US Congress Politics
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Bird still in race for Kirk's Congressional seat, but will she stay?Nov 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Since announcing she was running for Congress this summer, Mount Prospect resident Patricia Bird has dropped out of the race three times - and reversed that decision thr...
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Town hall meeting in Arlington HeightsNov 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Elliot Richardson, a Democrat running for a Senate seat in the 10th Congressional District, invite people to attend a town-hall meeting in Arlington Heights this week to...
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Kairis offers Green Party alternative to voters in 14th DistrictNov 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Dan Kairis says he's a voter who's found himself in a booth staring at a ballot looking for the lesser of two evils during too many elections. So the South Elgin residen...
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14th District Republican hopefuls face offNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - From the trail of signs outside, a voter may have thought Ethan Hastert and Randy Hultgren are the only two Republicans vying to unseat Democrat Bill Foster from the 14t...
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Health care reform supports hit TV, target Kirk, Foster, HalvorsonNov 13, 2009 10:00 pm - The raging debate over health care reform efforts in Congress has hit suburban TV screens in a very local way. Supporters for the landmark proposal that passed the U.S....
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Jewish Republicans hold 10th congressional forumNov 13, 2009 10:00 pm - The six Republican primary candidates for the 10th Congressional District will appear at a forum Sunday sponsored by the Chicago chapter of the Republican Jewish Coaliti...
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Lake County briefsNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Congressional candidate withdraws: Mount Prospect resident Patricia Bird said Thursday she is withdrawing as a candidate in the 10th Congressional District primary race....
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Purcell wants to bring business eye to 14th Congressional DistrictNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - As Batavia resident Jim Purcell watched Republican candidates flood into the race to unseat Democrat Bill Foster from the 14th Congressional District seat, he couldn't h...
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Kirk: Palin memo not sign of shifting to the right
Nov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Senate candidate Mark Kirk says reaching out to Sarah Palin was not a sign that he's shifting to the right in an effort to win over conservative Republicans. Kirk said ...
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Objections filed in 8th, 10th Congressional districtsNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Some of the candidates running for suburban congressional seats might not actually make it onto Feb. 2 primary ballots. Objections have been filed against the petitions ...