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Illinois Senate approves bill to legalize medical marijuana
Illinois has come within a signature of becoming the 19th state to allow marijuana use for medical purposes. On Friday, the state Senate voted 35-21 to approve a medical marijuana measure, which now will head for Gov. Pat Quinn’s desk. The...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Health Treatments, Recreational Substance Use, Illinois Governor, Regional Authority
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Jesse Tyler Ferguson, beau add a 'wedding' tie to charity line
Emmy-nominated actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson ("Modern Family") and partner Justin Mikita have just added a new neck knot to their wildly successful month-and-a-half-old line of jaunty bow ties -- a formal style suitable for wedding wear. The couple...
Tags: Lobbying, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage, Family, Politics
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Edward Derwinski dies at 85; first VA secretary
Edward Derwinski, who represented Chicago's south side and adjoining suburbs in Congress for nearly a quarter-century before becoming the nation's first secretary of Veterans Affairs, died Sunday of cancer at a nursing home in Oak Brook, Ill., his...Tags: U.S. Army, U.S. Department of State, World War II (1939-1945), American Legion, Health
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Chicagoan President Obama votes early, but only once
Top of the TicketAh, but how many times will his ballot be counted back home in Cook County?... -
Another Obama White House party, this one a midweek soiree to watch Da Bulls
Top of the TicketRepublican fans will be outnumbered there, and so will North Carolina's Bobcat boosters.... -
Vermont town weighs cat leash law
L.A. UnleashedBARRE, Vt. — A clause in a city law that requires cats to be on leashes has sparked a hissing match among fans of free-roaming felines. A City Council meeting with cats on the agenda drew an unusually large crowd...... -
Dan Rostenkowski dies at 82; former U.S. representative from Chicago
Dan Rostenkowski, an old-style Chicago ward boss who became one of the nation's most powerful legislators during the Reagan era before a stunning fall to corruption charges that left him branded a political anachronism, has died. He was 82.
Rostenkowski,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, George W. Bush, U.S. Army, Radio, Political Corruption
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Candidates ring in 2008 on the trail
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersFaced with conflicting polls, single-digit temperatures and a merciless calendar, the top candidates for the two major-party presidential nominations entered the new year at a frenzied pace today, with several candidates parking campaign buses and...Tags: George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama
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Obama said oops on 6 state Senate votes
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterBarack Obama angered fellow Democrats in the Illinois Senate when he voted to strip millions of dollars from a child welfare office on Chicago's West Side. But Obama had a ready explanation: He goofed. "I was not aware that I had voted no," he said...Tags: Barack Obama, Interior Policy, Hillary Clinton, Pension and Welfare, Travel
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Senate careers branch differently for Clinton, Obama
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe Senate long has been considered a poor springboard to the White House. But it provided a crucial step in the political rise of Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, giving them a priceless chance to burnish their records and shore up weaknesses...Tags: Newt Gingrich, Tom DeLay, Hillary Clinton, Primaries, Russia
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In campaigns, as in basketball, the refs get worked
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterPhil Jackson huffed along the sidelines and unleashed a post-game rant: His Lakers were manhandled, but the Celtics got all the calls. Basketball is not a bad primer, it turns out, on how our political ballclubs carry on. Team McCain has been...Tags: Barack Obama, Satellite and Cable Service, Entertainment, Political Campaigns, Activism
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