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In this photo taken Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, Rep. Matt Shea, R-Spokane Valley, smiles as he sits at his desk on the House floor in Olympia, Wash. It has been just shy of 50 years since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Washington state law barring members of the Communist Party from working for the state is unconstitutional. Evidently, that is not enough time to remove it from the books. Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon, D-Burien, first introduced a measure to repeal the anachronistic law last year, saying that it would be a quiet end to a moot statute originating from a dark period in our nationÕs history. Shea opposes the measure. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Laws remain years after declared unconstitutional
OLYMPIA, Wash. — It has been just shy of 50 years since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Washington state law barring members of the Communist Party from voting or holding public-sector jobs is ...
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Bill proposes to tax out-of-state retailers
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri lawmakers are seeking to collect taxes from some online and out-of-state retailers in a move that could both bolster the state’s finances and aid traditional stores i...
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Associated Press Former Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. leaves federal court Wednesday in Washington after he entered a guilty plea to charges that he engaged in a scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items. Residents in Illinois' 2nd District are preparing to vote in a special primary Tuesday to replace Jackson in the Chicago area district that has seen three congressmen leave office in an ethical cloud.
District corruption seizes attention as primary approaches on Tuesday
CHICAGO — They elected a Harvard-educated Rhodes Scholar and ended up with a congressman who was convicted of having sex with an underage campaign worker. They voted for the son of a famous civil r...
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Air traffic facilities that could see disruptions
Illinois airports that could see air traffic control disruptions if federal spending cuts take effect: Airports where air traffic control towers could be shut down: n Abraham Lincoln Capital ...
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Closures to disrupt air travel
CHICAGO — Air traffic control towers could be shut down at nine Illinois airports, including in the state capital, if no deal is reached in Washington to avert federal spending cuts scheduled to ta...
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Ex-homeless teen heading to med school
FORT WRIGHT — Kayla Kinker grew up surrounded by drugs, violence and neglect. She moved 17 times in high school, often living in apartments with no electricity and little food. She rarely had clean...
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Associated Press Kailey Beard, 15, a sophomore, poses for a photo at Bishop Hartley High School, Wednesday, in Columbus, Ohio. Kailey's father Jon Beard has sued Columbus City Schools alleging that attendance rigging has caused Kailey to lose her tuition voucher and her eligibility to play basketball.
‘Scrubbing’ tempts schools
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A former superintendent went to prison in Texas for conspiring to remove low-performing students from classrooms to boost average test scores. Principals in Oklahoma and Missouri a...
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Jackson Jr. pleads guilty in fund case
WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., holding back tears, entered a guilty plea Wednesday in federal court to criminal charges that he engaged in a scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign funds ...
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Associated Press Former Bolingbrook, Ill., police sergeant Drew Peterson arrives at the Will County Courthouse in 2009 in Joliet, Ill., for his arraignment on charges of first-degree murder in the 2004 death of his former wife Kathleen Savio. Lead trial counsel Joel Brodsky and former partner-turned-nemesis Steve Greenberg will meet today at a hearing where the defense will argue Peterson deserves a new trial because Brodsky did a shoddy job.
Peterson lawyers take fight to court
CHICAGO — Drew Peterson’s wisecracking, limelight-hogging, sunglasses-wearing lawyers faced the media horde every day of the former suburban Chicago police officer’s 2012 trial — one that ended wit...
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Associated Press James Winston cuts Robert Carter's hair behind a locked door Feb. 7 at his barber shop, Service Barber, in Urbana, Ill. Winston and a customer were robbed the day before by a young man who claimed to have a gun.
Robbery brings shame for barber
URBANA, Ill. — James Winston looked straight into the eyes of the young man who robbed him and had a reaction that one might not expect. “I felt so humbled and so ashamed,” said the 63-year-old ...
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