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President Barack Obama touched down in Western Washington Tuesday evening for a pair of eastside fundraisers that could add millions to his re-election campaign.
Obama stops in Seattle Tuesday evening for a couple of fundraisers on the east side of Lake Washington.
President Barack Obama will visit Washington state next week as part of a five-state trip that will have a mix of public events and fundraisers.
New Illinois law will make moves easier for military spouses with professional licensesFirst lady Michelle Obama returned to Chicago on Tuesday for a pair of campaign fundraisers, squeezing in an appearance with Gov. Pat Quinn as he signed a measure that will make it easier for military spouses
One event involves lunch with actress and Dolton native Jane Lynch, of TV's "Glee"— First lady Michelle Obama will return to Chicago on Tuesday for two campaign fundraisers, one with actress Jane Lynch from television's"Glee."
In town for fundraisers, Obama spends the night in his old neighborhoodPresident Barack Obama delighted in the prospect of sleeping in his own bed Friday night, after his Kenwood neighborhood was securely tucked in by the police and Secret Service.
President will stay in Kenwood home after 3 fundraisers FridayWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, who recently lamented that he couldn't sleep in his own bed during the NATO summit in Chicago, will have the chance Friday when he returns for three fundraisers.
A teenager from Huyton who admitted the fatal stabbing of a Sri Lankan shop worker has been cleared of murder. Mahesh Wickramasingha, 30, died after being stabbed in the throat by 19-year-old Sam Harrison on 29 November 2011. Harrison denied murder but pleaded guilty to manslaughter at Liverpool Crown Court. The jury accepted that Harrison had not meant to kill his victim. He was ordered to ser...
President Barack Obama’s unplanned, sudden endorsement of gay marriage may pose potential political challenges for him in the upcoming months, but at least one news organization is proclaiming the married father of two the nation’s “first gay president.” Newsweek on Sunday released the cover of their next issue, which features Obama with a rainbow halo and ...
When students at St. James' Episcopal School in Koreatown learned that James Lee was seriously ill, they held fundraisers and reached out to the community for help. The response was overwhelming.The story of James Lee, a sixth-grade student at St. James' Episcopal School in Koreatown, isn't an easy
By Cheranka Mendis As you walk in to the children’s ward at the National Cancer Institute of Maharagama you cannot help but feel a lump in your throat, tears threaten to spill over and sobs have to be choked back. Turning towards you will be these little faces – eyes big as saucers, lips sometimes ...
One of hottest Republican primaries in suburbs played out March 5 at dueling fundraisers near the state Capitol for Randy Ramey and Carole Pankau SPRINGFIELD — One of the most contentious Republican primaries in the suburbs played out March 5 not in DuPage County but at dueling fundraisers
Frenzy is driven by lawmakers' need for campaign cash, fear of being voted out of office and restrictions on when they're allowed to raise moneySPRINGFIELD — The marathon of campaign fundraisers proved so taxing that some dark-suited lobbyists ditched the fancy loafers for walking shoes.
First broad analysis of who benefited from the school's clout lists shows some of those who got preferential treatmentPoliticians exerted their influence at the University of Illinois to boost admissions prospects for the relatives of lobbyists, fundraisers, a union leader and other connected
President was expected to raise about $2 million. 'We won't give up. Not now,' he tells supportersPresident Barack Obama returned to the comfort of a supportive hometown Wednesday to raise campaign cash but also faced up to the discomfort of trying to re-energize a political base once built upon hope and change.
Few details yet on January fundraisers As the field of potential Republican challengers starts to sort itself out next month, President Barack Obama will return to his hometown to host a series of fundraisers, Democratic campaign aides said Thursday.
Considered by many on Chicago society scene as go-to person for fundraisers and charity ballsBeverly Blettner, considered by many on the Chicago society scene as the go-to person for fundraisers and charity balls, had a gift for getting people to open their wallets.
NEW YORK (Reuters): President Barack Obama asked U.S. voters Wednesday to keep believing in the “hope and change’’ he promised in 2008, saying he needed more time to turn America around. At a series of fundraisers in New York, where he raised more than $2 million for his campaign
Gov. Nikki Haley says she won’t attend a Senate meeting next week to discuss why her handpicked environmental protection board supports deepening the port of Savannah – even as questions continue about campaign contributions she received from Georgia residents.Thirteen days before state environmental regulators reversed course and struck a last-minute deal with Georgia officials to autho...
Public schools, hit by budget cuts, drops in donations and new fundraising guidelines, are capitalizing on the culinary craze. Mobile eateries park at campuses, dispensing meals to the hungry and money to cash-strapped facilities.Echo Lau drove to Whitney High School on a recent Monday evening to pick up her kids. She left with dinner.
Cain, Michelle Obama and Romney making stops to fuel campaignsChicago's status as a hub for presidential campaign cash takes center stage this week with fundraising visits ranging from a short homecoming by first lady Michelle Obama to quick stops by Republicans Herman Cain and Mitt Romney.
Gov. Nikki Haley is in fundraising mode, raising more than $223,000 during the third quarter, much of it from out-of-state donors during fundraisers. The amount raised is more than four times the amount Haley raised the previous quarter while the General Assembly was still in session.The donations
Homeland Security picking up most of security tabMayor Rahm Emanuel has tapped a group of experienced fundraisers to help cash-strapped Chicago come up with money to host the NATO and G-8 summits next spring.
Dutch prosecutors have demanded sentences ranging from 10 to 16 years for five ethnic Tamils accused of raising millions of euros (dollars) in the Netherlands to finance the Tamil Tigers’ fight for an independent homeland in Sri Lanka.
Dutch prosecutors Tuesday (27) asked for jail sentences between 10 to 16 years against five suspected Tamil Tigers for aiding the LTTE from the Netherlands, including collecting funds. “We are asking for long sentences. The suspects were consciously involved in an international terrorist organisation,” quoting prosecutor Ward Ferdindessen, AFP reported. The prosecution asked for three ...
Dutch prosecutors have demanded sentences ranging from 10 to 16 years for five ethnic Tamils accused of raising millions of euros (dollars) in the Netherlands to finance the Tamil Tigers fight for an independent homeland in Sri Lanka. .