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County Says Military Ballots Sent Late
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - At least one county in Illinois admits its ballots to military personnel weren’t mailed on time. That’s as the U.S. Department of Justice is checking on the issue in Illinois...
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Madigan Joins DOJ Lawsuit To Block AT&T Acquisition Of T-Mobile
CHICAGO (STMW) – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined the federal government Friday in its effort to block AT&T Inc.’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA Inc. The Department of Justice...
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Chicago Called Most Corrupt City In Nation
UPDATED 02/15/12 10:36 a.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — A former Chicago alderman turned political science professor/corruption fighter has found that Chicago is the most corrupt city in the country. He cites data...
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Opinion: Florida’s Voter Purge Attempts To Stifle Democrats and Minorities
In 2000, at the direction of a Republican Governor, Florida state officials quietly engaged in a campaign to disenfranchise voters. Conveniently, the purge of “felons” removed thousands of legitimate...
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Opinion: Mess In Texas
As we celebrate our countries Independence Day this week, I am going to dedicate each of my columns to the most basic tenant of our Democracy: voting. The right to vote is under assault in 2012 in a...
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Opinion: Republicans Are Creating Poll Taxes 2.0
5 million eligible, legal American voters may miss out on this Presidential election because Republicans across the country have moved to make it more difficult to vote. 5 million people. That is a...
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Opinion: Who Is ALEC?
Outsourcing has become a major theme in the Presidential campaign. For most Americans the idea of having their job outsourced is their worst nightmare. Not so for Republican Governors and legislatures...
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Opinion: Disenfranchisement Is The Real Crime
The modern, coordinated move by Republicans to suppress the vote, primarily of minority voters, is rooted in another dark chapter of American history. The path that the New Suppressionists have chosen...
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Opinion: Treason In Pennsylvania
Treason: the crime of betraying one’s country. That is exactly what Pennsylvania Republicans have done. They have betrayed their country and devised a scheme to potentially disqualify nearly one tenth...
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Opinion: Lacking Government ID Does Not Make You Unworthy Of Voting
One of the biggest threats to American democracy as we know it today is the move by the New Suppressionists to impose the modern equivalents of the Poll Tax on the 2012 election. There is a massive...
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Opinion: Karl Rove’s Super PAC For Hire
Karl Rove has become quite the fundraiser in the last few years. Suddenly billionaires are opening their wallets and handing over millions of dollars to Mr. Rove’s political machine. Some of those...
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Opinion: A Step Forward And A Step Back For The American Dream
In many ways August 15, 2012 was a day like any other this summer. It was hot. The drought continued to plague our country. The economy struggled to continue on the slow path to prosperity. But two...
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Opinion: Voter ID: A Good Idea
It has been argued that “granny” might not be able to vote if they make her have a voter ID. But seriously, why all the concern about taking the extra measure of a voter ID to make sure that every...
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Opinion: How NOT To Comment On Sexual Assault Cases
The views expressed on this page are those of the author, not CBS Local Chicago or our affiliated television and radio stations. From my experience, individuals preaching “innocent until proven guilty”...
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Source: Justice Department To Investigate Chicago Police Department
CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is expected to launch a wide-ranging investigation this week into the patterns and practices of the Chicago Police Department after recent protests over a...
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What Will Costs Be Of Federal Probe Into Chicago Police Department?
CHICAGO (CBS) — The video showing the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald by a Chicago Police officer touched off the firestorm of rage, protests, and even the firing of Chicago Police Superintendent...
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Feds To Issue Critical Report On Chicago Police Friday: AP
CHICAGO (AP) — An official says a Justice Department report on Chicago police will conclude the Police Department displayed a pattern and practice of violating residents’ constitutional rights. The...
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Department Of Justice Report Will Say CPD Violated Constitutional Rights
CHICAGO (CBS) – The Department of Justice will release Friday the results of a 13-month federal investigation on the Chicago Police Department that sources say found the department violated the...
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Protestors Call For Futher Investigation Into CPD Torture
CHICAGO (CBS) — About a dozen people braved the cold Friday to bring attention to what they call police brutality of the past. “How can a DOJ report be issued and no mention of Chicago Police torture...
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Laquan McDonald Family’s Attorneys React To DOJ Report
CHICAGO (CBS) – It was the release of the graphic Laquan McDonald shooting video that sparked the Justice Department investigation. CBS 2’s Charlie De Mar spoke with McDonald’s attorneys and the man...
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