US Congress Politics
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Hamos says she'll be an ally of Obama in 10th DistrictJul 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Pledging to be a legislative ally for President Barack Obama, Democratic state Rep. Julie Hamos announced Tuesday she's running for Congress. Hamos, of Evanston, is the ...
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State Rep. Julie Hamos to enter race for Kirk's 10th District seatJul 27, 2009 11:00 pm - The Democratic race to represent the North suburban 10th District in Congress is beginning to heat up with state Rep. Julie Hamos entering the field today. Hamos, a fiv...
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State Sen. Garrett won't run, but others eye Kirk's Congressional seatJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Hours after Mark Kirk announced he's running for Senate, a state lawmaker expected to make a bid for Kirk's congressional seat said she's staying put. "I'm not going to ...
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Hastert gets congressional campaign in full swing FridayJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Bill Foster will start with a major money advantage in the race to retain his 14th Congressional District. Although the race for votes will not begin until nex...
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Seals taking another run in 10th with Kirk in Senate raceJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - The political shuffle in the 10th Congressional District race continued Tuesday with the announced candidacy of Dan Seals, a Wilmette business consultant. Seals, who gav...
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Will he or won't he? GOP wants Kirk to make a call on Senate runJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Now that Illinois Republican Chairman Andy McKenna has said he won't run for the Senate if Mark Kirk does, suburban GOP officials are waiting for the congressman to make...
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Kirk's position radical, unjustifiedJul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - My 10th District Congressman Mark Kirk has the dubious distinction of being the only Republican member of the Illinois congressional delegation, and one of only eight Re...
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Cook County briefsJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Attorney running for Congress: Highland Park attorney Elliot Richardson is running for Congress as a Democrat in the 10th House District, a spokesman said Friday. Richar...
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Potential candidates eyeing Kirk's 10th Congressional seatJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - With Mark Kirk presumably running for the U.S. Senate in 2010, Democrats and Republicans are eyeing the U.S. House seat Kirk now holds. So far, state Sen. Michael Bond i...
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Kirk takes heat from GOP for backing climate billJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - As one of the eight Republicans who helped a controversial energy and climate-change bill narrowly clear the U.S. House last week, Mark Kirk continues to take heat from ...