Articles filed under US Senate
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First to be honest about tax increaseSep 24, 2010 11:00 pm - In response to a recent letter to the editor, I offer the following: One thing Alexi Giannoulias has is honesty. In an attack ad on TV, Alexi is shown advocating an inco...
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Ballot access lawsuit doesn't stop suburban election processSep 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Downstate county election commissions may be telling absentee voters to hold off in light of a pending ballot access lawsuit. In the suburbs, however, it's business as u...
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Vote for history of success in KirkSep 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Here we go again, national politics have taken center stage in Illinois. Mud is flying in every possible media outlet, and it's only going to escalate. I have been parti...
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Channel 7 to hold Senate, gov. debatesSep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - ABC 7 will hold debates next month between the major candidates for Illinois governor and U.S. Senate. ABC chief political correspondent and "Good Morning America" host ...
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Career of losing others' moneySep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - The state of Illinois is slowly sinking and the effects of this mismanagement have been astonishing - unacceptable levels of unemployment (we're above the national avera...
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Senate candidate Kirk touts honesty, stays cautiousSep 21, 2010 11:00 pm - While insisting Illinois voters deserve "more honesty" from politicians, Republican Senate candidate Mark Kirk repeatedly ducked questions or fell back on stock answers ...
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'Lame duck' Senate vote is importantSep 21, 2010 11:00 pm - On Nov. 2, Illinois voters will vote twice for a U.S. senator - once for an individual to serve a new six-year term and once to fill the unexpired Obama-Burris Senate se...
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Tax swap scheme hurts suburbsSep 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Not surprisingly, the Illinois teachers union has endorsed Alexi Giannoulias over Mark Kirk for U.S. Senate, citing Giannoulias' support for the time-honored Democrat so...
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Court denies Burris request to stop electionSep 20, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court says it won't stop a special election for President Barack Obama's old Senate seat that leaves out current Illinois Sen. Roland Burris. B...
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Kirk calls for halting financial bailout he backedSep 19, 2010 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Senate candidate Mark Kirk wants to bring an early end to the government bailout of banks and automakers, a program he originally supported. The Republica...