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Ken Griffin calls Illinois tax incentives cronyism
Tribune staff reporterCitadel founder Kenneth Griffin named and shamed local corporations that have taken tax incentives from the state’s financially strapped government in a Monday evening speech to a prominent Chicago business group. "The last election cycle I called...Tags: Mutual Funds, Economy, Business and Finance, Republican Party, Pat Quinn, Media Industry
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Canada's Harper under cloud after chief of staff resigns
ReutersOTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper was under intense pressure on Monday to reassure voters that his administration is above reproach amid questions surrounding a secret check paid to Senator Mike Duffy. "There's been...Tags: Parliament, Ethics, Government, Politics, Religion and Belief
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Dems' Senate campaigns marked by internal battles
ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections. Two top-tier Democratic prospects recently bypassed running for Senate seats in Georgia and South Dakota,...
Tags: Eric Holder, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Tom Daschle, Republican Party, Gays and Lesbians
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Top item on Obama's agenda: damage control
As it must come to all American presidents, it seems, Barack Obama's policy agenda is being crowded out of the headlines by the imperative of damage control against administration scandal. The allegations of incompetence or worse in the IRS' targeting...
Tags: Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Senate, Immigration, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Central Intelligence Agency
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Pressure builds on U.S. officials to take heat for IRS scandal
ReutersBy Kim Dixon and Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - Pressure was building on Monday for the Obama administration to fire more people linked to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service's extra scrutiny of conservative groups, possibly including...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Vern Buchanan, U.S. House of Representatives, Taxation, Republican Party
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Nancy Pelosi - 'I'm proudly liberal'
Financial TimesNancy Pelosi is beaming as she bustles into the House of Representatives dining room on Capitol Hill, which combines the busyness of a staff cafeteria with the grace of a late 19th-century reception room. A large painting of George Washington on the...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Republican Party, China, Gays and Lesbians
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'Maldonado for governor' off to a bad start
SACRAMENTO — It seemed like a fairly good idea at the time — the idea of Abel Maldonado running for governor. He wasn't going to win. But neither would he be a Republican embarrassment. There was no Republican in sight with even a faint...Tags: Republican Party, Condoleezza Rice, Elections, George H.W. Bush, Abusive Behavior
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GOP ticket stumps in Virginia Beach
VIRGINIA BEACH — A day after a late-running, closely-watched convention, the top three members of the state GOP ticket campaigned together for the first time. Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, the gubernatorial nominee, nominee for lieutenant ...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Republican Party, Elections, Ken Cuccinelli, Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Virginia)
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Ed Markey's fight strategy: Duck 'n' cover
Boston HeraldIf you haven't been paying much attention to U.S. Rep. Ed Markey's Senate campaign, that's just fine with Markey. Debates? He hasn't agreed to any against GOP opponent Gabriel Gomez. Releasing his tax returns? He'll get to it -- eventually. Public...Tags: Gun Control, Mitt Romney, Politics, Personal Weapon Control, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Ghosts of incinerator bond deal haunt Harrisburg election
Reuters* Democratic Party primary is on Tuesday * City is poster child for mismanaged public finances By Hilary Russ May 19 (Reuters) - In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's cash-hungry capital city, local political battles are waged much as they are across the...Tags: Public Finance, Financially Distressed Companies, Banking, Economy, Business and Finance, Primaries
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Phila. controller's race enlivens a sleepy ballot season
The Philadelphia InquirerFor any city controller in Philadelphia there is a conflict between the ideal job specifications and the political reality of getting yourself elected. The public would like to see a snarling watchdog keeping a wary eye over city finances, fearlessly...Tags: Primaries, Republican Party, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Laws, Interior Policy
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Damage control again
Jules WitcoverWASHINGTON -- As it must come to all American presidents, it seems, Barack Obama's policy agenda is being crowded out of the headlines by the imperative of damage control against administration scandal. The allegations of incompetence or worse in the...Tags: U.S. Senate, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Central Intelligence Agency
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