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Tuesday, November 08, 2016
WASHINGTON — America's ugly and unpredictable presidential election barreled toward the finish Tuesday night, with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump fighting for Florida, North Carolina and Ohio, three of the nation's most competitive states.
Vermont Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy has won an eighth term. He's the Senate's longest-serving member. The 76-year-old beat back a challenge from Republican businessman Scott Milne.
WASHINGTON — America's ugly and unpredictable presidential election neared the finish Tuesday, with voters flocking to polls to choose between Democrat Hillary Clinton, hoping to become the first woman to serve as commander in chief, and Republican Donald Trump, the billionaire businessman w…
CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. — Seeking to become the nation's first female president, Hillary Clinton cast her ballot Tuesday and settled down to wait for the country to make its choice.
Gun-control advocates stymied by lawmakers' inability to pass widely supported gun safety measures are turning their hopes this year to another arena: the ballot box.
ATLANTA — Did Donald Trump succeed in at last winning over college-educated whites uneasy with the billionaire reality TV star? Did he drive a wave of working-class white voters? Did Hillary Clinton rebuild Barack Obama's winning coalition — young voters, urban liberals and minorities — whil…
Those looking to beat the Election Day lines, and instead came out for the final day of early voting, got a surprise on Monday.
An election year dominated by pricey Illinois statehouse races, a high-stakes U.S. Senate contest and a record number of early voters is drawing to a close.
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WASHINGTON — America's ugly and unpredictable presidential election barreled toward the finish Tuesday night, with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump fighting for Florida, North Carolina and Ohio, three of the nation's most competitive states. READ MORE
Vermont Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy has won an eighth term. He's the Senate's longest-serving member. The 76-year-old beat back a challenge from Republican businessman Scott Milne. READ MORE
WASHINGTON — America's ugly and unpredictable presidential election neared the finish Tuesday, with voters flocking to polls to choose between Democrat Hillary Clinton, hoping to become the first woman to serve as commander in chief, and Republican Donald Trump, the billionaire businessman w… READ MORE
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CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. — Seeking to become the nation's first female president, Hillary Clinton cast her ballot Tuesday and settled down to wait for the country to make its choice. ...READ MORE
Gun-control advocates stymied by lawmakers' inability to pass widely supported gun safety measures are turning their hopes this year to another arena: the ballot box. ...READ MORE
ATLANTA — Did Donald Trump succeed in at last winning over college-educated whites uneasy with the billionaire reality TV star? Did he drive a wave of working-class white voters? Did Hillary Clinton rebuild Barack Obama's winning coalition — young voters, urban liberals and minorities — whil… ...READ MORE
Despite a new report that showed the state’s casinos generated less revenue and had 6 percent fewer visitors than the year before, one state senator said he’s ready for more gambling options to go live in Illinois. ...READ MORE
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — More than 2,000 medically preserved fetal remains have been found at the Illinois home of a former Indiana abortion clinic doctor who died last week, authorities said. ...READ MORE
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