Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Social Security becomes hot topic in 11th Congressional DistrictAug 18, 2012 8:00 am - The group of senior citizens surrounding Bill Foster at a diner in downtown Joliet Friday told stories familiar to many retirees. They were hard-luck accounts of having...
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Kennedy: Congressman Jackson in deep depressionAug 16, 2012 5:14 pm - Congressman has a ‘lot of work’ ahead to overcome depression
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Quinn and Walsh trade insultsAug 15, 2012 7:06 pm - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, speaking at a Democratic Party event Wednesday in Springfield, called outspoken Republican U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh “the worst congressman in America...
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Massive protest mars Quinn's day at state fairAug 15, 2012 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Pat Quinn's special day at the Illinois State Fair wasn't so special. Booing, chanting union protesters drowned out some of his remarks, saying his h...
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Bush tax cuts ignite 11th Congressional District debateAug 11, 2012 3:37 pm - Democrat Bill Foster says he would vote to extend the Bush-era tax cuts only for middle class earners with less than $250,000 of annual income. But Republicans, includin...
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CAIR blasts Walsh for ‘bigoted’ commentsAug 10, 2012 12:30 pm - Controversy over comments about “radical Islam” sprouting up in the suburbs is one political fire that’s showing no signs of being doused for Congressman Joe Walsh. The ...
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Suburban Muslims say they're becoming “punching bag” for GOPAug 09, 2012 5:00 pm - Suburban Muslims are refuting claims made by Congressman Joe Walsh about the growth of “radical Islam” in the suburbs, saying instead that their religion is increasingly...
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Congressman Jackson expected back in weeksAug 09, 2012 3:30 pm - U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who disappeared on a secretive medical leave two months ago, is expected back home within a matter of weeks, an aide said Thursday. Jackson,...
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Walsh under fire for calling Obama ‘son’Aug 08, 2012 4:41 pm - Congressman Joe Walsh is under fire from an online civil rights organization for comments he made at a weekend Busse Woods picnic where he referred to President Barack O...
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Support tax cut for middle classAug 08, 2012 4:40 am - Recently, the U.S. Senate passed a bill continuing the temporary 2001 income tax cuts for people whose yearly incomes are less than $250,000. Ninety-eight percent of us ...