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2 hrs ago | CBS Local

Markey, Gomez Clash In Final US Senate Debate

Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democrat Edward Markey clashed on everything from Markey's record in Congress to the private sector and term limits in the final and often testy debate of Massachusetts' special U.S. Senate election.

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Related Topix: US News, Edward Markey, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, John Kerry, US Senate, Startups, Advent International

3 hrs ago | NBC Dallas

Blagojevich Lawyer Wants More Time to File Appeal

It looks like the world is going to have to wait a bit longer for Rod Blagojevich's version of why he deserves a new trial.

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Related Topix: Rod Blagojevich, US Governors, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Illinois, Illinois Government

7 hrs ago | WAVE-TV Louisville

Nonprofit launches campaign to reach uninsured

A nonprofit group helping to spread the word about President Barack Obama's health care overhaul launched a campaign Tuesday that will target states with high numbers of uninsured Americans and tackle their skepticism with straightforward messages.

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Related Topix: Non-Profit, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Barack Obama, Florida, OH, Health Insurance, Health

11 hrs ago | Tri-cityherald.com

House committee takes up tough immigration bill

House Judiciary Committee members Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., sponsor of the Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act, left, talks with Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, prior to the start of the committee's hearing to discuss the Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, Representative Trey Gowdy, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Luis Gutierrez, Democrat, US Senate, Senator John Hoeven

12 hrs ago | TwinCities

5 ways opponents are challenging Obamacare

President Barack Obama signs the health care bill in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 23, 2010.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, US House of Representatives, John Dingell, Sander Levin, Tom Harkin, Richard Durbin

13 hrs ago | CNN

Draft Hillary Clinton for president group gets big name support

Sen. Claire McCaskill says she's supporting an independent political action committee that's urging Hillary Clinton to run for president in 2016.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Hillary Clinton, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Claire McCaskill, Bill Clinton, History in the News, Illinois, Illinois Government

14 hrs ago | CBS News

Obama: I don't have a problem with NSA surveillance

President Obama continues to defend government surveillance programs overseen by his administration this week.

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Related Topix: CBS This Morning, Entertainment, Television, Charlie Rose, US Politics, US News, Democrat

16 hrs ago | Daily Mail

Ich bin ein Berliner, part two: Obama set to give speech in German...

Barack Obama will tomorrow set himself up as the heir to John F. Kennedy when he makes a speech in Berlin in front of the iconic Brandenburg Gate.

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Related Topix: Berlin, IL, World News, Germany, 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Barack Obama, George Bush

21 hrs ago | Press-Telegram

Tim Rutten: Domestic spying rages unchecked in post-9/11 world

If that's true, then the reverence President Barack Obama and his aides hold for Americans' civil liberties knows no bounds.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Barack Obama, Illinois, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, George Bush, Patriot Act, Opinion

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Reuters

Bigger Illinois bond sale on even if pensions remain unfixed

Illinois increased the size of its upcoming general obligation bond sale by $50 million to $1.3 billion and plans to sell the bonds next week even if state lawmakers meeting in special session this week fail to deliver on public pension reform, a state official said on Monday.

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Related Topix: Pension, Illinois, Illinois Government, Personal Finance, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Financial Markets, Retirement

WHBF-TV Rock Island

Chicago's next US attorney faces urgent dilemma

Chicago's next U.S. attorney faces a dilemma sprung from the twin evils bedeviling America's third-largest city.

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Related Topix: Prison, US Politics, Senator Mark Kirk, US News, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Bobby Rush, Senator Dick Durbin

Scientific American

U.S. Bioterror Detection Program Comes Under Scrutiny

A cutting-edge biological terror alert system detected a potential threat in the air one morning back in 2008, threatening to derail then-Senator Barack Obama's acceptance speech in Denver for his party's presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Illinois, Illinois Government, Democrat, Infectious Diseases, Medicine, W., State of the Union, Terrorism

HawaiiNews

House passes sweeping $638 billion defense bill The House...

The House overwhelmingly passed a sweeping, $638 billion defense bill on Friday that imposes new punishments on members of the armed services found guilty of rape or sexual assault as outrage over the crisis in the military has galvanized Congress.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Representative Jackie Walorski, Republican, US House of Representatives, Guantanamo Bay, US Senate, Democrat, Barack Obama

American Reporter

On Native GroundOIL Drilling in the Arctic: an Ecological Disaster Waiting to Happen

AURORA, Colo., July 30, 2008 -- Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain brought his trademark humor and down-home charm to Colorado for the second time in a week today, seeking to shore up support in this "battleground state."

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Related Topix: Aurora, CO, US Politics, US News, US Senate, John McCain, Republican, Democrat, Barack Obama

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Green Bay Press-Gazette

Your views: What's on your mind?

Public taxes must only support public schools, which are for all people. Would the vouchers proposal have passed if there were more Muslim-affiliated private schools than Christian-affiliated ones in the area? I don't think so.

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Related Topix: Sheboygan, WI, Scott Walker, US Governors, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

Accuracy In Media

Former Obama adviser Bill Daley exploring Illinois Gov. bid

Bill Daley's family has been a constant presence in Chicago and the state of Illinois for decades, with both his father and brother serving as mayor of Chicago at some point in time.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Illinois, Illinois Government, Pat Quinn, US Governors, Barack Obama

Daily Kos

Hellraisers Journal: United Mine Workers of America Fights for Fairness at Patriot Coal

Tuesday June 16, 1903 Chicago, Illinois - Strike of Cooks and Waiters Broken by Imported Scabs The effort of the restaurant employers to reopen their establishments using imported scabs appears to have succeeded.

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Related Topix: Energy, Patriot Coal, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Restaurant Management, Cabin Creek, WV

Hot Air

Nadler: NSA told us analysts can conduct warrantless wiretapping

For most of the last week, the US intelligence and law-enforcement communities have insisted that the controversy over the NSA surveillance programs has been overblown and overhyped.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Jerrold Nadler, US Senate

The Clarion-Ledger

Same-sex marriage: A changing landscape

Over the last year, the national landscape has changed -- some might say dramatically -- when it comes to same-sex marriage.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Barack Obama, First Circuit Court of Appeals, US Supreme Court, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Daily Kos

Sunday Talk: The taste of a new generation

Michael Hayden , David Ignatius , James Risen and Andrea Mitchell . : George Will , Democratic Strategist Donna Brazile , Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich , Rep. Luis Gutierrez and Martha Raddatz .

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Related Topix: Washington Post, Publishing, US Politics, US News, Newt Gingrich, Luis Gutierrez, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, Jane Harman, Republican, Mike Rogers