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GOP Set To Again Block Senate Dems On Women's Pay

  WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Republicans were ready to derail an election-season drive by Democrats on Monday to pressure employers to pay women the same...

Chicago, NY, Hawaii On Obama Library's Short List

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Chicago, New York and Honolulu are on the short list to host President Barack Obama's future presidential library. The Barack Obama Foundation...

Can Obama Wage War Without Consent Of Congress?

WASHINGTON (AP) -- As a U.S. senator from Illinois running for the White House in 2007, Barack Obama sponsored a resolution to prohibit President...

US Sharply Cutting Deportations

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama, who has postponed until after Election Day his plans that could shield millions of immigrants from deportation, is...

Obama's Request To Combat Militants Draws Support

WASHINGTON (AP) -- On the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Republicans and Democrats in Congress voiced strong pre-election support Thursday for President Barack Obama's...

Next stop for Illinois pension case: Supreme Court?

(AP) — A court ruling barring increased health insurance premiums for state-employee retirees might speed up a decision on a separate case over Illinois'...

White House Asks For $58M For Ebola Drugs

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House is asking Congress for $58 million above current levels to speed the production of promising drugs to fight...

Clinton: 2016 Decision Likely By Early Next Year

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday she will likely make a decision on whether to run for president around the beginning...

Rauner vow revives governor's mansion question

SPRINGFIELD — It's been more than a decade since an Illinois governor lived full time at the state's Executive Mansion, but once again a...

U.S. Rep. Duckworth announces she's pregnant

CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq war veteran and double amputee, said Monday she's pregnant and expecting a baby girl in...
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