Articles filed under US Senate
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Senate seat a key battleground for partiesJan 30, 2010 10:00 pm - The Illinois race for an open Senate seat may be the biggest political battle of 2010, at least when it comes to bragging rights. It is the seat held by Barack Obama bef...
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Kirk can do what Scott Brown didJan 30, 2010 10:00 pm - I had the privilege to witness one of the greatest political upsets in recent history. On that Tuesday night, a Republican, Scott Brown, won Ted Kennedy's Senate seat. J...
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Illinois can learn from MassachusettsJan 30, 2010 10:00 pm - The Republican Party in Illinois needs to learn lessons from Massachusetts. An energized, educated electorate will rally for a conservative candidate. Stop sending us la...
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Candidate's money from people like usJan 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Last month my eldest took a big step - he registered to vote. He is participating in this republic in a tangible way and during a time when voter participation is so hig...
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Illinois needs true conservativesJan 29, 2010 10:00 pm - Our primary is just around the corner. What happened in Massachusetts Tuesday should give us impetus to clean house in Illinois and Cook County. I have noted your endors...
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Support candidates with most promiseJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Every time an election draws near, we all have difficult decisions to make about the future of our community. Having talked to many of the candidates running for various...
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Senate race heading into weekend at full steamJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - One year ago today, Gov. Rod Blagojevich was kicked out of office after landing in handcuffs on charges of trying to auction off Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat. The ou...
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Giannoulias: Questions on bank troubles can waitJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias refused to provide details Thursday about whether his decisions contributed to his family bank's financial problems, saying five days ...
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Illinois political chaos a pain in neck for ObamaJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - If the Massachusetts special election was a kick in the shins for President Barack Obama, the political turmoil in Illinois, his home state, is a pain in the neck that n...
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Banking past haunts Obama friend GiannouliasJan 27, 2010 10:00 pm - President Barack Obama invoked the latest political insult to the financial industry when he appeared with Democrat Martha Coakley in Massachusetts two days before her U...