US Congress Politics
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First-timer Bean 'excited' about supporting ObamaAug 25, 2008 11:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean unseated veteran Republican Phil Crane in 2004 in a stunning upset for the 8th District, which covers northwest Cook, western Lake and eastern McH...
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Seals not afraid to vote for changeAug 25, 2008 11:00 pm - There is one major reason to favor Dan Seals over Mark Kirk in the 10th Congressional District: Seals is a Democrat who will vote for change. Kirk is a Republican who vo...
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Bean not standing up for constituentsAug 25, 2008 11:00 pm - As a citizen of Melissa Bean's district it is important that we know what kind of contributions our current representative is accepting from PACs. Campaigning should not...
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Seals to improve education for allAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Dan Seals understands that among our country's greatest virtues is that of opportunity. America offers public education to every citizen, which acts as the first step on...
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Kirk explains vote on equal pay billAug 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Should Congress force a woman to proactively opt out of class action lawsuits or lose her individual right to sue for wage discrimination? Hard to imagine that this ques...
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Seals' energy policy: Been there, done thatAug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Albert Einstein once defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. By those standards we should send the men in white coa...
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Bean a Congressional truantAug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Sometimes missing, Melissa Bean: What member of the suburban delegation to the U.S. House has missed the most votes in the 110th Congress? A Soapbox Dart to Barringt...
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Kirk stands up to Iran, AhmadinejadAug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - I am writing to applaud Congressman Mark Kirk for leading the charge in Congress to "call a spade a spade" when it comes to the rantings of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahm...
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Seals supporters supported by factsAug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - In his letter (Fence Post, July 26), William Murphy accused Dan Seals and his supporters of making up their own facts to smear Mark Kirk. This is untrue. We have formed...
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Seals targets Kirk on women's rights, pay equity voteAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Democratic challenger Dan Seals pounced on U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk Tuesday for voting against so-called pay equity legislation. "This is about fairness and respecting work,...