Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Dold, Schneider feud over tax returns, business experienceOct 04, 2012 5:40 pm - U.S. Rep. Robert Dold has challenged Democratic rival Brad Schneider to release his personal income tax returns, but Schneider isn’t interested. In an interview session ...
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Hultgren, Anderson clash on health care reform, job creationOct 04, 2012 12:00 pm - Candidates in the race for the 14th Congressional District have vastly different views regarding tax reform and the federal government’s role in providing health care. ...
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Dold whacks at Schneider over job experience; Schneider hits back on abortion votesOct 04, 2012 5:30 am - Republican U.S. Rep. Robert Dold and Democratic challenger Brad Schneider went toe-to-toe on abortion rights, political allegiances and even their private-industry resum...
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Gay marriage a big issue but not biggest, candidates sayOct 04, 2012 5:30 am - While the question whether same-sex couples should be legally allowed to marry is percolating on both the state and federal levels, suburban candidates on both sides of ...
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Wife unsure when Congressman Jackson Jr. will returnOct 03, 2012 12:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s wife said Wednesday her husband is seeing his doctor two to three times a week and that she doesn’t know if he will return to work before t...
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SuperPAC re-cuts ad after Duckworth’s campaign complainsOct 02, 2012 10:00 pm - A Washington, D.C.-based SuperPAC is making last-minute changes to a TV spot criticizing Democratic congressional candidate Tammy Duckworth after she refuted claims in t...
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11th Congressional candidates take skeptical views of Libya attackOct 02, 2012 3:44 pm - As the circumstances of events surrounding the September terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya become clearer, 11th Congressional District candidates are takin...
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6th District hopefuls both balk about toll proposalOct 01, 2012 11:00 pm - With a sprawling footprint that spans five counties, the 6th Congressional District certainly has plenty of voters who use Route 53 to get around the suburbs. Those vote...
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Why Walsh wants more joint appearances, and Duckworth doesn'tOct 01, 2012 9:00 pm - Monday's Schaumburg Business Association breakfast was the latest event displaying the contrast in campaign strategies between 8th District congressional candidates Tamm...
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Oakton to host forum for 9th District candidatesOct 01, 2012 2:11 pm - Candidates for the U.S. 9th Congressional District will speak at a forum Sunday, Oct. 7, hosted by Oakton Community College in Des Plaines. Incumbent Jan Schakowsky, an...