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Analysts say GM would need cash to acquire Chrysler, it may take too long to see cost savings
AP Auto WriterDETROIT (AP) _ For General Motors Corp. to acquire Chrysler LLC and all of its warts, GM would have to get desperately needed cash. Lots of it, according to industry analysts. With both automakers struggling to survive amid slumping sales, a slowing...Tags: Restructuring and Recapitalization, Chrysler LLC, General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., Bankruptcy
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Ethics report hits hardest at Todd Palin, not Sarah; husband had access to halls of power
Associated Press WriterANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) _ A month after she became governor, Sarah Palin's staff ushered Alaska's public safety commissioner into her private office. But Palin wasn't there. Her husband, Todd, had called the meeting. He was frustrated that his former...Tags: Ethics, Government, Labor Legislation, National Government, Hillary Clinton
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Peru governor says he has agreed to be prime minister amid oil kickbacks scandal
Associated Press WriterLIMA, Peru (AP) _ President Alan Garcia announced Saturday that he has appointed a leftist governor to become Peru's chief Cabinet minister, a day after the minister's predecessor resigned along with 16 colleagues amid a brewing oil-kickbacks scandal....Tags: Heads of State, Local Elections, Punishment, Government, Corporate Crime
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Daley reins in radicals — the Chicago Way
Turn on the TV news when John McCain is picking up undecided voters by invoking Barack Obama's relationship with unrepentant American terrorist William Ayers and, invariably, some liberal talking head will sniff in disgust and say Ayers is no big deal...Tags: 1968 Democratic Convention, Public Relations, Richard M. Daley, Bernardine Dohrn, Chicago Housing Authority
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Haunted house too political for Illinois officials
State officials aren't laughing about the painted political parody in a Springfield haunted house that spoofs squabbles between the governor and the House speaker. State Department of Agriculture officials have asked the Springfield Jaycees to paint...Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Rod Blagojevich, Government, Michael Madigan, Sarah Palin
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Obama fundraiser, convicted of fraud, spills beans
Associated Press WriterJailed political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko, the Chicago real estate developer who helped launch Barack Obama on his political career, is whispering secrets to federal prosecutors about corruption in Illinois and the political fallout could be...Tags: Lawyers, Chicago Real Estate, Government, National Government, Barack Obama
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Illinois Dems aim for bigger legislative majority
AP Political WriterIf you're running for the Illinois Legislature, it's not a good time to be Republican. President Bush is extremely unpopular and in many voters' minds carries the burden of a war and a Wall Street meltdown. Demographic changes are making Illinois...Tags: Parliament, Government, National Government, State Budgets, Personal Income
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Palin uses her elected office to promote religious causes, at times with public money
Associated Press WriterWASILLA, Alaska (AP) _ The camera closes in on Sarah Palin speaking to young missionaries, vowing from the pulpit to do her part to implement God's will from the governor's office. What she didn't tell worshippers gathered at the Wasilla Assembly of...Tags: Local Elections, Court Administration, Government, Petroleum Industry, Social Services
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Questions and answers on constitutional convention
Illinois voters will have a chance Nov. 4 to call for a convention to rewrite the Illinois Constitution. Here are some questions and answers on the issue. Q. What is a constitutional convention? A: A gathering of delegates charged with examining the...Tags: Local Elections, Government, Voting, Referenda, Rod Blagojevich
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Pierce J. Flanigan III
Pierce John Flanigan III, president of his family's transportation infrastructure business who advised governors and mayors, died Wednesday of a brain hemorrhage in Chicago while on a business trip. The Harbor East resident was 66. Mr. Flanigan mixed a...Tags: Frederick Douglass, Death and Dying, Westport, William Donald Schaefer, Bolton Hill
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Dixon supports slots
Promising that revenue from slots machines would provide a "significant and permanent reduction" in city property taxes, Mayor Sheila Dixon and other local elected officials yesterday urged city residents to vote for a November ballot measure to expand...Tags: Casino and Gambling Industry, Local Elections, Casino and Gambling, Sheila Dixon, Tourism and Leisure
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Palin abused powers, Alaska ethics probe finds
From Sun news servicesGov. Sarah Palin abused the powers of her office by pressuring subordinates to get her former brother-in-law, a state trooper, fired, an investigation by the Alaska Legislature has concluded. A report on the bipartisan inquiry that was released yesterday...Tags: Ethics, Employees, Government, Sarah Palin, Executive Branch
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