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Indicted ex-San Bernardino County official Mark Kirk back in politics
San Bernardino County Sun, Calif.Two years after being indicted in a major San Bernardino County corruption case, Mark Kirk is back in the political arena. His consulting company, The Paideia Group, worked on Ontario Mayor Paul Leon's unsuccessful bid for state Senate, taking in $36,...Tags: Local Government, Prosecution, Political Corruption, Lawyers, Political Fundraising
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Norma Torres wins state Senate District 32 seat
Inland Valley Daily BulletinAssemblywoman Norma Torres' political winning streak continued Tuesday night as she captured the state Senate District 32 seat. Torres defeated Ontario's Republican Mayor Paul Leon in the race to fill the seat that was vacated when Rep. Gloria Negrete...Tags: Local Elections, Primaries, Politics, Gloria Negrete McLeod, Elections
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A burden or fair play?
Daily Gazette, Sterling, Ill.Jackie Payne, owner of Bushel Basket Candle Co. at Northland Mall, opposes federal legislation that would empower states to collect sales taxes from Internet purchases. Her shop started online a dozen years ago and still does much business through the...Tags: Dick Durbin, John Boehner, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Business, Politics
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Senate bill aims to toughen Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Wednesday that would sharply toughen U.S. economic sanctions on Iran despite administration calls for Congress to delay penalties that could disrupt diplomacy aimed at resolving...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Iran, Money and Monetary Policy, John Cornyn, Susan Collins
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Donations, lobbying by high-speed traders on the rise -report
ReutersBy Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, May 13 (Reuters) - High-frequency trading firms increased their campaign contributions to federal lawmakers by 673 percent from the 2008 to the 2012 election cycle, according to a report that sheds light on their political...Tags: CME Group Inc., U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Finance, Mutual Funds, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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Donations, lobbying by high-speed traders on the rise: report
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - High-frequency trading firms increased their campaign contributions to federal lawmakers by 673 percent from the 2008 to the 2012 election cycle, according to a report that sheds light on their political connections in Washington...Tags: CME Group Inc., U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Finance, Mutual Funds, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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Gun sale loopholes can often put weapons in felons' hands
Kenneth Lee was a convicted felon who wanted a gun, authorities say. Darlene Hoover was a single mom with a clean record who needed cash. So the two acquaintances from the South Side made a deal, according to prosecutors. For $200, Hoover drove about 40...
Tags: Trials, Prosecution, Interior Policy, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting
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Bethalto airport tower to remain open
The Telegraph, Alton, Ill.Control towers at St. Louis Regional Airport in Bethalto and four other Illinois airports will remain open, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said he learned Friday. Durbin, D-Ill., said the U.S. Department of Transportation confirmed to him that control towers...Tags: Southern Illinois University, Dick Durbin, Budget Control Act of 2011, Air Transportation Industry, Bloomington
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Senate rejects firearms on more federal lands
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate rejected an effort Wednesday to expand the use of firearms on some of the nation's most frequently visited federal lands, handing gun control advocates a modest success. The measure, backed by the National Rifle...
Tags: Wildlife, Interior Policy, Patrick J. Toomey, Barbara Boxer, Gun Control
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EDITORIAL: Support for ENDA: Anti-discrimination law's 40-year trip
Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.On Thursday, Boulder's Rep. Jared Polis, a Democrat, and Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley from Oregon introduced a bill that would bar discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. With states legalizing gay marriage, and others crafting...Tags: Jeff Merkley, Labor Legislation, Tammy Baldwin, Justice and Rights, Religion and Belief
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Resignation of state GOP leader reveals party's split on social issues
Pat Brady's resignation Tuesday as chairman of the state's Republican Party was a move months in the making, an effort to leave on his own terms rather than being ousted for his support of gay marriage. But in leaving the post, effective immediately,...
Tags: Bill Brady, Peter Roskam, Republican Party, Hinsdale, Pat Brady
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GOP leader's resignation spotlights schism
Tribune reportersPat Brady’s resignation Tuesday as chairman of the state’s Republican Party was a move months in the making, an effort to leave on his own terms rather than being ousted for his support of gay marriage. But in leaving the post, effective...Tags: Bill Brady, Peter Roskam, Republican Party, Hinsdale, Pat Brady
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