US Congress Politics
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Green candidate survives petition challengeDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - It turns out Dan Kairis is pretty tight with his family and friends after all. It appears the Green Party candidate will keep his place on the ballot in the race for the...
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Green Party hopeful in 10th District arrestedDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - A congressional candidate in the suburban 10th District faces disorderly conduct charges following an altercation in Chicago, police said Wednesday. Richard B. Mayers, 3...
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Hughes got in race because of cap-and-tradeDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk might not have attracted a visible opponent in his Senate bid if he hadn't bucked his party in backing President Barack Obama's cap-and-trade legisla...
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Money, desire fueled Republicans leaving 14th C District raceDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Nobody likes to be the bad guy when it comes to politics. When a candidate is running without name recognition or the money to create a big bang, being the bad guy, or t...
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Republican Vargas drops out of 14th Congressional District raceDec 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Republicans Mark Vargas and Jeff Danklefsen officially dropped out of the race for the 14th Congressional District seat Tuesday in a move both described as being in the ...
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Sumption drops out of Democrat's 10th battleDec 05, 2009 10:00 pm - The Democratic race to replace U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk in the North suburbs has thinned out a bit with the departure of Milton Sumption. The Lake Bluff financial consultant ...
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Environmental group dumping Kirk over pollution tax reversalDec 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Environmental groups used to like Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk. They picked him over a Democrat in two heated congressional races and he cited their support in countle...
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Lake County briefsDec 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Voter program set: The Men's Club and Sisterhood of North Suburban Synagogue Beth El are co-sponsoring a voter education program Sunday, Dec. 6. The candidates running f...
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Purcell drops out of 14th Congressional District raceDec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - A large field of Republicans seeking to unseat Democrat Bill Foster in the 14th Congressional District shrank by one Thursday when Jim Purcell bowed out of the race. Pur...
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State board knocks 8th District candidate off ballotDec 02, 2009 10:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean won't have to worry about a Democratic primary opponent as she seeks re-election to a fourth term in 2010. The man seeking to challenge Bean in th...