Articles filed under 8th Congressional District
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Duckworth: Teacher strike 'a failure on both sides'Sep 13, 2012 11:00 pm - A Democratic congressional candidate with heavy union support says the Chicago teachers strike is the result of “a failure on both sides.” Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Est...
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Durbin introduces Obama once againSep 06, 2012 7:51 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin took the Democratic National Convention stage Thursday night as one of President Barack Obama’s biggest and earliest political ba...
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Duckworth not apologizing for Obama tiesSep 03, 2012 11:00 pm - Democrat Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Estates is preparing her speech for one of politics' biggest stages at the Democratic National Convention today. But Duckworth's camp...
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Schock to Illinois delegates: GOP can learn from MadiganAug 29, 2012 1:00 pm - TAMPA — Backing off questions about a possible 2014 run for governor, Republican U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock said Wednesday that winning suburban congressional races is “huge...
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Boehner: Illinois wins crucial to keeping GOP CongressAug 29, 2012 12:22 pm - Addressing Illinois delegates at a breakfast meeting Wednesday, House Speaker John Boehner urged the state’s Republicans to push hard to overcome challenges posed by a n...
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Editorial: The GOP, the Tea Party and value of party unityAug 29, 2012 9:08 am - There will be lots of talk about unity at the Republican National Convention this week, but one wonders to what degree the concept will define the goals of the Republica...
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Kerry in Tampa: Local GOP happy with Tea Party's roleAug 28, 2012 11:00 pm - TAMPA — The suburbs' most prolific Tea Partyer might have bowed out of the Republican National Convention, but presidential nominee Mitt Romney's selection of Wisconsin ...
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Local Muslims spar with Walsh in LombardAug 24, 2012 4:00 pm - A meeting between Republican Congressman Joe Walsh and members of the local Muslim community in Lombard Friday evening — intended as a forum for mutual understanding — r...
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DuPage Muslims invite Walsh for ‘enlightenment’Aug 23, 2012 10:53 am - A Lombard Republican who became the first Muslim elected to a partisan office in DuPage County is hoping to “enlighten” Congressman Joe Walsh after his “radical Islam” c...
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Walsh criticizes GOP for ‘piling on’ AkinAug 22, 2012 7:00 pm - Though he’s continuing to criticize GOP Senate candidate Todd Akin’s comments over “legitimate rape,” Illinois Congressman Joe Walsh says he’s bothered by the lack of su...