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McAuliffe raised more than $5 million since January
Democratic candidate for governor Terry McAuliffe announced Friday that he raised 5.1 million for his campaign in the first quarter of 2013. The Jan. 1 through March 31 numbers show more than 3,600 Virginians made 72 percent of the contributions, with...Tags: Bill Clinton, Politics, Ken Cuccinelli, Elections, Government
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Influence of big-money 'SuperPACs' not so clear
CHICAGO — There's a scary bedtime story on money in politics about how the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United ruling unleashed a tidal wave of corporate cash into politics and drowned out the voices of the little people. But as researchers...
Tags: Education, Planned Parenthood, Career and Workplace, FreedomWorks, Science and Technology
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L.A. Votes: Women voters wooed; candidates pressed on specifics
As Los Angeles faces the possibility of having no women holding elected office at City Hall come July, some of California’s most well-known female politicians joined forces to promote Wendy Greuel’s mayoral bid. Greuel was endorsed by U.S....
Tags: Judy Chu, Eric Garcetti, Tom LaBonge, Politics, Nancy Pelosi
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School district error leads to additional costs for city
The cost of the June 4 Aberdeen municipal election will be higher for the city because the expenditure won't be split between multiple agencies. The Aberdeen Public School District was required to post a notice of vacancy, but did not. Because of...Tags: Politics, Local Elections, Elections, Voting
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Angus Foundation scholarship deadline approaching, new scholarships announced
Each year, the Angus Foundation, the non-profit entity of the American Angus Association, makes available scholarships to students pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees in higher education. Applications for Angus Foundation scholarships must be...Tags: Education, Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology, Students, Politics
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United Way of Washington County raises 97 percent of goal
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comThe United Way of Washington County held its campaign finale Thursday morning, announcing that the agency’s 2012 fund drive raised $1.69 million. That is 97 percent of the United Way’s goal of $1.75 million, said Executive Director Melissa...Tags: FirstEnergy Corp., Human Interest, Career and Workplace, The Herald-Mail, United Way
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Mexico government downplays deadly violence
MEXICO CITY — The new government of Mexican President Enrique Peņa Nieto has sought to downplay the deadly violence that has long haunted much of Mexico and that he repeatedly pledged to reduce. But the country's killers aren't cooperating....
Tags: Mexico, War Crimes, Politics, Heroin, Media Industry
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L.A. Votes: Villaraigosa slams mayoral candidates ahead of debate
As the Los Angeles mayoral candidates try to gain an edge leading up to the May 21 runoff, the man they hope to replace – termed-out Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa – had some sharp words for Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti during his final State of...
Tags: Robert J. Lopez, Eric Garcetti, Politics, Jan Perry, Carmen Trutanich
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Chicago museums reeling after building sprees
The turn of the millennium was a heady time for many Chicago cultural institutions. Cheap loans, high investment returns and swelling endowments spawned a slew of new attractions along the lakefront and around downtown. The Art Institute built its Modern...
Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Financial Markets, Goodman Theatre, Politics, Renovation
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Candidates face scrutiny, new ads, funding deadline
With one week until Election Day, every move by the mayoral candidates is being closely scrutinized for signs of what they believe is happening among voters below the radar in what is expected to be a low-turnout election. And no one is being watched...Tags: Zev Yaroslavsky, Eric Garcetti, Politics, Jan Perry, Kevin James
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L.A. Votes: Candidates face scrutiny, new ads, funding deadline
L.A. NOWWith one week to go until Election Day, every move by the mayoral candidates is being closely scrutinized for signs of what they believe is happening among voters below the radar in what is expected to be a low-turnout election. And no one is being... -
Dinosaur-size debt
For many people the defining moment in the Field Museum's recent history was the bid at a 1997 auction that made Chicago home to the Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton known as Sue. But that choice could have far less impact on the Field's future than another...
Tags: Accounting and Auditing, Goodman Theatre, Politics, Soldier Field, Parties and Movements
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Apr 10, 2013
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Feb 26, 2013
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Mar 8, 2013
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