Articles filed under Political Parties
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Brady, Dillard play nice as final GOP votes await countingFeb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - In separate appearances across the state, the leading Republican candidates for governor kept things cordial Friday as the two men remained in a near tie that could be b...
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Thanks for GOP nod in 41st DistrictFeb 10, 2010 10:00 pm - I would like to thank the wonderful residents of the 41st Legislative District for enthusiastically expressing their support for me on Election Day. It is a privilege an...
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Madigan says he warned Cohen things would get worseFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - House Speaker Michael Madigan said Tuesday that in his recent conversations with Scott Lee Cohen, he repeatedly suggested the Chicago pawnbroker abandon hi...
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Walsh, local activists center stage at tea party eventFeb 08, 2010 10:00 pm - As he campaigned for the Republican nomination in the suburban 8th House District, Joe Walsh's mantra was he was "a tea party conservative first and a Republican second....
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GOP: Still no governor candidateFeb 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Nearly a week has now passed with no clear winner in the Republican primary for Illinois governor. Neither state Sen. Bill Brady of Bloomington nor state Sen. Kirk Dill...
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Making Scott Lee Cohen folk hero says more about usFeb 08, 2010 10:00 pm - "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." - H.L. Mencken. ••• No sooner does the outrage of bumbling Ill...
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Search is on for Democratic lt. governor candidateFeb 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Newly freed from the radioactive candidacy of Scott Lee Cohen, Illinois Democrats now turn to the task of finding a new running mate for Gov. Pat Quinn. And some in the...
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Quinn: Want to be my lt. gov.? Speak up nowFeb 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Democrats in Illinois are getting a political do-over: the chance to pick a new lieutenant governor nominee themselves now that the primary winner dropped out of the rac...
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Cohen exits lt. governor's race amid furor over arrestFeb 07, 2010 10:00 pm - The Democratic nominee for Illinois' lieutenant governor dropped out of the race Sunday night, less than a week after winning the nomination, amid a political uproar abo...
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Ex-girlfriend: Cohen no good for public officeFeb 06, 2010 10:00 pm - Scott Lee Cohen has no place in public office, his ex-girlfriend said in a statement from her attorney. Speaking through her celebrity attorney, Gloria Allred, Amanda J....