Articles filed under Politics
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Greenberg's campaign manager leaves postApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Just days after federal finance reports showed Republican Steve Greenberg's congressional effort is nearly out of money, the candidate on Thursday confirmed his campaign...
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Weber signs junior college power forwardApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Earlier in the week, Bruce Weber lost a junior-college transfer who came to Illinois a year ago with great expectations. On Thursday, Weber signed another junior-college...
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When politicians talk compassion, best to hold on tight to your walletApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Beware when politicians talk about "compassion," especially when they hold a "Compassion Forum" to do it, which is what they did at the appropriately named Messiah Colle...
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Clinton: "Yes, yes, yes" Obama can win in NovemberApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- Hillary Rodham Clinton said emphatically Wednesday night that Barack Obama can win the White House this fall, undercutting her efforts to deny him the De...
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Pennsylvania voters not enthusiastic over presidential choicesApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - UPPER DUBLIN, Pa. -- For 40 of his 65 years, ever since he first registered, Martin Greenblatt has been voting Republican in this Philadelphia suburb. Through much of th...
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Obama gets the backing of 'The Boss'Apr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Rock star Bruce Springsteen endorsed Democratic Sen. Barack Obama for president Wednesday, saying "he speaks to the America I've envisioned in my music for...
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Campton Hills to fight disconnectionApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Campton Hills officials are taking their border battle to a higher court, even as a flurry of properties this week filed more petitions to secede. After spending hours b...
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AP-Yahoo poll shows McCain winning back unhappy RepublicansApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Republicans are no longer underdogs in the race for the White House. To pull that off, John McCain has attracted disgruntled GOP voters, independents and e...
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Obama reports income of $4.2 million in 2007 tax returnsApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- Democratic Sen. Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, made $4.2 million last year as widespread interest in the presidential candidate pushed the sales of...
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Defense tries to distance Rezko from kickback schemesApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Key prosecution witness Stuart Levine has left the building, his testimony now completed. But Antoin "Tony" Rezko's attorney still is trying to convince jurors that Levi...