US Congress Politics
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Objections filed in Congressional, state racesNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Several Kane County residents running for Congress, the state House and the state Senate face objections to their candidacies in the Feb. 2 primary election, according t...
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Objection filed in 9th Congressional raceNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - A Skokie man filed an objection Monday to the candidacy of Susanne Atanus of Des Plaines, who is running as a Republican for the 9th Congressional District seat in the F...
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Hamos up with pro-public option adNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Democratic state Rep. Julie Hamos is taking to the TV this weekend, running a cable ad pushing President Barack Obama's public health insurance option as she kick starts...
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Kirk looking for support from the right? You betcha
Nov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - GOP Senate candidate Mark Kirk has sought a few kind words from Sarah Palin to help quiet the sharp criticism he faces from more conservative Republicans in Illinois. A ...
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Bean has plenty of challengers -- and not just from the GOPNov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - It's not just Republicans who want to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean of Barrington. The three-term congresswoman also is facing challenges from the political l...
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Giannoulias says tax cuts would aid economy
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Official kickoff of 2010 campaigns brings flocks of candidatesOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - In the early morning darkness, the line outside the state's election office stretched down and around the block, filled with candidates - known and unknown...
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Opening day filers for state, Cook County racesOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Here are the congressional and legislative candidates from the Northwest suburbs who filed on opening day for the Feb. 2 primary election. The filing deadline is Nov. 2,...
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Winnetka businessman joins crowded 8th District raceOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - A fourth Republican has entered the race to unseat Democrat Melissa Bean as the 8th District's representative in Congress. Joe Walsh, a 47-year-old Winnetka venture capi...
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Bean withdraws amendment on financial reform.Oct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Rep. Melissa Bean's amendment to federal legislation creating a Consumer Financial Protection Agency was withdrawn at the House Financial Services Committee...