Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Time to re-evaluate, rebuild GOPNov 15, 2012 3:40 am - Dear Supporters, Thank you. I am so proud of all our volunteers and supporters. Whether you were on the front lines making calls, knocking on doors, writing letters or j...
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Editorial: Kirk, other Willis climbers inspire us allNov 12, 2012 4:00 am - He may not have climbed all 103 floors of the Willis Tower in 13 minutes, as one man did. He may have climbed only the top 37 floors. But it was no less thrilling to see...
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Darwin gets 4,000 write-in votes against Georgia congressmanNov 08, 2012 8:07 pm - ATHENS, Ga. — Charles Darwin earned almost 4,000 write-in votes against a Georgia congressman who denounced evolution and other scientific theories as “lies straight fro...
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Election won’t end abortion/contraception debateNov 08, 2012 7:53 pm - NEW YORK — Democrats and liberal advocacy groups have declared victory in what they called a Republican “war on women” and are celebrating the pivotal defeats of some GO...
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Does Peter Roskam's future include speaker's job?Nov 07, 2012 10:00 pm - Tuesday was a grim night for Illinois' Republican congressional delegation as three local GOP seats fell to the Democrats. But in Wheaton, it was a different story. “We...
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How did Brad Schneider defeat Robert Dold in the 10th District?Nov 07, 2012 12:36 pm - As early election results trickled in Tuesday night, Republican U.S. Rep. Robert Dold had a healthy lead over Democratic challenger Brad Schneider in the suburban 10th D...
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Joe Walsh for governor in 2014?Nov 07, 2012 10:00 am - Less than 12 hours after his concession speech to Democrat Tammy Duckworth, Congressman Joe Walsh was not ruling out a future bid for governor or U.S. Senate. Describing...
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Behind the scenes of Foster's unexpectedly easy winNov 07, 2012 9:00 am - Bill Foster wasn't supposed to win like this. The money was even. The polls reflected a dead heat for months. Election night was supposed to be as down and dirty as th...
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Duckworth: Volunteers the difference in 8th District raceNov 07, 2012 5:17 am - Just hours after declaring victory over Congressman Joe Walsh in the 8th Congressional District, Democrat Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Estates was up and at ’em, greeting ...
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Brad Schneider reflects on victory, the work aheadNov 07, 2012 4:30 am - Brad Schneider’s first day as the congressman-elect for Illinois’ 10th District didn’t have a particularly special start. “I took out the garbage,” the Deerfield Democra...