Experts: Scandal will mar Chicago election
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The convictions of Mayor Richard M. Daley&#039;s former patronage chief and three other one-time officials on federal charges are guaranteed to cast a shadow over next year&#039;s election, experts say.
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The billionaire talk show host was selected Monday to serve as a juror in a Chicago murder trial - but will justice benefit from the celebrity touch? ...
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With the Chicago Police Department mired in accusations of misconduct, the cityâs aldermen on Thursday asked a federal judge for the names of officers who were the subjects of the most complaints.
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With the conservative maverick on the brink of a nomination, colleagues grapple with the prospect.
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WASHINGTON With just weeks before the election -- there&#39;s concern that the rules on political fund-raising could be &quot;in chaos.
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HEMPSTEAD, NY (CBS.MW) -- With Election Day now less than two months away, the campaign for the presidency has been rocked by several unexpected developments.
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The criminal investigation of New York's former police chief is on track to crash headlong into the GOP presidential race Â and Rudy Giuliani's final push for the nomination.
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Argentina's first lady is the overwhelming favorite to win October's presidential election, but a series of corruption scandals and an energy crisis dogging President Nestor Kirchner could affect her campaign.
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CBS braces for a report from investigators that could be sharply critical of the outgoing anchor. By Scott Collins and Sallie Hofmeister / Los Angeles Times.
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The Democrats who dominate Illinois government face a major problem: each other.
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PARK RIDGE, Illinois  - Hillary Clinton is about to face voters for the first time in the town where she grew up, but the winter air in this Chicago suburb is hardly crackling with excitement.
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Why the charm of Vladimir Putin and the increasing isolation of the United States are bad news for Chicago's 2016 Olympic hopes.
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CHICAGO, Jan. 25 -- Last year, Detroit's flamboyant and controversial mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick, denied under oath that he had had an affair with his chief of staff. Now the Detroit Free Press's revelation of 14,000 flirtatious and sometimes graphic sexual text messages between Kilpatrick and Chris...
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Independent probe might throw some top executives overboard.
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Many voters may not be aware that New York City has an election this year.
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By Jennifer Davies, The San Diego Union-Tribune  Jun. 22--From hanging chads to computer glitches that mysteriously lose  thousands of votes, Lori Steele figures there has to be a better way to run  elections.
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Mayor Richard M. Daley will be on course to eclipse his legendary father and become the city's longest-serving mayor if voters Tuesday give him a sixth term despite a City Hall corruption scandal.