US Congress Politics
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Foster, Oberweis spar in run-up to special electionFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - In their second-to-last appearance together before next week's special election, the two 14th Congressional District candidates sparred on health care, immigration and o...
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Maiden name turns into campaign issueFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - In politics, nothing is off limits -- even something as seemingly innocuous as a middle or maiden name. Take Barack Obama. Republican talk show hosts are repeatedly inv...
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Oberweis, Foster tap own funds for campaignFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Despite raking in donations from individuals and special interest groups, the two millionaires vying to replace retired U.S. Rep. Dennis Hastert continue to rely largely...
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Foster, Oberweis talk Iraq, taxes and valuesFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Congressional hopefuls Bill Foster and Jim Oberweis Tuesday night clashed on the war in Iraq and health care as the special March 8 election draws closer. Foster, the De...
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Durbin returns dollars to IllinoisFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Peter Brunk is wrong when he writes that Sen. Durbin isn't bringing federal dollars back to Illinois (Feb. 8). Durbin has been a member of the Senate Appropriations Comm...
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Foster, Oberweis engage in first debateFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - In their first debate before the March 8 special election, congressional hopefuls Bill Foster and Jim Oberweis sparred on immigration, the Iraq war and other hot-button ...
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Round Lake woman killed by Amtrak trainFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - A 51-year old Round Lake woman was hit and killed by an Amtrak train Friday evening near the Lake Forest station as she rushed to catch a Metra train. Jean McNeill was s...
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Mark Kirk deserves to be re-electedFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - A recent New York Times editorial raised some very serious questions about what our country is facing internationally and what the presidential candidates may or may not...
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Democrats target the 10th DistrictFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - While they didn't offer much help in his surprisingly close race in 2006, national Democratic Party leaders have quickly seized on the candidacy of Dan Seals in the 10th...
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Health-care system broken, doctors tell candidate, senatorFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Dr. Jose Magana feels powerless. The nation's health-care system is controlled by insurance companies and pharmaceutical giants, not the doctors caring for patients, th...