warner: Party must seize opportunityAug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER _ Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner, keynoting the Democratic National Convention, said Tuesday that American voters "have one shot to get it right" by electing Ba...