US Congress Politics
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Money should be spent on environmentOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Congress's $700 billion taxpayer-funded Wall Street gamble has me thinking about odds and how our money might be better spent. Clearly our economy needs help, but should...
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16th District congressional candidates go nuclear on energyOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Both leading candidates for the 16th District of Congress favor nuclear energy as a key option for reducing U.S. dependence on foreign oil. But like the presidential can...
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Bean's been working hard for constituentsOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - I protest your article implying that our Congresswomen Melissa Bean is neglecting the 8th District just because Mr. Greenberg says this is so. Have you noticed that Con...
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GOP fears voter registration fraud in Lake Co., files lawsuitOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Citing concerns about potential voter registration fraud in Lake County, the Illinois Republican Party on Tuesday filed a lawsuit that could prevent thousands of ballots...
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Talking Kane traffic solutionsOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Getting around Kane County will only get harder as the population continues to grow, and candidates for the Kane County Board chairman seat have their own ideas about ho...
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Manzullo didn't do much in 16 yearsOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - I was disappointed to see that the Daily Herald endorsed Don Manzullo in the 16th Congressional race. I would liken that endorsement to keeping a subpar reporter on the ...
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Pols shouldn't call at all hoursOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - I would like to know what gives U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam the right to be able to call my house any time like a telemarketer. These calls come in to join him in a live foru...
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No disasters needed in WashingtonOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Everyone knows that Gov. Blagojevich is a disaster. After hearing a recent political ad, I now know congressional candidate Jill Morganthaler's true character as well. ...
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Greenberg again attacks Bean on financial ties, economyOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Republican challenger Steve Greenberg continues to criticize U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean's ties to troubled financial companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - this time in a ne...
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Kirk, Bush policies costing too muchOct 25, 2008 11:00 pm - The past weeks have demonstrated very clearly the failed economic policies of the Bush administration which have been consistently supported by Rep. Mark Kirk. In 2001 a...