Articles filed under Politics
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Obama meets with Afghan presidentJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - KABUL, Afghanistan -- Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama met Sunday with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a man Obama has chided for not doing enough to rebuil...
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Do we like McCain being McCain?Jul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - McCain is an expert on world affairs (or so says McCain). Why then does he not know that Czechoslovakia was dissolved 15 years ago? Why does he have still have trouble...
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Foster heads to the border for fact-finding missionJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - New Congressman Bill Foster, saying he has heard much from constituents about immigration issues, will spend the next four days on a fact-finding trip to the U.S.-Mexica...
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Sauerberg washes hands of O'Hare expansionJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steve Sauerberg declined Thursday to take a position on O'Hare International Airport expansion, which is touted by supporters as an econ...
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Poll: Obama backers more fired up that McCain'sJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- John McCain is facing an excitement deficit. While overall interest in the presidential campaign has swelled since last fall, backers of Barack Obama are m...
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Greenberg trails Bean in fundraising raceJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Suburban congressional hopeful Steve Greenberg's fundraising efforts continue to lag far behind those of his Democratic opponent in the 8th House District race, new reco...
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McCain TV ad hits Obama on Iraq policyJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Republican John McCain launched a new television ad Friday that accuses presidential rival Barack Obama of switching positions on Iraq "to help himself bec...
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Evangelicals quietly worry about McCainJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - SIOUX CENTER, Iowa -- Stirring her morning coffee, lifelong Republican Grace Droog voiced her doubts -- and those of many evangelical voters -- about what she isn't hear...
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Gore sets energy goal for next presidentJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Just as John F. Kennedy set his sights on the moon, Al Gore is challenging the nation to produce every kilowatt of electricity through wind, sun and other ...
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Democrats won't help with gas crisisJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - In June I commuted for an hour and a half each way and learned what the radical increase in gas prices means. One day while stopped at a busy intersection, two demonstra...