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1 hr ago | Free Republic

Hillary Clinton's Nuclear Option

Most pundits are telling Senator Hillary Clinton that it's all over but the shouting. via Free Republic

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5 hrs ago | Beacon News

Senators get personal in dispute over pay raises

“I've got to get me some food stamps”

Democrats got personal Thursday in their dispute over legislative raises, with one state senator calling a colleague "filthy rich" and accusing House members of being hypocritical. via Beacon News

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10 hrs ago | WLS-TV Chicago

Republicans propose moratorium on closing Illinois prisons

Republican lawmakers are proposing a ban on closing any Illinois prisons until a study is done on the needs of the state corrections system. via WLS-TV Chicago

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14 hrs ago | The Eleventh Hour

IDOT, You DOT, We All DOT

My thoughts on this haven't fully congealed, but the outcry over the plan to move 150 Illinois Department of Transportation workers to Southern Illinois somewhere seems somewhat disingenuous, or at least a bit ... via The Eleventh Hour

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19 hrs ago | WBBM-AM Chicago

Cole Hall Renovation And New Building Decided

“I'm optimistic that we've put together a proposal that meets our emergency instructional needs that is cost effective”

The head of Northern Illinois University has decided on a $7.7 million plan to remodel the lecture hall where five people were slain by a suicidal gunman on Valentine's Day. via WBBM-AM Chicago

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23 hrs ago | CBS 11 | Posted by CBS 11

Huge Spike In State Handgun Permit Applications

“They are really quite alarmed and annoyed”

Texans are applying for concealed handgun licenses at a rate nearly 40 percent higher than a year ago, causing a backlog in new applications and permit renewals, according to a newspaper report.

The Houston Chronicle reported that state officials can't explain the surge in applications, while handgun instructors point to factors ranging from the looming presidential election to newly strengthened privacy laws for Texas gun owners.

The state is taking a month longer than the 60 days allowed by law to process original applications, the newspaper reported. Renewals are going 80 days past the mandated 45-day period. Read more

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Thursday | BTF's Baseball Primer

WaPo: George Will: Yankee Fan Go Home

Ahh...baseball and politics. Back when I was in Little League...the photo-oping mayor of our town borrowed my glove to throw out the first pitch for Opening Day...and I was thrilled. via BTF's Baseball Primer

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Thursday | Free Republic

Rush Limbaugh urges vote for Obama

“I now urge the Democrat superdelegates to make your mind up and publicly go for Obama.”

He has publicly urged Republicans to vote for Sen. Hillary Clinton to keep the divisive Democratic nomination fight alive, but talk radio host Rush Limbaugh said Wednesday he really wants Sen. via Free Republic

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Thursday | Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

Former prison watchdog acquitted

“It's an incredible relief that this ordeal is over”

The former executive director of a prison watchdog organization who doubled as a lobbyist was acquitted Wednesday of paying $20,000 in kickbacks to the former head of the state corrections system. via Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

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Thursday | Dubuque Telegraph Herald

Illinois: Lawmakers to fight for prison

“I'm just not sure what logic they're using when they're trying to close state correctional institutions”

Lawmakers vowed Tuesday to fight for the future of the state prison at Pontiac, with some questioning whether its threatened closure was part of political payback by Gov. via Dubuque Telegraph Herald

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