Obama presses gay rights at milestone TV forum
Democratic candidates gathered for a landmark TV forum on gay rights in Hollywood. Barack Obama urged tapping into core decency to end discrimination and backed civil unions as non lesser than marriage while pledging federal anti discrimination protections and поддержка don't ask don’t tell.
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Los Angeles
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Illinois
Obama
United Church of Christ
America
Hollywood
Human Rights Campaign
Logo
Brian Graden
Joe Biden
Delaware
Chris Dodd
Connecticut
Joe Salmonese
Melissa Etheridge
Washington Post
Jonathan Capehart
Gathering draws Juggalos to rural Illinois site
Security from Tenable Protective Services manned a large venue while police ran a six hour roadside safety check. Two arrests for marijuana possession were reported along with seat belt citations. Attendees including Mauro Davoli and Chris Pereira described ICP fans as peaceful, with locals mixed about the gathering.
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Tenable Protective Services
Illinois
David Baker
Mauro Davoli
Massachusetts
Davoli
Chris Slaughter
Virginia
Slaughter
Dixon
Tommy Dutton
Dutton
Keeling Hill General Baptist Church
Elizabethtown
ICP
Dennis Kaegi
Chris Pereira
Mark
Canada
Mark Pereira
Southern Illinois
Budget gridlock over pork money and Chicago casino plan
Lawmakers wrestle with a budget containing millions for local sewer and library upgrades and senior centers, while Blagojevich calls the pork greasy. A casino for Chicago remains doomed as Madigan cites city opposition, despite progress on a operating budget. Lawmakers set to reconvene Friday.
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House
Senate
Chicago
Michael Madigan
Madigan
Government to tighten immigration enforcement aims this year
The Bush administration will raise employer fines for hiring undocumented workers, overhaul temporary worker programs, and speed border agent deployment. Chertoff and Gutierrez will announce changes shaping background checks, exit recording at airports and seaports, and broader use of an employment verification system with shared driver license images.
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Commerce
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Senate
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Chertoff
Boston
Bush
Robbery at Dongola bank leaves two in custody
Police say two suspects are in custody as investigation continues into a bank robbery at Dongola. Illinois State Police lead the probe with FBI assistance. A muscular white male fled the bank, wearing a blue bandanna, ball cap, jeans and a dark jacket. Brothers David and Darin Gibson chased the suspect after he dropped money. The man was later seen in a small silver car near Vienna before being stopped by officers.
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Johnson
Illinois
Hog Rock
Dongola Bank
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Darin
David
DeWayne Gibson
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Vienna
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