How U.S. hunted down al-Zarqawi
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi died in much the same way as many of his thousands of victims--in a massive explosion that brought down the house in which he was hiding and...
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CIA chief abruptly quits
CIA Director Porter Goss suddenly resigned Friday after just 19 tumultuous months on the job, a tenure the Bush administration had hoped would rehabilitate the nation's faltering intelligence community. "Porter's...
Lobbying scandal grounds jet set
Buffeted by public criticism of lobbyist-paid junkets, many of Illinois' congressional representatives and their staffs have reduced their use of one of the great perks available to them: travel around...
Pentagon aims ax at Illinois Guard
The Pentagon has ordered the Illinois National Guard to draft plans to cut 1,000 positions as part of a national effort to reduce the authorized strength of the Guard and...
Cuts raise concern, but Chicago looks to get boost for security
Illinois' mostly Democratic political leadership was generally critical Monday of President Bush's election-year budget for its cuts in funding to education, health care, veterans benefits, law enforcement and home-heating assistance...
Politicians rush to dump tainted cash
Politicians on Wednesday scrambled to shed campaign contributions from lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his clients a day after he pleaded guilty to corruption charges and admitted bribing public officials. President...
Loss of 2nd female voice is seen as cause for concern
President Bush's nomination of Judge John Roberts Jr. to the Supreme Court left America's first female justice among the American women who felt at least slightly let down. "I am...
Liberals perceive pick as divisive
Liberal groups moved immediately Tuesday night to portray President Bush's Supreme Court nominee, John Roberts Jr., as a divisive choice whose past advocacy for limitations on individual rights demanded a...
Congressmen tell their worth
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama is on his way to becoming a millionaire author, and Rep. Rahm Emanuel is the state's richest congressman, thanks to a 2 1/2-year stint as an...
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