US Congress Politics
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Pick proven leader in Lauzen for 14thJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - With regard to the Feb. 5 primaries, I would advise fellow citizens to vote for Chris Lauzen for Congress in the 14th Congressional District. I experienced a dispute wi...
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Lauzen puts no stock in poll funded by OberweisJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - A new poll commissioned by Jim Oberweis' congressional campaign shows the dairy magnate commanding a double-digit lead over GOP rival Chris Lauzen. Conducted by Republi...
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War divides Republican Senate hopefulsJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- None of the three candidates vying for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination want to set a specific timetable for getting troops out of Iraq, but they dif...
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8th Dist. hopeful gets specific on Iraq fundingJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - One Republican candidate in the 8th Congressional District race is trying to separate himself from his opponents on financial issues stemming from the Iraq war. Kenneth ...
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Pick proven leader in Lauzen for 14thJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - With regard to the Feb. 5 primaries, I would advise fellow citizens to vote for Chris Lauzen for Congress in the 14th Congressional District. I experienced a dispute wi...
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Candidates suggest health-care remediesJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Both Democratic candidates for Illinois' 8th congressional seat are concerned about uninsured Americans and the cost of health care -- but they suggested fundamentally d...
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Both candidates want troops out of IraqJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Democratic U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky and her challenger in the Feb. 5 primary both want to see troops in Iraq come home as soon as possible. Schakowsky, an Evanston resi...
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Candidate rejects campaign cash criticismDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - One Republican in the 8th Congressional District primary is getting flak from two foes over a campaign contribution he received. At issue is $1,000 sent from controversi...
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Hastert's final act disappointingDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - To the editor: Former Congressman Dennis Hastert has really disappointed me, and perhaps other 14th Congressional District voters, these past few months. Hastert was ele...
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Only conservative in 14th race is LauzenDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - As a conservative from the predominantly Democrat-controlled 11th Ward in Chicago, I have an opinion on the endorsement of Jim Oberweis from retiring U.S. congressman De...