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I.C. officials to discuss smoking ban
Iowa City officials will discuss a proposed ordinance that goes beyond the new state smoking ban and further limits smoking on city property. The city council will address the plan next week. It would ban smoking in municipal parking ramps; a section of...Tags: Local Authority, Smoking, Human Rights, Iowa City, Civil Laws
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Illinois town fights long odds to save prison, jobs
Associated Press WriterWhen folks here heard the governor wanted to close the 137-year-old prison, sucking hundreds of jobs from the area, they mobilized in a way that only small towns can. They held rallies. There was a parade and a big photo shoot. Streets were lined with...Tags: Riots, Prisons, Executive Branch, Fires, Water Supply
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FSSA seeking Medicaid expansion for pregnant women
Associated Press WriterThe state human services agency has reversed course and will seek federal approval for presumptive Medicaid eligibility for low-income pregnant women that would help them get prenatal care, agency chief Mitch Roob has told lawmakers. The Family and...Tags: Personal Income, Demographics, Poverty, Medicare, Population
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Obama: From unknown to nominee, a meteoric rise
AP National WriterCHICAGO (AP) -- When Barack Obama arrived at the Democratic National Convention eight years ago, he was a politician in need of clout. He had just been trounced in his bid for Congress. His credit card was rejected at the car rental counter. He couldn'...Tags: Elections, Jeremiah Wright, Political Candidates, Teen-agers, Upper House
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Outgoing UW leader rips business lobby's tactics
Associated Press WriterThe state's largest business lobby has been taken over by "political extremists" and become a major obstacle to economic development, outgoing University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor John Wiley said this week. In a 3,000-word essay published in...Tags: Elections, Harley-Davidson Incorporated, Medical Research, Genetics, Political Candidates
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Plans approved for almost 3,000 homes on Callery-Judge Grove
South Florida Sun-SentinelPalm Beach County commissioners today approved plans for almost 3,000 homes on Callery-Judge Grove, despite concerns about traffic overwhelming roads and ruining Loxahatchee's rural lifestyle. Callery-Judge owners scaled down their long-stalled...Tags: Royal Palm Beach, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Everglades, Beach Vacations, Judges
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King speech to Obama speech: A dream realized?
AP National WriterThe dreamer in him envisioned a day when "Whites Only" signs would no longer hang in restaurant windows. A time when everyone's desire to vote would be respected. A time when blacks and whites would work, pray and live together. He spoke of an America...Tags: Discrimination, Elections, Minority Groups, Academic Progress, Racism
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Glendale Heights man offers to plead guilty to setting 2 sons on fire
Chicago Tribune reporterThe Glendale Heights man accused of murdering his two young sons by setting them on fire has offered to plead guilty and spend the rest of his life in prison in an effort to avoid the death penalty. Kaushik Patel could make the plea as soon as his next...Tags: Hanover Park, Prisons, Punishment, Criminal Laws, Assault
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Diluting its 'adult' fare, shop triumphs
Sun reporterHoward County's 11-year zoning battle with the Pack Shack adult store is over, and even county officials concede that the store won. The owners of the store, which peddles books, videos, sex toys and lingerie in Ellicott City, have fought off a series of...Tags: Adults, Ellicott City, Court Administration, Freedom of the Press, Local Authority
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Obama's rejection of 2003 abortion bill comes to forefront
The events of Wednesday, March 12, 2003, in Springfield are suddenly looming large in the U.S. presidential race. On that day, Barack Obama, then a Democratic state senator from Chicago, convened a meeting of the Health and Human Services Committee,...Tags: Abortion, International Relations, Diplomacy, Upper House, Medical Specialization
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NY panel investigates lawmaker over e-mails
released e-mails; Conforms to story slugged Lawmaker-Apology on national news wire. AP Photo NY117 BY MICHAEL GORMLEYP> Associated Press WriterP> ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ A state lawmaker said he has apologized to his family for a "painful but private...Tags: Elections, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Political Candidates, Government, Primaries
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Workers, bosses at odds
Of The Associated PressFor school bus driver Jamille Aine, a cold is more than an inconvenience. His employer does not offer paid sick days, so if he can't shake the bug, he may not be able to pay his bills. Some 46 million U.S. workers lack paid sick days, but lawmakers in 12...Tags: Elections, Referenda, Stamford, Academic Progress, The White House
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