Articles filed under 8th Congressional District
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Congressional incumbents largely dominate money raceOct 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Democrats hoping to unseat incumbent Republicans continue to fall behind their congressional opponents in fundraising to buy TV ads and pay campaign staff, according to ...
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Where is Melissa Bean these days?Oct 23, 2008 11:00 pm - When Melissa Bean ran for Congress in 2004, she did so on the message that Phil Crane was not willing to debate her and that he was out of touch with the people in the 8...
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Our pick for Congress: Bean in 8th DistrictOct 23, 2008 11:00 pm - With four years in office behind her now, Rep. Melissa Bean of Barrington is hitting her stride in Congress. She is, as-advertised, a moderate Democrat whose biggest exp...
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GOP challenger blasts Bean on mortgage legislationOct 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Republican congressional candidate Steve Greenberg blasted Rep. Melissa Bean on Thursday for pushing legislation he said weakened proposed regulations on two key players...
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Billboards challenge Bean on global warmingOct 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Less than two weeks before the election, a well-known environmental group is trying to publicly pin down U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean on global warming. Greenpeace has put up ...
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Bean fails to lead on global warmingOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - As a very environmentally concerned citizen, I have been disappointed about how silent Melissa Bean has been on the problem of global warming. The jury is in: Climate c...
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Bean on right side of railroad debateOct 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Each time I drive over a railroad crossing, I can't help but consider how much harder it will be to move around our community if the EJ&E Railroad purchase is completed....
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Greenberg's not extreme, just rightOct 18, 2008 11:00 pm - One of your readers pointed out why she thinks Steve Greenberg is a "right wing extremist." She says that Steve thinks that you get your human rights as soon as you beco...
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8th Dist. hopeful Greenberg: Privatize social securityOct 17, 2008 11:00 pm - The two candidates for Illinois' 8th House District seat have similar stances on some hot-button issues, but differ dramatically on others. U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean and po...
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Bean still way ahead in fundraising raceOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Wealthy congressional hopeful Steve Greenberg never turned into the self-funding candidate political pundits predicted - and now it seems some of the investors he'll nee...