Articles filed under Politics
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Obama fails in defining momentApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Race has been described as the third rail of politics and the elephant in the American living room. That is not exactly true. The real elephant is a double-standard in ...
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Obama joins Clinton, urges President Bush to boycott Olympic opening ceremonies in BeijingApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - LEVITTOWN, Pa. -- Barack Obama joined Democratic presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday in calling for President Bush to boycott the opening ceremonies f...
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Stevenson laments lobbyists' influenceApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Speaking to students at the Lincolnshire high school that bears his father's name, former U.S. Sen. Adlai E. Stevenson III on Wednesday was quick to point out what he fe...
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Defense hits Levine's memory over meeting with RezkoApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - If Antoin "Tony" Rezko wanted a bribe from Mercy Hospital in exchange for letting it build a facility in Crystal Lake, why didn't he direct the chairman of the state hos...
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Kirk is effective and experiencedApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - The 10th District of Illinois is fortunate to have an effective and experienced leader representing us in Congress. Congressman Mark Kirk is well respected by both parti...
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Containing Iranian threat in Iraq to be left to next presidentApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - The language that Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker used Tuesday to describe the Iranian role in Iraq was extreme -- and telling. They spoke of Tehran's "n...
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Obama confidante Jarrett wields clout of campaign inner circleApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was up late, laboring over his speech on race relations, when one of his best friends decided he could use a distraction. ...
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McCain calls for federal aid for some homeowners hit by housing crisisApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Republican Sen. John McCain called for federal aid for well-meaning homeowners who can't pay their mortgages, an attempt to fend off criticism that he has be...
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RNC Victory rallies support for McCain with local speechApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Conventional wisdom says that a faltering economy favors the out-of-power party, meaning, in this presidential election year, the Democrats. Carly Fiorina doesn't buy it...
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Trustee now won't quit Obama spotApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Carpentersville Trustee Linda Ramirez-Sliwinski, who Saturday likened her black neighbors' children to monkeys, did not quit her post as a Barack Obama delegate after al...