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News roundup: Bitter battles in Gaza -- and Illinois (USA Today)
- Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:29:00 GMT
Good morning. It's Sunday. Here is what's going on in the news: Israeli ground troops cut swaths through Gaza. There is no end in sight to the fighting... Illinois' embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich says Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is guilty of a conflict of interest in that Reid telephoned him in early December to discuss the seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama... Officials in ...US Senate may agree to Illinois nomination (Calcutta News)
- Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:40:39 GMT
US Senate Democratic leaders have met Roland Burris, the man nominated to fill the Illinois Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama.Illinois governor's appointee for U.S. Senate denied entry (International Herald Tribune)
- Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:47:51 GMT
Roland Burris, the nominee for the U.S. Senate from Illinois, arrived at the Capitol on Tuesday to find out he would have to leave.Illinois AG's Office Examining U-Verse’s PEG Programming (MultiChannel News)
- Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:30:07 GMT
Responding to complaints from public-access producers and city officials, the office of Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is examining public access programming on AT&T's U-verse service to determine whether the delivery method somehow violates state law.Pre-inaugural bash for Illinois senators (Chicago Sun-Times)
- Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:39:51 GMT
I LLINOIS STATE SENATORS James Clayborne, Mattie Hunter, Willie Delgado and Heather Steans are hosting a private, invitation-only "Illinois Delegation Pre-Inaugural Celebration" Jan. 18 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.Illinois traffic deaths lower (Herald & Review)
- Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:21:14 GMT
SPRINGFIELD - The number of people killed on Illinois roads in 2008 dropped more than 16 percent, according to state figures.Burris Is Blocked From Taking Illinois Senate Seat (New York Times)
- Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:05:28 GMT
The secretary of the Senate turned away Roland W. Burris, who was named by the embattled Illinois governor.UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News (UPI)
- Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:14:28 GMT
Illinois jeweler sells 'U.S. Senate seats' ... Mud race entrants undeterred by cold temps ... Man will throw Lexus in with home sale ... Racy snowboards spark free speech debate ... UPI Quirks in the News.Obama refuses to take stand on seating Burris (Chicago Sun-Times)
- Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:18:53 GMT
WASHINGTON---- President-elect Barack Obama has declined to support giving his vacated Senate seat to former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris. Obama told a news conference on Wednesday that the decision on whether to allow Burris to join the Senate is one for the Senate to make.Suspect Shot Dead After High-Speed Chase in Illinois (Fox News)
- Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:04:57 GMT
A man suspected of robbing four banks has been shot and killed after leading officers on a high-speed chase in central Illinois, police said. |