Articles filed under Politics
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Wife's beer fortune gives McCain access to wealth, but ...Apr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- On a spring day at a speedway in the South, John McCain posed with his wife, Cindy, and racing star Dale Earnhardt Jr., highlighting the couple's political...
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Wrigley Field in danger?Apr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Preservationists want to keep Wrigley Field as it is. The Cubs, not so much. "I'm sure we could find somebody else to play ball in that stadium," said La...
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Tax on new residents could help village's financial woesApr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - A proposed tax on new residents could help bump West Dundee's 2008-2009 budget into the black. Village board members Monday night discussed options to generate hundreds ...
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Defense hits hard at Levine credibilityApr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - "Would you like to change your answer?" "Yes sir." Those phrases became the exchange of the day Thursday between attorney Joseph Duffy and the government's star witness ...
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Church offered Obama a faith that also called for social actionApr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - A young Barack Obama was searching for answers, and perhaps a place to belong, when he decided to visit a fast-growing church recommended by friends. What he heard left ...
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McCain wants pre-convention running mateApr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Sen. John McCain disclosed Wednesday he is in the "embryonic stages" of selecting a vice presidential running mate and hopes to unveil his choice befo...
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McCain has very different view of foreign policy than BushApr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - What Barack Obama tried to do with the sensitive issue of race, John McCain attempted on the no less important topic of foreign policy. Obama, the leading Democratic ca...
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Get ready to run from religious leaderApr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Attention everyone who is thinking of running for public office or who may already be in office. Next time you are in your church and your pastor says anything that may...
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Rezko trial witness tells of pressure for $750,000 payoffApr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - It wasn't enough that Stuart Levine was raking in kickback after kickback from finder's fees associated with mammoth deals on state pension fund deals. He wanted the mam...
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Few answers for lawmakers on mistaken Blagojevich grantApr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- An Illinois House committee grilled a Blagojevich administration aide for 90 minutes today about a botched $1 million grant to a private school, but got l...