Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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8th District candidates clash over presidential comments on LibyaSep 13, 2012 11:00 pm - Candidates in the 8th Congressional District race clashed over presidential campaign statements responding to the killings of the U.S. ambassador and three other America...
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Duckworth: Teacher strike 'a failure on both sides'Sep 13, 2012 11:00 pm - A Democratic congressional candidate with heavy union support says the Chicago teachers strike is the result of “a failure on both sides.” Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Est...
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Absent from convention, Schneider ‘focused on the district’Sep 06, 2012 9:00 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As Brad Schneider campaigns for Congress across the Northern suburbs, he can expect to see a lot of friendly faces. The 10th Congressional District the...
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Durbin introduces Obama once againSep 06, 2012 7:51 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin took the Democratic National Convention stage Thursday night as one of President Barack Obama’s biggest and earliest political ba...
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Dold, Schneider pledge bipartisanship in adsSep 05, 2012 5:00 pm - Bipartisanship is the theme of the first TV ads for both congressional candidates running in the suburban 10th District. Republican incumbent Robert Dold and Democratic ...
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Mike in Charlotte: Foster's pitch to delegatesSep 05, 2012 5:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Democrat Bill Foster told Illinois delegates at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday that he supported nearly all of President Barack Obama's i...
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Voters get rare opportunity in Foster, Biggert raceSep 04, 2012 11:00 pm - You can see how both Foster, Biggert actually voted
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Duckworth not apologizing for Obama tiesSep 03, 2012 11:00 pm - Democrat Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Estates is preparing her speech for one of politics' biggest stages at the Democratic National Convention today. But Duckworth's camp...
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Roskam’s plan to get debt under controlAug 31, 2012 4:40 am - I am writing today to express my support for Congressman Peter Roskam, who is running in the 6th District. Our federal government is facing a fiscal crisis. Annual trill...
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Kerry from Tampa: Peter Roskam, Paul Ryan follow parallel pathsAug 30, 2012 11:00 pm - TAMPA — House GOP Chief Deputy Whip Peter Roskam says Mitt Romney's choice of Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan provides more insight into his style as a leader than any “si...