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Assistant Secretary of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs at the Veterans Affairs Department Tammy Duckworth and other injured veterans prepare for the three day Wounded Warrior Soldier Ride on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on April 28, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg
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CHICAGO, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Assistant U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Tammy Duckworth said Tuesday she will not run for Illinois lieutenant governor.
WASHINGTON, April 3 (UPI) -- Tammy Duckworth, the Illinois veteran who lost both legs in Iraq, had hoped to be sworn in Friday as assistant U.S. secretary of Veterans Affairs.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama said he will nominate Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs director Tammy Duckworth as assistant U.S. Veterans Affairs secretary.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- The attempt to seat former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris in the U.S. Senate is raising difficult racial questions for Democrats, observers say.
CHICAGO, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- A report from President-elect Barack Obama's transition team found no improper contact between Obama or his advisers and Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
CHICAGO, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- White House chief of staff-designate Rahm Emanuel spoke to Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich about President-elect Barack Obama's Senate seat, sources say.
CHICAGO, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama cited Abraham Lincoln Sunday in an open letter to the folks in Illinois as he resigned his Senate seat.
CHICAGO, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- President-elect Barack Obama said Thursday he will resign his U.S. Senate seat, effective Sunday.
CHICAGO, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is a favorite among possible replacements to fill the Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama, a poll indicates.
CHICAGO, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama placed a wreath at Chicago's Soldier Field Tuesday, paying his respects on Veterans Day.
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