Illinois moves up primary to Feb. 5
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Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday signed a law moving up the state's primary to Feb. 5, a move certain to help Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, the state's junior senator.
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Illinois is far from being a &quot;battleground&quot; state in this heated presidential election. But there are signs, literally, that Illinoisans are dug in for their preferred candidates, Republican
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Buoyed by voters embracing his message of change, Barack Obama routed Hillary Clinton in the Illinois primary on Tuesday, a home-state victory that also offered them one of the richest prizes in the nation. Sen. John McCain defeated former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on the Republican side.
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The Florida Democratic Party says it will move ahead with its plan to hold its presidential primary on Jan. 29 against the wishes of the national party.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois Democrats on Tuesday plan to strengthen the grip they took on the state&#39;s power structure two years ago, with the likelihood of winning a second US Senate seat, maintaining their
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Democratic presidential  candidate Barack Obama has widened his lead in Iowa over rivals  Hillary Clinton and John Edwards heading into Thursday's  caucuses, according to a poll by The Des Moines Register  released on Monday.
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The Michigan Senate voted Wednesday to move the state's presidential nomination contests to Jan. 15, further roiling an already turbulent nomination schedule that has raised the possibility of voting before New Year's.
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Â· Super Tuesday may not be decisive for either party Â· Clinton seeks $10m more for post-February 5 drive
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The state House on Wednesday approved a bill to move up the due date of county property taxes to offset lost state revenue sharing dollars.
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Can Clinton stop the Obama tidal wave? Can Romney rebound? A record throng turns out in the nation's first primary
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As many as seven states are expected to flout Republican rules Tuesday and schedule their presidential primaries or caucuses before Feb. 5, establishing an unprecedented early start to the nominating process.
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Lost in the fuss over next week's Super Tuesday presidential contests is the fact that the 2008 congressional campaign also has its official kickoff that day, with primaries in Illinois. Not that this event is being greeted with enthusiasm by many Republicans, who appear desperate to hold the White House to counteract the near-certain extension of the majorities Democrats won in both the Senate and the House in 2006.
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Bloomberg - Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Senator Hillary Clinton won the biggest of the Super Tuesday primaries while Senator Barack Obama won more states, extending their struggle for the Democratic presidential nomination into next month and beyond.
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Obama gains upper hand with victories over Clinton in Wisconsin and Hawaii ... McCain inches closer to delegate goal ... Candidate wives' spar over remarks ... Candidates comment on Castro announcement ...
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Next stop: Michigan primary on Tuesday, Jan. 15.
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HereÃ¢ÂÂs how fast the money chase has accelerated in the still-early contest for the 2008 presidential nominations: The amounts raised individually between April and June by each of the two leading aspirants for the Democratic nomination appear likely to match or exceed the totals raised in the parallel period by the top five contenders for the partyÃ¢ÂÂs 2004 nod Ã¢ÂÂ combined.
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Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton holds a 12 point lead over Barack Obama among Democrats likely to vote in California's February 5 primary, according to poll results released on Tuesday.