Allegations similar in Illinois politics
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It might seem incredible that as a former Illinois governor reports to federal prison, the current chief faces similar misconduct allegations, from handing out state contracts as political rewards to accepting money under suspicious circumstances.
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SALEM, Ore.  Accusations of dirty tricks are relatively rare in Oregon politics, but Ralph Nader&#39;s independent presidential candidacy has sparked charges and countercharges between his campaign and backers of Democratic nominee John Kerry.
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There is no reason to believe Illinois will provide much drama on Election Night. The last News 25/Pantagraph poll of the campaign shows John Kerry comfortably ahead in his quest for Illinois electoral votes.
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A prosecutor launched an investigation Friday into allegations that Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick lied under oath about an affair with his top aide. Some political observers are questioning whether the popular yet polarizing figure should stay on the job.
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Two old sayings are colliding in the presidential campaign, and there's some truth to both of them. Politics is dirty. Midwesterners are nice.
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Trade unions split between Obama and Clinton as accusations fly of attempts to intimidate voters
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A political tempest over the mass firing of federal prosecutors escalated yesterday with allegations from the departing U.S. attorney in New Mexico, who said that two members of Congress attempted to pressure him to speed up a probe of Democrats just before the November elections.
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ASHINGTON, Aug. 17 - Ralph Nader&#39;s efforts to get his name on presidential ballots in important swing states are becoming mired in legal challenges and charges of fraud by Democrats who have mounted an extensive campaign to keep him ...
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County officials want to question author Norma Khouri over allegations she bilked a woman out of her home and &#36;400,000 in savings bonds when she lived in Chicago in the 1990s.
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Most state leaders would consider Illinois' Democratic powerbrokers lucky to have two homegrown presidential candidates vying for the top of their party's ticket.
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By ADRIANA COLINDRES STATE CAPITOL BUREAU  A bipartisan group of state lawmakers on Thursday touted a proposal they say would save money for Illinois' cable television subscribers.  But opponents of House Bill 1500 do not believe those claims.
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CHICAGO - As they&#39;ve done for months, Illinois&#39; two candidates for the US Senate spent the final hours of the campaign acting as if they&#39;re running in two completely different elections.
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By DORI MEINERT COPLEY NEWS SERVICE  WASHINGTON - As the Republican-led Congress winds to a close, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., blasted GOP leaders for leaving behind a host of unresolved issues critical to Illinois and the nation.
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Parsing the senator's position on Gov. Eliot Spitzer's controversial proposal.
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Energy on the political left is helping the Democratic PartyÃ¢ÂÂs presidential candidates significantly outraise their Republican counterparts at the midpoint of this year, according to reports that were filed over the weekend with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
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An independent inquiry is helping to defuse a controversy over ink used in Saturday's election.
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An independent inquiry is helping to defuse a controversy over ink used in Saturday&#39;s election. By Scott Baldauf | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.