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Search results for keyword: corruption found in 228 News.

usa-vs-edward-burke
  • by david hall
Ed Burke’s lawyers swamp judge with glowing letters of support ahead of sentencing: ‘I know who Ed really is'

Prosecutors want a judge to give Chicago's longest-serving City Council member a 10-year prison sentence for corruption. But defense attorneys hope to sway the judge to spare him any prison time with stories of Ed Burke's good deeds.

Politics
  • by david hall
UAW Endorses Nebraska Underdog Threatening to Unseat a Republican Senator

Dan Osborn, running as an independent, has racked up endorsements in a race that could help determine Senate control in 2024.

usa-vs-edward-burke
  • by david hall
Ed Burke deserves 10 years in prison for corruption, feds say: 'He abused and exploited his office'

Burke, 80, Chicago's longest-serving City Council member, is two weeks away from his June 24 sentencing hearing. Burke's lawyers have asked the judge to give their client no prison time.

Middle East and Africa
  • by david hall
Who are the main contenders to be Iran’s next president?

After the death of the puritanical president, Iran’s reformists hope to win a slice of power