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Local: Big trouble at Peoria polling places (UPDATED)

Eyebrows McGee is reporting that she encountered a huge problem when she went to vote: She was given a ballot with only national races. She contacted the Peoria Election Commission and was given this explanation:
The Peoria Election Commission, when I called, informed me that this is a special case for people who’ve moved precincts within [...]

February 5, 2008 in Local
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Politics: Obama is certainly cuter than Clinton

I mean look at this picture:

CUTLINE: Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., listens to a voter’s remarks at the Littleton Community center, Monday, Nov. 26, 2007, in Littleton, N.H. ‘We don’t need somebody who can play the game better. We need somebody to put an end to the game plan,’ Obama said Monday, portraying [...]

November 26, 2007 in Statehouse & Capitol
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Politics: Morris winning the race … on the Web

All four candidates for the 18th District seat in Congress have Websites. But only two have the sort of high-quality sites that are needed to reach and impress Internet-savvy voters.
I spent a few minutes looking at the sites, and I have to say that John Morris and Jim McConoughey have the best sites. Both make [...]

October 15, 2007 in Statehouse & Capitol
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The big flirt calls it quits

Former Ill. Gov. Jim Edgar won’t run to replace Rod Blagojevich. I’m guessing that he finally decided he doesn’t want to face the scrutiny. There are new “rules” in place for what voters will and will not tolerate. And more importantly, Patrick Fitzgerald wasn’t U.S. District Attorney when he was in office last time.
I’ll post [...]

September 30, 2005 in Statehouse & Capitol
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‘Mayhem’ is actually good news for the Democrats

Today’s Word on the Street starts off with some reporting on which Democrats are lining up for the opportunity to face State Rep. Aaron Schock in the 92nd District.

August 29, 2005 in Statehouse & Capitol
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Carol Mosley-Braun considers run for president in 2004

This was reported by BlackPress USA. Braun was villified for her support of dictators who happened to be black:
Mosley-Braun weathered a string of ethics accusations during her six-year term, including criticism of her trips to visit the late Nigerian military dictator Sani Abacha, widely known for his human rights abuses. Mosley-Braun argued that it was [...]

October 6, 2002 in Statehouse & Capitol
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