Illinois faces big budget squeeze as Quinn eyes cuts and tax relief
Illinois to trim state programs as pension costs rise by over 1 billion and Medicaid costs surge. Budget chief says reductions flow to schools, universities, local grants, and social services. Quinn to sign tax relief including a 50 dollar personal exemption boost and Earned Income Tax Credit increase to 10 percent, aiding families and seniors in an election year.
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Jim Edgar
David Vaught
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Divided Republicans in Iowa face Citizens United era
Amy Goodman analyzes the 2012 Iowa caucuses as Romney narrowly edges Santorum by eight votes amid a surge for Ron Paul. Heavier spending from Restore Our Future and PACs reshapes campaigns post Citizens United, with broader calls to overturn corporate money in politics and efforts by California and New York leaders toward constitutional amendments.
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Newt Gingrich
Restore Our Future
NBC
Michael Isikoff
Gingrich
Carl Forti
Charlie Spies
Larry McCarthy
Citizens United
Scotus
Split Court
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Los Angeles
Oakland
Calif
Albany
N.Y
Boulder
Washington
Nanis Moynihan
John McCain
Ann
Coulter Republican
America
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Lincoln Wrestling Exhibit Highlights 16th President at Library
An exhibit at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield runs through Jan 17 and features a 1938 painting of Abraham Lincoln in a New Salem wrestling match with Jack Armstrong and pages from W D Howells Life of Abraham Lincoln describing the bout. A photo of a Shick Shack Hill sign recalls another alleged 1833 match in Cass County.
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