US Congress Politics
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Bean voted donor's interests, not oursOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - The difference between a democracy and a republic is that one votes directly while the other votes for people to represent them. We did see the difference in the bailou...
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GOP irony: Roskam reaching out for Obama votersOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam and Barack Obama agree on very little, if anything at all. When Obama proposed legislation as a state senator in Springfield, it was often Roskam...
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Mark Kirk the moderate?Oct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - It was business as usual with Mark Kirk trying to adhere to his "moderate image" with the Sun-Times Editorial Board. In early September, Mark Kirk called Sarah Palin the...
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Renewable energy helps economy, tooOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - In the last couple of weeks Congress has had to make some important decisions about the state of the economy and the planet by voting on comprehensive energy legislation...
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Where's Melissa Bean hiding?Oct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - When Melissa Bean ran for Congress in 2004 she did so on the message that Phil Crane was not willing to debate her and that he was out of touch with the people in the 8t...
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Seals misleads on health careOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - As a physician in the 10th Congressional district for more than a quarter of a century who has been involved in health reform and healthcare legislation, I am dismayed b...
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Where have you been, Melissa Bean?Oct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - When Melissa Bean ran for Congress in 2004 she did so on the message that Phil Crane was not willing to debate her and that he was out of touch with the people in the 8t...
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Kirk shouldn't hide his GOP stripesOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - I, along with many other citizen's in the 10th Congressional District have been receiving lots of mailers. How come Rep. Mark Kirk, is afraid to tell voters he is a Repu...
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Dan Seals is wrong on MedicareOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - In 2006 Seals told the Daily Herald that he wanted to do away with the Medicare Prescription drug benefit for our seniors. On his Web site and in numerous interviews, Se...
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Kirk only pretends to be a progressiveOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - I just finished watching the two Congressional candidates presentations at the end of the show on Chicago Tonight on PBS. If I didn't know better, I'd think Mark Kirk wa...