Articles filed under Politics
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Psak is the choice to unseat DurbinJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - The majority of Illinois voters I know dislike Sen. Dick Durbin because he's very liberal and because he's anti-military. I hope that he'll lose because I'm conservative...
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Clinton, Romney win Nevada caucusesJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton won the Nevada caucuses Saturday, powering past Sen. Barack Obama in a hard-fought race marred by late charges of dirty politics. Former Mass...
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Foreign trade hot topic for 8th District DemocratsJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean proudly supports free-trade agreements with Peru and other foreign nations, but her opponent in the upcoming Democratic primary said such deals ex...
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Rivals debate school fundingJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - From consolidating school districts to keeping the current system, candidates for state representative in the 48th district each have their own ideas on funding educatio...
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Immigration divides GOP Senate hopefulsJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The three Republicans vying for the U.S. Senate nomination all oppose amnesty programs for illegal immigrants but disagree on whether it's realistically p...
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Accountant running as write-in for auditor postJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - An Algonquin accountant with a background in auditing utilities, local governments and transportation firms is mounting a write-in campaign for McHenry County auditor. R...
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Fire district tax hike clearly neededJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - This week signs have begun popping up in a small handful of yards around Winfield, claiming that the Winfield Fire Protection District's long-hoped-for referendum is a c...
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Clinton's tears good job of actingJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - I'm not offering a commercial assessment of Rush Limbaugh's Letter of January 2008 article "M.I.A. from Dems' Campaign Freedom" but rather congratulating him on his asse...
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Barbs fly after Obama's Reagan commentsJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - RENO, Nev. -- John Edwards and Hillary Rodham Clinton criticized Barack Obama's praise of the Republican Party and Ronald Reagan -- an anathema for many Democrats, parti...
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Seals is part of change in the airJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - The Iowa presidential caucus victory of Democrat Barack Obama is the first sign of real, positive change: Personal insight, integrity and real-world experience trumped W...