Articles filed under US Senate
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Senate debate brings out contrasts, fireworksOct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and Republican challenger Steve Sauerberg staked out contrasting positions on everything from the economy to Iraq in an hourlong, caustic debate Th...
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Debate puts Senate race in spotlightOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Republican Senate candidate Steve Sauerberg accused incumbent Dick Durbin of turning a blind eye to Democratic dysfunction in Springfield and also called for keeping Ame...
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Q&A with DurbinSep 21, 2008 11:00 pm - 1. Why are you running for this office, whether for reelection or election the first time? Is there a particular issue that motivates you, and if so, what is that? What ...
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Q&A with SauerbergSep 21, 2008 11:00 pm - 1. Why are you running for this office, whether for re-election or election the first time? Is there a particular issue that motivates you, and if so, what? What will be...
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Sauerberg gets ally in blasting Durbin for earmarksSep 12, 2008 11:00 pm - A chief opponent of so-called pork barrel spending, Oklahoma Republican Sen. Tom Coburn, came to candidate Steve Sauerberg's aid Friday and blasted Sen. Dick Durbin on e...
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Illinoisans in spotlight at InvescoAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER - Much like the rest of the convention, Barack Obama's blowout Invesco Field acceptance speech lineup will give other Illinois politicians a chance in the limelig...
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Sauerberg washes hands of O'Hare expansionJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steve Sauerberg declined Thursday to take a position on O'Hare International Airport expansion, which is touted by supporters as an econ...
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Democrats won't help with gas crisisJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - In June I commuted for an hour and a half each way and learned what the radical increase in gas prices means. One day while stopped at a busy intersection, two demonstra...
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Durbin ignores human natureJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - I am a proud American who minimizes pain. I also minimize the tax I owe. My behavior changes when tax rates rise. I don't know the human who does not share this surviv...
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Sauerberg loans U.S. Senate campaign $1.3 millionApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Republican Senate candidate Steve Sauerberg has loaned at least $1.3 million from his personal fortune to his campaign to unseat two-term Sen. Dick Durbin,...