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Hastert used government office for private business
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert has conducted private business ventures through a little-known government office that has cost taxpayers about $1.8 million, a Tribune investigation has found. Federal law allows former House speakers to...Tags: Rentals, Mary Bono, Crime, Law and Justice, Values, Ethics
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Governor signs Congressional map drawn to help Democrats
Clout StreetUPDATED with threat of lawsuit by GOP congressmen. Gov. Pat Quinn today signed into law the state’s Democratic-drawn map of new Congressional boundaries, a plan designed to reverse Republican gains in last year’s election that is expected...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Pat Brady, Pat Quinn, Defense, Randy Hultgren
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Former Rep. Lipinski gets name on federal building
Clout StreetFormer Republican U.S. House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert and current Democratic Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan are among the political luminaries who will honor former Southwest Side Congressman William O. Lipinski on Wednesday. That’s the...Tags: Illinois, Bill Lipinski, Human Interest, Michael Madigan, Midway Airport
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New congressional map knocks wealthy Burr Ridge Democrat out of running
Clout StreetA wealthy Burr Ridge Democrat who’d been exploring a run for Congress today suspended that effort and is backing former U.S. Rep. Bill Foster’s bid to return to Washington. John Atkinson initially planned to challenge Democratic Southwest...Tags: Elections, Republican Party, Pat Quinn, Bill Foster, Democratic Party
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Daley: ‘I understand’ what Cutler goes through
TribLocal - Wheaton » NewsAs mayor of the City of Chicago, there may be times when Richard M. Daley feels as if he's walked in the shoes of leaders …... -
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert’s perk costs taxpayers $1 million
Former House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert has plowed through about $1 million in taxpayer dollars in the last two years for an office and staff in west suburban Yorkville, thanks to a little-known perk given to ex-speakers.
Hastert, 68, a lobbyist and...Tags: Vehicles, Rentals, Crime, Law and Justice, Kendall County, FedEx Corporation
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Patt Morrison: Border Fence Is Borderline Insanity
WHAT, no land mines? If the United States really means business with that fence along the Mexican border, why flinch at installing things that go blooey? If we're going to stop illegal immigrants by taking borderland hundreds of miles long and nearly...Tags: Endangered Species, Wildlife, Environmental Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Defense
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Foley's Red Lights
THE SCANDAL SURROUNDING disgraced Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.) is following the familiar Washington pattern, with one side (Democrats, in this case) alleging a coverup and the other (Republicans) railing about a setup. Even the affair itself has a familiar...Tags: John Shimkus, Louisiana, ABC (tv network), Democratic Party, Thomas M Reynolds
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Jonah Goldberg: Foley Flap Highlights Dems' Hypocrisy
THE DEMOCRATS prayed for an October surprise and, like manna from heaven, a hypocritical, sexually disturbed Florida Republican dropped into their laps. They looked at the cyber-stalking ephebophile and said, "Behold, this is good." Overnight, Nancy...Tags: Louisiana, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Gloria Steinem, Clarence Thomas
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Capitol Hill Eats Own Pork
WHERE HAVE YOU GONE, Jefferson Smith, now that we need you? A naïf sent to the U.S. Senate on a fluke in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," Smith (played by Jimmy Stewart) discovered that his mentor had slipped a provision into a "deficiency bill" to...Tags: Real Estate Transactions, Property, U.S. Senate, Ken Calvert, Charles H. Taylor
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Police say letter to New York Post is anthrax-laced
From Staff And Wire ReportsA letter mailed to the New York Post has tested positive for anthrax and is similar to anthrax-laced letters sent to NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw and Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, police said late yesterday. The letter addressed to "Editor" was...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Maryland, CNN (tv network), Anthrax, Illinois
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Senate Approves Overhaul of Spy Agencies
Times Staff WriterThe Senate gave final passage today to a bill putting a single director in charge of the nation's spy agencies, capping a contentious, five-month legislative push to respond to the recommendations of the Sept. 11 commission that investigated the 2001...Tags: Ted Stevens, Duncan Hunter, Terrorism, Robert Byrd, Espionage and Intelligence
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