Articles filed under Republican Party
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Romney turns campaign toward money, reconciliationApr 25, 2012 10:49 am - WASHINGTON — The Republican presidential nomination all but in hand, Mitt Romney is refocusing his efforts on challenging President Barack Obama, raising cash for the ba...
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A prescription for saving our fiscal health?Apr 23, 2012 5:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn did last week what his bipartisan working group of legislators and others could not: He outlined a plan to cut $2.7 billion from the state's Medicaid budg...
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Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch forced into primary fightApr 21, 2012 5:37 pm - SANDY, Utah — Utah Republicans denied U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch a clear path to a seventh and final term Saturday, forcing the 78-year-old lawmaker into a June primary with ...
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Beaubien’s widow to announce House runApr 20, 2012 4:43 pm - Dee Beaubien, widow of late Republican state Rep. Mark Beaubien of Barrington Hills, will announce her intention Monday to run as an independent in the 52nd District sta...
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Romney has $10M in bank for general electionApr 20, 2012 9:12 am - WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has $10 million in the bank as he shifts toward a general election matchup against President Barack Obama. Rom...
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Joe Walsh, ex-wife, to resolve child support case privatelyApr 19, 2012 6:20 pm - A Cook County judge has dismissed a child support suit against Congressman Joe Walsh now that the McHenry Tea Partyer and his ex-wife say they are resolving the dispute ...
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Ann Romney’s profile grows as election loomsApr 19, 2012 11:03 am - BOSTON — She is a 63-year-old grandmother known as “Mamie,” a former stay-at-home mother of five boys, and the cookie-baking wife of the presumptive Republican president...
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Elk Grove Republicans to hear from O’DonnellApr 18, 2012 10:16 am - Jim O’Donnell, a Park Ridge Republican, running in the newly drawn 28th Illinois Senate District against incumbent Democrat Dan Kotowski, also of Park Ridge, is the spea...
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THE RACE: Romney likely to look to right for veepApr 17, 2012 1:02 pm - If he follows recent tradition, Mitt Romney will look to his right for a running mate. Speculation over a GOP No. 2 has been percolating for some time and has been boili...
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Republican House Speaker Boehner Endorses Romney for NomineeApr 17, 2012 10:16 am - House Speaker John Boehner today said he will be “proud to support Mitt Romney” as the Republican presidential nominee and will “do everything I can to help him win.” Bo...