Articles filed under Republican Party
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Editorial: Seize the moment, state RepublicansNov 16, 2012 7:56 am - At the height of the Republican National Convention in August, we took the opportunity to reflect on the status of the GOP in Illinois. Illinois Republicans, we said, wo...
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Schaumburg Township Democrats, GOP setting slates for April electionNov 12, 2012 9:55 am - Former Republican state House candidate John Lawson will seek re-election as Schaumburg Township assessor in April, solidifying a GOP township slate that will feature mo...
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Coming to Texas ballots: another Bush in 2014?Nov 09, 2012 3:08 pm - AUSTIN, Texas — George P. Bush, a rising star among Hispanic conservatives and the grandson of one president and nephew of another, has taken the first step toward seeki...
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Election won’t end abortion/contraception debateNov 08, 2012 7:53 pm - NEW YORK — Democrats and liberal advocacy groups have declared victory in what they called a Republican “war on women” and are celebrating the pivotal defeats of some GO...
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Fiscal cliff: Impasse on tax rates is big hurdleNov 08, 2012 6:29 pm - WASHINGTON — House Republicans’ hard line against higher tax rates for upper-income earners leaves re-elected President Barack Obama with a tough, core decision: Does he...
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GOP groups taking stock after $380 million lossNov 08, 2012 6:02 pm - WASHINGTON — Republican-leaning independent groups were supposed to be a key to victory for Mitt Romney. But they ended up being among the big losers of the presidential...
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Re-elected, Obama heads back to divided governmentNov 07, 2012 7:00 pm - WASHINGTON — One day after a bruising, mixed-verdict election, President Barack Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner both pledged Wednesday to seek a compromi...
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How Obama victory could affect areas of US economyNov 07, 2012 12:54 pm - Upper-income Americans may face a tax increase. Auto fuel economy standards might be raised. Stocks of construction and engineering companies could benefit. America’s de...
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Economists’ advice for Obama: Avoid ‘fiscal cliff’Nov 07, 2012 12:47 pm - WASHINGTON — So what’s the first thing you’d do for the economy if you were president? The Associated Press posed that question to more than a dozen leading economists. ...
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Republicans try to pick up more governors’ officesNov 06, 2012 6:08 pm - Republicans turned to voters in nearly a dozen states Tuesday in hopes of broadening the party’s hold on governors’ mansions across the country, with some GOP candidates...