Articles filed under 8th Congressional District
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8th incumbent Walsh sees himself as 'average Joe'Oct 27, 2012 11:00 pm - In his two years in office, Republican Congressman Joe Walsh has never shied away from the spotlight. Calling himself the “most accessible congressman on the planet,” he...
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Duckworth touts shared experience in campaign for 8thOct 27, 2012 11:00 pm - In a second-floor office above an Italian restaurant in downtown Elgin, Tammy Duckworth sits surrounded by two dozen Latino leaders on a recent weekday. Flanked by Calif...
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Walsh seeks to turn attention from abortion to economyOct 26, 2012 5:00 pm - Congressman Joe Walsh and a cadre of suburban women representing a variety of stances on abortion Friday sought to turn the conversation from social issues back to the e...
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Dawn Patrol: Lake County Board candidate has past under another nameOct 26, 2012 5:00 am - Lake County Board candidate Michael Carbone was once Michael Jorudd While Lake County Board candidate Michael Carbone has a criminal history, it’s not by the name h...
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Embarrassed about Walsh’s hypocrisyOct 26, 2012 4:40 am - Recently I had the opportunity to hear both Congressman Joe Walsh and Tammy Duckworth being interviewed on television. During that interview, Congressman Walsh went on a...
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Walsh hardly David to Duckworth’s GoliathOct 26, 2012 4:40 am - Regarding C. Poole’s comments on David and Goliath. Joe Walsh is an incumbent Congressman and recipient of significant external SuperPAC support and television advertisi...
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Lawmaker who needed abortion takes on WalshOct 25, 2012 12:08 pm - Calling the Republican-led House a “sandbox for extremism,” a Democratic congresswoman who underwent two medically necessary abortions traveled to the 8th Congressional ...
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Walsh’s son decries “deadbeat Joe” ad; Duckworth shows no signs of pulling itOct 23, 2012 2:33 pm - Republican U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh’s son spoke out in a news conference Tuesday against a TV ad and mailer that show news headlines about his dad’s child-support controversy...
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How CREDO is different from other SuperPACs in 8th raceOct 21, 2012 8:00 am - The atmosphere, at first glance, screams college dorm or crunchy granola coffee shop. Worn couches are filled with 20-somethings on laptops. Brightly colored posters dec...
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Walsh defends abortion commentsOct 19, 2012 11:02 am - After coming under fire for suggesting that scientific advancements have made abortions to save a mother’s life unnecessary, Congressman Joe Walsh Friday continued to de...