Kerry Lester
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Super PAC targets Walsh in 8th DistrictFeb 16, 2012 10:00 pm - Both Democratic candidates for Congress in the 8th District threw down the gauntlet this week, challenging each other to reject support from so-called super PACs — polit...
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Democrat pushes SUGAR Act on Kirk's behalfFeb 13, 2012 11:00 pm - Another colleague from the other side of the aisle has joined in advancing U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk's priorities as he recovers in Chicago from the stroke he suffered last mo...
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Duckworth, Krishnamoorthi trade challenges on SuperPAC cashFeb 12, 2012 11:00 pm - Tammy Duckworth, one of two Democratic Congressional candidates making a bid in the 8th District, challenged her opponent Monday to reject any contribution from Super PA...
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Why Hastert backs Romney over GingrichFeb 12, 2012 10:00 pm - In a nook off the marbled halls of Congress, Abraham Lincoln replaced Tyrannosaurus rex. New House Speaker Dennis Hastert of Illinois made the swap in 1999, selecting a ...
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Duckworth, Krishnamoorthi talk bipartisanshipFeb 10, 2012 4:30 am - The Democrats making a bid for the 8th Congressional District primary both identify partisan gridlock — on display during last year's debt ceiling crisis — as one of the...
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Krishnamoorthi, Duckworth criticize parts of defense billFeb 09, 2012 4:30 am - The two Democrats making bids in the 8th Congressional District primary each say there are specific instances where they buck the party line. Tammy Duckworth, 43, and Ra...
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Kirk’s skull replacement surgery successfulFeb 06, 2012 11:00 pm - A portion of U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk’s skull that had been temporarily removed to mitigate damage from brain swelling after a stroke has been successfully reattached, doctor...
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Kirk watched Super Bowl, condition ‘good’Feb 05, 2012 11:00 pm - Doctors at Northwestern Memorial Hospital said Monday that U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is “making good progress in his recovery” following his Jan. 21 stroke and watched the Sup...
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Durbin, other Democrats, reach across the aisle to keep Kirk's priorities movingFeb 05, 2012 10:00 pm - Late in the evening on Nov. 3, 2010, it became clear Alexi Giannoulias was about to lose the race for President Obama's former Senate seat. And so, a few minutes before ...
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Duckworth, Krishnamoorthi lay out plans in 8th DistrictFeb 01, 2012 4:30 am - Eighth District Democratic candidates Raja Krishnamoorthi and Tammy Duckworth both say they're the candidate to beat Congressman Joe Walsh next November. Yet, one of th...