Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Biggert vs. Foster for Congress to be an aggressive race to the middleApr 02, 2012 6:00 pm - In an era where polls show voters believe Congress is becoming more and more defined by partisan politics, the race to become the first representative in Illinois' new 1...
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Help for Kirk growing on both sides of the aisleApr 02, 2012 5:30 am - It was evident by the string of congratulatory Election Night calls he placed to primary victors that U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is eager to get back to the business of politic...
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Dold answers questions on FacebookMar 28, 2012 4:45 pm - U.S. Rep. Robert Dold took questions about transportation, education, high gasoline prices and other subjects Wednesday afternoon in what his staff called a Facebook tow...
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Dold to hold virtual meeting WednesdayMar 27, 2012 4:45 pm - U.S. Rep. Robert Dold will host a virtual town hall meeting on Facebook Wednesday. Constituents can submit questions, ideas and comments via Facebook and Twitter during ...
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Walsh rips Durbin's call for NFL bounty hearingsMar 26, 2012 6:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh — often criticized by opponents for his frequent media appearances — is calling Sen. Dick Durbin's plan to look into National Football League bountie...
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Will Schneider win over Democratic critics in battle against Dold?Mar 26, 2012 4:00 pm - On his way to winning the Democratic nomination for the 10th Congressional District seat, Brad Schneider fought accusations that he wasn't liberal enough for primary vot...
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Fighting words: Duckworth, Walsh prepare for national spotlightMar 24, 2012 11:00 pm - Campaigns expected to be expensive, exhausting
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Walsh making ‘Obamacare’ centerpiece of re-election bidMar 24, 2012 3:04 pm - A day after the two-year anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s signing, Republican Congressman Joe Walsh said repealing the law he and other op...
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9th GOP candidate’s website hackedMar 23, 2012 8:10 am - Voters who wanted to know more about the Republican vying to unseat incumbent U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky in the 9th Congressional District this November were in for a surp...
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Is the 6th still GOP territory? Coolidge faces tough battleMar 21, 2012 11:00 pm - Coolidge turns toward congressional fight with Roskam