Articles filed under Politics
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Kirk, Seals spar over Iraq, women's rightsOct 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Mark Kirk and Dan Seals traded barbs and accusations throughout a contentious debate at Deerfield High School Sunday. The acrimony was fueled by a crowd eager to wildly ...
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Obama should show how he would governOct 19, 2008 11:00 pm - We have completed the "Survivor" phase of the presidential campaign, in which pundits and pollsters waited for one of the candidates to make a gaffe in the debates so th...
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Kirk took cheap shot DuckworthOct 19, 2008 11:00 pm - I'm very disappointed in Republican Congressman Mark Kirk for complaining about Tammy Duckworth's attendance at a news conference endorsing Dan Seals for Congress. It w...
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McCain's economics makes things worseOct 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Republican economic mantra is lower taxes will increase government revenues by creating more economic growth. This has never happened. It has been tried twice, with Reag...
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Governor coattails witherOct 19, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Once upon a time sitting governors were counted on to help deliver excitement, voters and campaign cash for their respective political parties. That era en...
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Seals an alternative to the status quoOct 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Our government has failed us and needs to be changed. The next president and congress inherit many daunting problems including a faltering economy, wars on two fronts, a...
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Former coroner supports HickrodOct 19, 2008 11:00 pm - I had the honor of being elected to the office of Kane County Coroner and holding that position for 22 years before resigning in 1999. I believe Stan Hickrod has the exp...
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21st Senate hopefuls agree: No tax hikesOct 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Republican State Sen. Dan Cronin and his opponent A. Ghani, a Democrat, both oppose income and sales tax increases - but for two completely different reasons. Cronin, of...
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Bean on right side of railroad debateOct 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Each time I drive over a railroad crossing, I can't help but consider how much harder it will be to move around our community if the EJ&E Railroad purchase is completed....
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Crespo failed us on tax increasesOct 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Fred Crespo failed us by helping Todd Stroger and Rod Blagojevich increase Cook County's taxes to the highest levels in the nation. I am a student at Eastern Illinois Un...