Articles filed under Politics
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Like victory in Iraq, 3rd-party president still distant dreamSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Some political third parties look at the crowded cluster of Republicans and Democrats vying for the White House and say, "Hey, why not throw our noble but unelectable ca...
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Bush bracing for a fightSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - SYDNEY, Australia -- President Bush wrapped up his participation at an Asia-Pacific summit Saturday and prepared for a renewed fight with the Democratic-run Congress ove...
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GOP critic of Iraq war won't seek re-electionSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, a persistent Republican critic of the Iraq war, intends to announce Monday he will not seek a third term, according to Republica...
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Oprah hosting star-studded fundraiser for ObamaSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - MONTECITO, Calif. -- Oprah Winfrey was rolling out the red carpet Saturday for Barack Obama and the high-wattage stars invited to a gala "celebration" expected to raise ...
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3 candidates touched by tragedySep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Presidential candidates Fred Thompson, John Edwards and Joe Biden belong to a club that no one wants to join. Each has lost a child. In their campaigns, th...
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Framing the right political response to Petraeus reportSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - A leading Democratic Party strategist is trying to explain how the politics of Iraq are likely to play out after Gen. David Petraeus gives his report Monday on the progr...
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Dist. 300 plays budget guessing gameSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - With the legislature and the governor still wrangling over the state budget, Community Unit District 300 may be forced to approve its own budget without knowing if it wi...
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Schools dragged into Capitol spatSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich has sent letters to every school district superintendent in Illinois blaming House Speaker Michael Madigan for a delay in an educatio...
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Former governor Thompson backs GiulianiSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Republican presidential candidate Rudolph Giuliani brought a surprise high-profile endorser with him to Des Plaines on Thursday: former Illinois Gov. Jim Thompso...
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Hillary is battle-tested from her lifetime of strugglesSep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - As the serious stage of the presidential campaign begins this fall, Hillary Rodham Clinton has clearly established herself in the lead of the race for the Democratic nom...