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11.18.2009 12:05 pm

State Republicans betting on `Illinois Gitmo’ opposition

Post-Dispatch Springfield Bureau
Inmate No. 38699-079

Inmate No. 38699-079

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Associated Press, reporting out of Chicago today, is quoting Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn as predicting that the controversial plan to house suspected terrorists in a mostly empty northern Illinois prison will “probably” happen.

Quinn, like most…

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11.16.2009 10:46 am

Durbin: Republicans fear-mongering, lying on terrorist-prison issue

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UPDATE (3 p.m.)

We’ve gotten an emailed response from Rep. Kirk’s office. It doesn’t directly answer Sen. Durbin’s criticisms about Kirk’s comments, but here it is:

“By moving the Al Qaeda core to Thomson [Correctional Center] along with 1,500 U.S. troops,…

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11.12.2009 2:58 pm

Top of the primary ballot in Illinois may not look too familiar

Post-Dispatch Springfield Bureau

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Three of the four top spots in Illinois’ Feb. 2 primary ballots will go to political unknowns, following a lottery a little while ago to determine ballot position.

In the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate, the top…

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11.12.2009 12:31 pm

Ill. Senate candidate’s gambit: Voters `sick to death’ of ethics talk

Post-Dispatch Springfield Bureau

(NOTE: The ballot positions of candidates in Illinois’ Feb. 2 primaries will be determined by a lottery being conducted in Springfield this afternoon. We’ll report the results here.) 

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Meister

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Jacob Meister, trying to stand out…

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11.10.2009 2:49 pm

The Illinois GOP gubernatorial debate (better late than never)

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Republican Party has posted on its website the video of last Thursday’s first debate between the seven GOP gubernatorial candidates. You can watch it here.

The downfall of Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich this year should give Republicans…

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11.04.2009 12:00 pm

Not so fast: Illinois parental notification law still may be stalled

Post-Dispatch Springfield Bureau

UPDATE: 4:50 p.m. : The Cook County judge has issue the restraining order. The law is suspended once again.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The story out of Chicago today — that the state’s 1995 parental notification law on abortion will start…

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11.04.2009 10:13 am

What Obama coalition? Takeaways from a Tuesday

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Virgina Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell

Virgina Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell

WASHINGTON — Wednesday mornings after off-year elections always bring over-generalizations.

But the results of Tuesday’s elections — in which the GOP won governors’ races in Virginia and New Jersey and Democrats captured a House seat in New York — appeared to…

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11.03.2009 1:48 pm

Ill. gov. candidate Jim Ryan’s kickoff shadowed by Rezko figure

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - After seven years out of state politics, former Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan formally announced his campaign for governor outside the state Capitol a short time ago–and promptly reminded us that the debris from impeached Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s…

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10.30.2009 10:39 am

Analysis: Illinois campaign reform bill may help hide contributions

Post-Dispatch Springfield Bureau

UPDATE, 1:30 p.m. — The Senate just now gave final passage to the bill, as expected. It passed on a partisan 36-22 vote. Gov. Pat Quinn is expected to sign it.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Senate today is expected to…

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10.29.2009 10:23 pm

Illinois House passes campaign limits; critics cite loopholes

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois House tonight passed a bill to impose the first political contribution limits in the state’s history. House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, personally presented the measure to the floor.

But critics continue to blast the bill for…

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