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Though some GOP primary candidates are bound to drop before Illinois’ March 20 primary, Mitt Romney’s campaign continues to woo local Republicans as he hopes for a strong finish in the South Carolina primary, after winning the nation’s first two presidential nominating contests. Romney has found solid support among Illinois’ Republicans and reported raising...
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Out of a strong third place in the Iowa caucuses and a solid second in the New Hampshire primary, Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul only hopes his own party and some skeptical voters would trust him to beat President Barack Obama in November. Despite getting three times as many votes in the Granite State...
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GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum will appear on Illinois’ primary ballot, but some political analysts say the former Pennsylvania senator won’t have the momentum to make it past Super Tuesday March 6 and to the state’s election come March 20. Santorum’s fifth-place finish in New Hampshire Tuesday and his second-place success in Iowa last...
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As Iowans kicked off the 2012 presidential election, ChicagoTalks reporter Paris Lewbel talked with several caucus goers about why they take part in the unique once-every-four-years event.
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It’s been a wild ride for Republican presidential challengers in Iowa, and Newt Gingrich is the latest candidate with motion sickness. Gingrich, the former U.S. House Speaker, finished a distant fourth in Tuesday’s first-in-the-nation presidential contest. Predicting the winner of the Iowa GOP caucuses had been nearly impossible, with candidates taking turns sliding up...
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DES MOINES – Even before the final numbers were in Tuesday night, there were plenty of people ready to declare defeat for U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann in the Iowa Republican caucuses. “Odds are, she will do quite poorly tonight,” Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia said in...
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DES MOINES – Michele Bachmann might not be on the Illinois primary ballot this spring if she does not perform well in the Iowa caucuses Tuesday. Bachmann’s campaign seemed off to a solid start when she won the Iowa straw poll in August, but she faces challenges as Iowans prepare to choose a Republican...
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DES MOINES–Republican presidential candidates campaigning against gay marriage may win over conservative Iowa caucus-goers Tuesday night, but that strategy won’t work for the majority of Iowan voters or in the general election, say a number of gay-rights advocates. Iowans, along with voters in other states, are more concerned with improving the economy rather than...
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The 63rd Street Corridor Center for Working Families at Kennedy-King College, is now officially open. Residents of Englewood and surrounding South Side neighborhoods now have free access to critical services to support their financial growth and career advancement. The Center offers “one stop shopping” for job placement and career advancement services, financial counseling by...
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Image via Wikipedia The Tea Party has dominated political media coverage with their explicitly populist platform since 2009. The movement was initially shaped as a result of the anger felt toward President Barack Obama’s bailout of the banking industry. The Tea Party supports reducing government spending, lowering taxes and adhering to the original interpretation...
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