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AARP Commends Senate for Voting to Close Medicare ‘Doughnut Hole,’ Make Insurance More Affordable
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., March 25 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM-USNewswire/ — The U.S. Senate today passed a package of health care reforms that will bring needed relief to millions of older Americans struggling with the high cost of prescription drugs and health coverage.
Her husband’s killer, ten minutes away
The passage of House Bill 4807 Wednesday by the state House probably didn’t mean much to most Illinoisans. But it meant a great deal to Barbara McNally.
Decision near on Ill. GOP candidate for governor
CHICAGO (WBBM) — The long awaited decision on which Republican state senator will be the Illinois GOP candidate is near. WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore reports on what the top two vote getters are saying.
Indiana senator Evan Bayh to retire
A source says Sen. Evan Bayh, whose name has been mentioned prominently in recent years in connection with White House sweepstakes, is ready to announce he will not seek re-election….
Sen. Roland Burris pushing for stamp honoring Illinois abolitionist
ALTON (AP) – Two federal lawmakers from Illinois are pushing for a postage stamp commemorating the life of Elijah Lovejoy, a famed journalist and abolitionist from southwestern Illinois. In recognition…
Republican Brown wins Mass. Senate seat in epic upset, endangering Obama’s health care plan
Republican Brown wins Mass. Senate seat in epic upset, endangering Obama’s health care plan In an epic upset in liberal Massachusetts, Republican Scott Brown rode a wave of voter anger…
Vicki Kennedy Gives First Interview Since Senator Edward Kennedy’s Death on Oprah Show Nov. 25
Vicki Kennedy, wife of the late Senator Edward Kennedy, will appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show on Wednesday, Nov. 25. In her first interview since his death, Mrs. Kennedy will…