Articles filed under Politics
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Resolute volunteers define grass rootsMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - As Tuesday's Indiana primary closes in, plenty of folks think the Democratic nomination contest has dragged on long enough, thank you. If it feels long to us, consider h...
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Last-minute Rezko witness packs a punchMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - At the last minute, federal prosecutors have inserted a surprising and powerful stinger in the tail of the biggest corruption trial in Illinois since the George Ryan cas...
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Get involved in helping ObamaMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - As a suburban mayor who wants to see our country move forward in November, I urge others to join me in staying fired up till the finish line of not only this nomination ...
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Defense tries to steer allegations from RezkoMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - The Land of Lincoln may be for sale, but Antoin "Tony" Rezko isn't the vendor, defense lawyers argued Friday during the waning days of the corruption trial of the star p...
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Media are being unfair to ObamaMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Having observed our nation's press coverage of the presidential race thus far it has become apparent that Barack Obama is somehow responsible for everything that everybo...
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A lapel pin is not true patriotismMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - The Democratic primary "debate" last month was a journalistic travesty of the first order. But one of the most disappointing questions was raised by a citizen from Penns...
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Wright, Obama and dissolving hateMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - It's about time Barack Obama showed his stripes, denouncing Rev. Wright's garbage once and for all. Fame does strange things to people. Some can thrive on it; others exp...
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Witness testifies Rezko offered him choice of jobsMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Loyal, discreet and good with money, Ali Ata seemed the perfect director for the Illinois Finance Authority. But his leadership of the powerful state agency was a fraud,...
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Defection jolts Clinton campMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Hillary Rodham Clinton was jolted Thursday by the defection of one of her longtime superdelegate supporters, a former national party chairman who urg...
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Recall amendment officially dead, for nowMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Senate Republicans on Thursday called a swift vote to squash recall "nonsense" and a "blatant power play." "To give the people an opportunity to ...