Articles filed under Politics
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Experience needed in next presidentDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - I am a member of the baby-boomer set. I have observed history in the making, from World War II to Iraq, with my earliest presidential memories being of President Truman....
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Party switch leaves trail of hurt feelingsDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - On the 27th of June this year, a check from a Hinsdale physician with a history of supporting Republicans arrived in the campaign account of state Rep. Paul Froehlich. T...
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3-way race sets Democrats' stage in earliest statesDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa -- Iowa could make or break a Democratic candidate on Thursday. The question is, who? While the state has long played a key role in choosing the Democra...
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Iowa looms as first testDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Republican presidential race has gone from merely unpredictable to chaotic. As the first votes are cast Thursday, contests are tight in many stat...
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No one delivers a more powerful stump speech than ObamaDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Barack Obama has become a one-trick pony. But what a trick it is! The stump speech he has developed in the closing stages of the pre-Christmas campai...
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Experienced Lauzen his man in the 14thDec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - State. Sen. Chris Lauzen is the best possible choice to represent the 14th U.S. House District of Illinois. He is an experienced legislator with a proven record of fisca...
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New library good idea for Fox LakeDec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - An important referendum for the Fox Lake District Library will be on the ballot in February. The Fox Lake District Library has done outstandingly well in handling financ...
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8th Dist. candidates debate actions against terrorDec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - The two Democratic candidates for Illinois' 8th Congressional District seat disagree over whether the U.S. government has effectively defended its citizens against terro...
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Huckabee doesn't need to apologizeDec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - An estimated 10,000 American hemophiliacs were infected with HIV back in the late 1970s/early 1980s via contaminated blood donated by infected homosexuals/bisexuals. Mos...
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Candidates in 8th District differ on Social SecurityDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Long-term Social Security solvency is one issue where voters can find differences among three candidates running in the 8th Congressional District's Republican primary. ...