Articles filed under Democratic Party
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Best to listen to both sidesDec 24, 2010 12:00 am - I attended a meeting Dec. 11 with Rep. Randy Hultgren and Sen. Mark Kirk at the Norris Center in St. Charles. Most people attending the filled auditorium were adamant su...
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Push for lots of maps, open debatesDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - The Illinois Senate took steps this fall to approve a plan for creating new political cartography next year. Senate Bill 3976 moved quickly and now sits in the House, re...
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What would Jesus say about social programs?Nov 04, 2010 11:00 pm - While accusing tea partyers of being ignorant and Republicans of being obstructionists, Raleigh Sutton exposed his own misguided thinking in his recent letter to the Dai...
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Calling again for independence from party chiefsNov 03, 2010 11:00 pm - If you're among the many suburban residents who live in one of the half-dozen or so hotly contested House districts, you got the mailers. Maybe you didn't examine them c...
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High-profile races lead to big money spent on campaignsNov 03, 2010 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD – Those mailers aren't flooding your mailbox, and the radio and TV commercials have mercifully stopped. For both parties, the appetite for wins and seats in ...
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Durbin backs Reid as Senate leaderNov 02, 2010 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD – Speculation that U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin could become the most powerful Democratic lawmaker in Washington, D.C., quieted Tuesday night when Senate Majority L...
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Dems vow to regroup in McHenry Co.Nov 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Democrats in McHenry County may have fallen victim to the Republican whirlwind Tuesday in losing all county board races and most major state contests, but Democratic lea...
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Time now for something new — cooperationNov 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Pete Townshend may have penned the quintessential one-line commentary on politics, but the puzzle remains: Does the new boss have to be the same as the old boss? That's ...
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Will DuPage voters buck trends?Oct 31, 2010 11:00 pm - Democrats made headway in DuPage County in 2008, getting three county board challengers elected with the help of a strong national ticket. That short streak could be in ...
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Roskam spends 16 times what opponent raisesOct 27, 2010 11:00 pm - No primary and an opponent in the general election considered an outsider in his own party didn't stop 6th District Illinois Congressman Peter Roskam from spending on hi...