Cook County Opinion
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Crespo has earned another two yearsOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - I just read your editorial choice of endorsement in the 44th House District. Not only is it laughable, it is just not in step with the people who live in the district. S...
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Lifelong Dem once again voting for MathiasOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - I am writing as a lifelong Democrat to express my outrage over the negative and defamatory mailings and television ads recently run by Carol Javens and the Illinois Demo...
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Crespo deserves credit, re-electionOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - I have been getting a lot of political mail lately, and I am really tired of the mudslinging and lies that are coming from the Republican challenger Peggy Brothman. She ...
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Biden still isn't qualified for the jobOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Joe Biden does not qualify for being vice-president even if his "new boss" has given him this option. Obama himself, during the presidential debates, labeled Biden "unqu...
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Seals will protect Social SecurityOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - If you are a retired senior, as I am, chances are you have increasing worries about the safety of our monthly Social Security checks, and rightly so! Mark Kirk claims in...
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Munson has proved herselfOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - As an Elgin resident I have been impressed by Rep. Ruth Munson's tenacious support of taxpayers. Even facing a gridlocked legislature that struggles to pass a budget, Re...
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Obama wrong on taxes and economyOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - In 1997, the new Republican Congress passed some minor tax relief (Clinton "reluctantly" signed the bill) lowering the capital gains tax from 28 percent to 20 percent. ...
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Roskam bailout vote ignores historyOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Cong. Peter Roskam's Web site statement, "Why I Voted Against The Bush-Paulson Bailout" is a clever bit of sophistry. Roskam fairly summarizes the complex chain of event...
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Dirty tricks control outcome of electionOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - More than 200 absentee ballots could go uncounted because of a technicality. These are military ballots (Daily Herald, Oct. 25). Surprise, surprise. The military, for t...
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Kirk is independent and accomplishedOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - I attended the debate between Mark Kirk and Dan Seals at Deerfield High school this Sunday. It is clear to me why Kirk has won four times already and will win this elect...