Articles filed under 8th Congressional District
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Walsh challenges Krishanmoorthi, Duckworth on Obama’s budgetMar 08, 2012 6:01 pm - For weeks, the two candidates in the March primary for the 8th Congressional District have presented themselves as “the” person to beat Congressman Joe Walsh in November...
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Krishnamoorthi, Duckworth politely spar on jobs planMar 07, 2012 8:00 pm - For what has been a relatively uncontroversial Democratic primary, the gloves came off Wednesday night when 8th Congressional District candidate Raja Krishnamoorthi crit...
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House Majority Leader Cantor discusses state of GOPMar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - When GOP Chief Deputy Whip Peter Roskam, of Wheaton, calls Eric Cantor "leader" at news conferences and delegation meetings, the reverence is clear in his voice. Democ...
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Duckworth, Krishnamoorthi ads take on Walsh as well as each otherMar 01, 2012 10:00 pm - In a way, Tammy Duckworth and Raja Krishnamoorthi are both playing the same card. In recent campaign ads that have landed in suburban mailboxes from Elgin to Addison to...
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How Duckworth, Krishnamoorthi differ on deficitFeb 22, 2012 10:00 pm - One candidate in the 8th District Democratic primary says defense cuts are a necessity for paring down the nation's debt, pointing to items ranging from steak-and-lobste...
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Duckworth for 8th District, CongressFeb 19, 2012 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald Editorial Board Democratic primary voters in the newly drawn 8th Congressional District will have a choice between two outstanding candidates — Hoffman ...
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Palatine Twp. Dems endorse Coolidge, skip Duckworth or KrishnamoorthiFeb 18, 2012 10:00 pm - Palatine Township Democrats moved not to recommend either Raja Krishnamoorthi or Tammy Duckworth for the 8th congressional district during Saturday's endorsement vote, t...
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Duckworth, Krishnamoorthi push jobs plans from different vantage pointsFeb 18, 2012 10:00 pm - Eighth District Democrats Raja Krishnamoorthi and Tammy Duckworth, both from Hoffman Estates, have different approaches to job creation and economic woes that stem from ...
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Hanover Twp. meet the candidates nightFeb 16, 2012 11:00 pm - Hanover Township Democrats & Independents (HanDI) will host a meet-and-greet with candidates in the 6th and 8th Congressional districts, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24 a...
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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...