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Several state workers Thursday said moving from Springfield to Harrisburg like Gov.

Civil rights groups on Thursday asked Gov. Rod Blagojevich to bar state police from conducting consent searches during traffic stops, citing four years of data that show minorities are searched more often than ...

Vanity Fair magazine thought it amusing to have artist Tim Bower work up a mock magazine cover that lampoons the now-infamous satirical depiction of Sen.

Hispanic registered voters prefer Democratic Sen. Barack Obama over GOP opponent John McCain by 66 to 33 percent, according to a study just released by the Pew Research Center.

Support for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama extend to death row Wednesday.

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at a brunch in Springfield next month hosted by the Democratic County Chairmen's Association.

The rules in the Obama household for Malia and Sasha are clear-cut:-"No whining, arguing or annoying teasing," their mother, Michelle Obama, told People Magazine.-Make the bed.

AdAge reports : It's official. Sen. Barack Obama's campaign will be among the TV sponsors of NBC Universal's Olympics coverage.

Opponents of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays in the military denounced it as cruel and unpatriotic Wednesday.

Insurance company Amerigroup Corp. announced Tuesday it has agreed in principle to settle a lawsuit accusing it of discriminating against pregnant women and other high-risk patients for $234 million.

Senator Barack Obama can expect a warm welcome when he arrives in Germany on Thursday after Chancellor Angela Merkel lauded him as a man of "physical strength". Mrs Merkel said she was keen to sit down with Mr ...

Conservationists fear that $14 million slashed from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources' budget will lead to job cuts that could result in parks curtailing hours or even closing.

Conservation groups worry $14 million in budget cuts facing the Illinois Department of Natural Resources will lead to job losses and ultimately closures or cutbacks at parks and lakes.

While Illinois legislators took action against the state's "pay to play" reputation, Gov.

Tue, Jul 22, 2008 Democrats are convening the first congressional hearing on the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy since its enactment 15 years ago.

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Tuesday it appears U.S. Sen. Barack Obama had his mind made up before his trip this week to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Show your support. Buzz this article up. Hours before Sen. Barack Obama was scheduled to arrive in Jerusalem, a Palestinian construction worker went on a rampage outside the hotel where he is scheduled to stay.

Political observers say both the likely major party U.S. presidential nominees are in the final phases of picking their vice presidential running mates.

Never mind about Senator Barack Obama's photo-op excursion to Afghanistan and Iraq, the people to whom Americans should listen are the military officers actually on the field of battle.

State officials in April had opened an investigation into allegations of abuse against the parents of a 12-year-old Crete boy who was pronounced dead Sunday morning.