Articles filed under Politics
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McCain rejects New York Times' suggestion of wrongdoingFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- John McCain sought to minimize damage to his man-of-character image and his presidential hopes Thursday, vigorously denying and denouncing a newspaper repo...
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Hastert moving on with no regretsFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, whose retirement Nov. 26 brought a close to more than 20 years of public service, sat down one-on-one with the Daily Herald to ...
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Three 'M's' - media, money, momentum, helping ObamaFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Green is Director-Institute for Politics at Roosevelt University Chicago and Schaumburg Presidential nomination politics rests on the three "M's" -- money, media and mom...
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Democratic candidates disagree over health care and CubaFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - AUSTIN, Texas -- Hillary Rodham Clinton accused presidential rival Barack Obama of political plagiarism Thursday, but drew boos from a Democratic debate audience when sh...
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Democrats target the 10th DistrictFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - While they didn't offer much help in his surprisingly close race in 2006, national Democratic Party leaders have quickly seized on the candidacy of Dan Seals in the 10th...
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Huntley seeks your input on building referendumFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - This week, the Huntley library board announced plans to put a building referendum on the November ballot. How big that building will be -- and how much it will cost -- a...
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What friends, foes say about HastertFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - "Denny kind of came along at the right time. We were kind of groping in the Republican party for leadership. I don't know how it happened but Denny was chosen. And it tu...
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FEC seeks answer on McCain fundsFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The government's top campaign finance regulator says John McCain can't drop out of the primary election's public financing system until he answers question...
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Inspired by a woman's leadership - as long it's provided by a manFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - On Tuesday, I got a sarcastic e-mail from a Hillary supporter. She forwarded a crack made by Howard Wolfson, Clinton's media man, about Obama. "Senator Clinton," he scof...
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Democrats blast FDA in heparin caseFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - When federal regulators failed to inspect a Chinese factory at the center of a massive drug recall, they didn't break any laws. That legal vacuum has members of Congress...