US Congress Politics
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Bean, Seals just don't get itSep 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Little reported was a June 26 vote in the House where 10th District Rep. Mark Kirk and 175 other Republicans blocked a House bill from coming to a vote aimed at preventi...
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Seals' tax plan is disastrousSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Dan Seals is sending mixed messages on the capital gains tax. On his Web site he says: "I am generally opposed to double taxation, as in the case of dividends and capita...
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Staying in touch with constituentsSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Congresswoman Judy Biggert has been live telephone conferencing with her constituents for a very long time. And she is truly responsive to their needs and suggestions. ...
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Kirk crusades for health care for allSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - I am writing to thank Mark Kirk for his tireless work and accomplishments on behalf of our communities as well as for his global policies. Unlike some, Kirk has actually...
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Mayor Bloomberg's Kirk endorsementSep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is an excellent and remarkably nonpartisan, public servant. Both John McCain and Barack Obama considered him as a possible vice pre...
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Briefs: $250,000 bond for manSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - A Hoffman Estates man is being held at DuPage County jail on a $250,000 bond after authorities say he fired two gun shots at a 15-year-old in Willowbrook on Sunday. Mich...
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Q&A with U.S Rep. Mark KirkSep 01, 2008 11:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk is facing the battle of his career this fall. Democrat Dan Seals is making a second run at the Highland Park Republican after garnering 47 percent o...
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Bean mailer misleads votersSep 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Today I received a mailer from the office of Congresswoman Melissa Bean, sent at taxpayers' expense. In the mailer Congresswoman Bean acknowledges "we need a strategic e...
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Q&A with U.S. Rep. Peter RoskamSep 01, 2008 11:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam won a fiercely contested and expensive battle in 2006 to retain Republican control of Henry Hyde's old 6th District seat. Now finishing off his f...
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Honored Kirk is helping IsraelAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Iran's saber-rattling has been downright terrifying lately. The terrorist state recently tested a new class of missile that is capable of hitting Israel. A Shahab-3 miss...