Articles filed under 8th Congressional District
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What your Congressman's office space says about themApr 18, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Outside each congressman's Washington, D.C., office are the same American flag and welcome sign. But inside, the personalities of the men and women who subu...
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Tea party, GOP hold us hostageApr 09, 2011 12:00 am - It is one thing for a newly-elected representative to arrive in Congress with a grand vision for improving the nation, but it is quite another when they arrive with a na...
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As shutdown looms, suburban members look to debt ceilingApr 08, 2011 6:00 am - As a government shutdown looms, two suburban members of Congress are launching plans to focus on the next funding battle — the debt ceiling — even as a fight over the cu...
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Bean rules out 2012 bid for 8th District seatApr 08, 2011 12:00 am - Former Congresswoman Melissa Bean of Barrington has ruled out another bid for the 8th District seat, according to a Washington, D.C., newspaper. The Democrat served the ...
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Walsh cooperates, but won't call it compromiseMar 29, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Underground tunnels have been specially built for members of Congress to conveniently shuttle back and forth from their Washington, D.C., offices. Members h...
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Yes, he really sleeps in the officeMar 28, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Set on being what he calls a “radically old kind of representative,” Joe Walsh is one of a handful of U.S. congressmen who sleep in their offices while in t...
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Walsh: A typical dayMar 28, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Saying he's out to make a difference — fast, Illinois' 8th District Rep. Joe Walsh has been moving at a breakneck pace since arriving in Washington, D.C., i...
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Walsh, Kirk agree on need for permanent funding solutionMar 28, 2011 2:00 am - Congressman Joe Walsh and Sen. Mark Kirk aren’t ideological counterparts by any means. Still, the McHenry tea partyer and Highland Park moderate, both Republicans, do ag...
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At the leadership table, Roskam keeps suburban focusMar 28, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — A few rows deep on the right side of the House floor, Peter Roskam, Republican chief deputy whip and Illinois' 6th District representative, stands watching ...
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Walsh too far right for meMar 28, 2011 12:00 am - A front-page article in a McHenry County newspaper titled “Walsh firm on reform” offered a disturbing look into Rep. Joe Walsh’s views on Social Security, President Obam...