Articles filed under Politics
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Obama to help pay off Clinton debtJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama announced Thursday he will help pay off Hillary Rodham Clinton's more than $20 million debt, personally writing a check in a gesture meant to ...
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Obama, Clinton appeal together for Dem unityJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - UNITY, N.H. -- Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton made a display of unity Friday in a hamlet named for it, their first joint public appearance since the divisive De...
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'Hanoi Hilton' jailer says he'd vote for McCainJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - HAIPHONG, Vietnam -- John McCain has an unusual endorsement -- from the Vietnamese jailer who says he held him captive for about five years as a POW and now considers hi...
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Former rivals take first public step toward unityJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - MANCHESTER, N.H.--- When Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton step onstage in their first joint campaign appearance in New Hampshire, it will be the first p...
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How Dist. 54 managed a balanced budgetJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - In one way, a balanced budget is no more than a problem that didn't happen. But as Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 achieves one for the 13th consecutive year,...
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New political battleground: Voters in the middleJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Barack Obama realizes that many Americans don't know him well -- one reason he is running in 18 states a TV ad aimed at introducing himself. Some who do know him from fo...
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Let's stop unfair trade practicesJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - If senators Obama and McCain are serious about helping our country's economy get back on track, they must address how trade is affecting many of the manufacturers in thi...
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Obama quizzed on the hot topicsJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Barack Obama opened a Wednesday news conference in Chicago with his staple remarks on economic and energy issues but ended up taking issue with a new Supreme Court rulin...
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Obama shares fundraisers with ClintonJun 24, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Democratic nominee-in-waiting Barack Obama is sharing one his most valuable assets -- his top fundraisers -- with former rival Hillary Rodham Clinton to he...
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Parking rates set to go up in AuroraJun 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Aurora rail commuters will need to do some quick rebudgeting in the coming weeks as parking rates will nearly double at the city's two commuter lots on July 1. No commut...