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Vince Gill Week & Bobblehead
If any country music star could successfully run for mayor of Nashville, it would probably be Vince Gill. Though he's an Oklahoma native, the prolific musician has lived in Music City since 1983 and has made his mark on the town like no other. In addition...Tags: Vince Gill, Eric Clapton, Arts and Culture, Politics, Folklore and Mythology
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Dem Demands To Return To Statehouse
(From WTHR.COM) The members of the Indiana House Democratic Caucus have issued the following statement on today's events at the Indiana House of Representatives:
"The past few days have seen an unprecedented attack on Hoosier families by a radical...Tags: Wages and Pensions, B Patrick Bauer, Laws, Unemployment, Executive Branch
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Daniels Has Support To Win White House
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels boasts that he would turn heads with his fundraising firepower and roster of big-name GOP supporters if he jumps into the 2012 presidential race.
“If I were to decide to do this, we would have an unbelievable letterhead,...Tags: Government, White House, Executive Branch, Chris Christie, Mitch Daniels
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Daniels, Dvorak Disagree On Prisons Bill
Governor Mitch Daniels threatened veto of a prisons bill is not sitting well with St. Joe County Prosecutor Mike Dvorak, who says data used to formulate the Governor's ideas is flawed.
He says the governor's data showed a five percent increase...Tags: Government, Lawyers, Executive Branch, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics
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Daniels listed in new presidential poll ... but not near the top
A new ABC News poll lists Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels as a Republican who could win the presidential nomination for his party.
The poll shows Daniels is lumped in with several other possible candidates, many of them governors or former governors. ...Tags: Alaska, Arkansas, Executive Branch, Mike Huckabee, Mitch Daniels
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Blagojevich's brother not publicly bitter — but he's unsure how to restore his reputation
As U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald retires to accolades, Robert Blagojevich said he's still fighting to restore his reputation since federal prosecutors dropped charges against him in a sweeping corruption case involving his brother's administration.
"I...Tags: Trials, Lawyers, Executive Branch, Rod Blagojevich, Politics
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Fitzgerald succession pick is a political hot potato
Dick Durbin and Barack Obama have a political problem involving their choice of the next federal prosecutor in Chicago, now that U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald is leaving the office.
And it won't go away before the November elections.
There's been a...Tags: FBI, Executive Branch, George Ryan, Anita Alvarez, Chicago Mayor
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Fitzgerald humbly bows out
Departing U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald's options seem endless.
In his first comments since announcing he was stepping down, Fitzgerald said Thursday that public service remains "in his blood." He also likely has his pick of a prestigious, high-paying...Tags: Lawyers, FBI, Executive Branch, Rod Blagojevich, Peter Fitzgerald
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Who speaks for the disabled?
"No one knows better than I do what is best for my son."
So began my conversation with Rita Burke, who along with her husband, Kevin, has raised seven kids. One is an assistant U.S. attorney. Another a nurse. Another a federal agent. Another a teacher....Tags: Pat Quinn, Executive Branch, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Physical Disabilities
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Allentown school taxes could rise nearly 5%
The Allentown School Board moved closer to passing its final budget for 2012-13 Thursday when it approved a $235 million spending plan that includes a nearly 5 percent tax hike. The board's 8-1 vote approving the final proposed budget means a property...Tags: Executive Branch, Finance, Interior Policy, Politics, Elections
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When it came to pensions, state officials looked out for No. 1
A year after Emil Jones Jr. retired from the Illinois Senate in 2008, his annual pension jumped by more than 50 percent to $122,334 — far more than he ever earned as Senate president.
Jones' good fortune comes courtesy of legislation he sponsored...Tags: Illinois General Assembly, Executive Branch, Labor Legislation, Finance, Employment Opportunities
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Obama urges Congress to extend clean-energy tax credits
NEWTON, Iowa — From a wind-power factory in this battleground state, President Obama urged Congress to extend tax credits he said would save jobs in the field of clean-energy production.
Obama said continuing the production tax credit would save...Tags: Tax Credits, Executive Branch, Energy, Politics, David Koch
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