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Iran's new president will make a difference, just not enough of one
Of the six candidates who ran in Iran's presidential election, the most moderate and the only cleric — Hassan Rowhani — has been declared the winner by Iranian state television. His victory was a startling triumph. He won more than 50...
Tags: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Politics, Hasan Rowhani, Iran's Nuclear Program, University of Chicago
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Tollway contracts near $180 million
Flush with cash, the Illinois Tollway on Wednesday endorsed spending nearly $180 million for the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway and other projects — the largest single-day round of construction contracts ever awarded by the agency. Most of the...Tags: Hoffman Estates, Moody's Corporation, Illinois Elections, Highway Transportation, Rod Blagojevich
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New District 11 chairman Bob Hartman says change "was difficult for all of us"
It may not mean much of anything to most athletes and coaches, but there was a big meeting on Wednesday of the District 11 committee, the overseeing body of area high school athletics, and a vote was held that changed the leadership. Jason Zimmerman, the...Tags: Catasauqua, Politics, Parties and Movements, Whitehall
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Downers Grove commits to DuPage lobbying group
Downers Grove officials agreed to continue the village's membership in a countywide coalition that aims to advance political and economic interests common to the area. The village council voted 5-2 during the June 18 meeting to pay the annual fee of...Tags: Politics
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Don't let political groups hide donors behind charity pretense
When the Supreme Court's landmark ruling in 2010 opened the corporate floodgates to unlimited election spending, we waited to see its effect on politics. Last fall, we endured unprecedented bombardment with political television ads from independent...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Interior Policy, Politics, Lobbying, Pension and Welfare
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Guillermo Martinez: Censorship a major tool for Latin American dictators
The manual for the perfect Latin American dictator has always had a full chapter of media censorship. Silencing the press is a crucial first step towards eliminating freedom of expression and democracy. It used to be easier to determine where censorship...Tags: Censorship, Punishment, Nicaragua, Crime, Law and Justice, Cuba
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State lawmakers finally respond to pension alarm
— A fire alarm blared throughout the Capitol on Wednesday as state lawmakers gathered to take a first but small step toward resolving Illinois' massive government worker pension crisis. The symbolism of legislators rushing toward the exits in...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Moody's Corporation, Pension and Welfare, Regional Authority, Government
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Alaskans Embrace, Criticize Murkowski Same-Sex Marriage Stance
Channel 2 NewsSteph and Lela Figarelle became the first same-sex couple to be married at the top of the Empire State Building in 2012. The Anchorage couple returned home to a state that doesn't recognize gay marriage -- but the Figarelles think the tide may finally...Tags: Politics, Minority Groups, Gays and Lesbians, Joe Miller, Frank Murkowski
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L.A. council puts measure to form city health agency on ballot
Feeling backed against a wall by petitioners from an AIDS activist group, Los Angeles City Council members agreed Wednesday to place a measure on next year's ballot asking if voters want the city to create an independent health agency. But then they...Tags: Health, Politics, Healthcare Provider, Syphilis, Hospitals and Clinics
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California Gov. Jerry Brown, legislators granted 5.2% raises
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown and state legislators were granted 5.2% raises Wednesday by a state panel that said the improving state economy and a flush budget justified restoring some of the salary cut from officials' paychecks in recent years....
Tags: Politics, Public Officials, Regional Authority, Government, Executive Branch
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Allentown council tables clean air initiative, effectively sending it to voters
Vowing to send a message by their inaction, members of Allentown City Council voted 5-1 Wednesday night to table a proposed ballot initiative that would create stricter environmental controls for a proposed waste-to-energy plant. That effectively puts...Tags: Plant Openings, Citizens Initiative and Recall, Allentown, Politics, Environmental Cleanup
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Michael Hastings: The importance of not following the rules
He brought down an American general. He could brutalize his peers. But Michael Hastings was never accused of not telling the truth. And given the outrage that often accompanied the publication of his stories, that’s saying something. Hastings is...Tags: Lindsay Lohan, Stanley A. McChrystal, Freedom of the Press, FBI, Prisons
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