Legislature Targets Turnover in Illinois Legislature
Illinois lawmakers debate term limits as turnover looms in the Senate and House after redistricting. Multiple competitive primaries across districts in Sangamon and central Illinois could reshape control next year, with key races in 59th Senate, 96th House, 53rd Senate, 88th and 51st House districts. Voters vote Tuesday to start the change.
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Erickson
Illinois
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General Assembly
Illinois Senate
House
Chamber
Gary Forby
Benton
Fred Kondritz
Pastor Mark Minor
Ken Burzynski
Forby
Quad-Cities
Mike Jacobs
Mike Boland
Moline
Boland
Decatur
Sue Scherer
Michael Madigan
Sam Cahaman
Winston Taylor
Dennis Shackelford
Rochester
Jared Perry
Livingston County
Points
Brian Gabor
Pontiac
Scott McCoy
Tom Bennett
Gibson City
Josh Harms
Watseka
Richard Thomas
Dwight
Bennett
Harris
GOP
Shane Cultra
Onarga
Jason Barickman
Champaign
Keith Sommer
Morton
Illinois State University
Steve Perry
Bloomington
Perry
Sommer
Chapin Rose
Mahomet
Ann Coulter on liberal heroes Fluke and the Dixie Chicks
Coulter argues liberals like Fluke and the Dixie Chicks are celebrated as fearless despite controversy. She mocks media adulation, notes backlash and calls for accountability while recounting reactions from politicians and public figures. The column frames the events as partisan theater and questions the hero narrative.
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Women of America
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Hollywood
Dixie Chicks
Natalie Maines
London
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Texas
Maines
Bush
Lubbock
Murphy Brown
Jean Roche
Rohhe
New School
Sen
John McCain
McCain
Roche
Georgetown Law
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Nancy Pelosi
House
Democrats
ABC
CBS
NBC
MSNBC
CNN
NPR
Bill Maher
Obama
Hillary Clinton
Bill Clinton
Fox
America
Rick Santorum
John F. Kennedy
Mass murder in Kandahar sparks debate on Afghan war
A U S Army sergeant allegedly killed at least 16 civilians near Belambai Kandahar including nine children and three women. Victims ranged from stab to arson deaths as protests over Quran burnings and past war crimes echo. The piece links PTSD concerns at JBLM with calls to end America’s Afghanistan occupation and notes advocacy by March Forward and Iraq Veterans Against the War.
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Kandahar
Afghanistan
U.S
Taliban
Abdul Samad
Samad
New York Times
Defense
Leon Panetta
Panetta
Camp Leatherneck
Helmand
NBC News
Joint
Lewis- McChord
Tacoma
Wash
Stars and Stripes
Seattle Times
JBLM
Madigan Army Medical Center
Kevin Baker
U.S. Army
Fort Lewis
Iraq
Pentagon
Baker
March Forward
Denis Moynihan
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