Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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10th District candidates bash super PACs, but one would take the cash anywayFeb 12, 2012 10:00 pm - Editor's note: To clarify, the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 decision in the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission case held the government cannot ban independent p...
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6th District Democrats compare credentialsFeb 12, 2012 4:30 am - The interrelationship of job production, health care reform and tax code changes in improving citizens’ lives was at the heart of a League of Women Voters forum for the ...
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Duckworth, Krishnamoorthi talk bipartisanshipFeb 10, 2012 4:30 am - The Democrats making a bid for the 8th Congressional District primary both identify partisan gridlock — on display during last year's debt ceiling crisis — as one of the...
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Write-in candidate challenging WalshFeb 09, 2012 11:00 pm - Congressman Joe Walsh of McHenry is again being challenged in the 8th District Republican primary. Robert “Bob” Canfield of Palatine, who was removed from the ballot las...
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Krishnamoorthi, Duckworth criticize parts of defense billFeb 09, 2012 4:30 am - The two Democrats making bids in the 8th Congressional District primary each say there are specific instances where they buck the party line. Tammy Duckworth, 43, and Ra...
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Sixth district hopefuls differ on military’s future roleFeb 06, 2012 11:00 pm - The future of the U.S. military and its role in the world is underscoring differences among the three Democratic candidates for the 6th Congressional District. Maureen Y...
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Rutagwibira to run as write-in:Feb 05, 2012 11:00 pm - A Democratic candidate for the 10th Congressional District seat who last week was knocked off the primary ballot will run a write-in campaign. Aloys Rutagwibira, a first...
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Tea Party backs Manzullo in congressional primaryFeb 05, 2012 11:00 pm - ROCKFORD — The Illinois Tea Party has endorsed longtime Congressman Don Manzullo over freshman Congressman Adam Kinzinger in a north-central Illinois primary battle. Th...
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10th District: Inconsistencies found in voting recordsFeb 05, 2012 10:00 pm - One of the four Democratic candidates for the 10th Congressional District seat has only voted twice since registering in Lake County in 2006, a review of public records ...
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6th District Dems take Congress to taskFeb 02, 2012 11:00 pm - The three Democrats running in the March 20 primary for the 6th Congressional District decry the partisanship and lack of cooperation in Washington. Nevertheless, candid...