Articles filed under Politics
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Maiden name turns into campaign issueFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - In politics, nothing is off limits -- even something as seemingly innocuous as a middle or maiden name. Take Barack Obama. Republican talk show hosts are repeatedly inv...
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War of words over war in IraqFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - TYLER, Texas -- Republican presidential hopeful John McCain mocked Barack Obama's view of al-Qaida in Iraq, and the Democratic contender responded that GOP policies brou...
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Influential black leader switches to Obama campFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Civil rights leader John Lewis dropped his support for Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential bid Wednesday in favor of Barack Obama. Lewis, a Democratic co...
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Huntley library seeks tax voteFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Citing a need for more space, the Huntley Area Public Library says it plans to ask voters for a tax increase in November. The library board has not yet determined the si...
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McCain no friend of the environmentFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Senator McCain, like President Bush, is no friend of the environment and along with other positions, follows the same path of this disastrous presidency. Mr. McCain was...
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Clinton tries to stem Obama's momentumFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - CLEVELAND -- Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama sat at a table in many ways as if in a game of high-stakes poker -- with Obama holding more chips and better cards. That wa...
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McCain disavows talk show host's commentsFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - CINCINNATI -- Republican John McCain quickly denounced the comments of a radio talk show host who while warming up a campaign crowd referred repeatedly to Barack Hussein...
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Names that should be on McCain's running-mate listFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - "Do you think he'd do it?" That was the first question Ronald Reagan asked when, 24 days before the 1976 Republican convention, his campaign manager suggested that Reaga...
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Oberweis, Foster tap own funds for campaignFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Despite raking in donations from individuals and special interest groups, the two millionaires vying to replace retired U.S. Rep. Dennis Hastert continue to rely largely...
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A 'candle of hope' has finally emergedFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - If it had been possible for Robert Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King to have had a child, that child's name would be Barack. As a 62-year- old white "liberal," I can cl...