Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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9th Congressional Greens: Get U.S. out of Middle EastJan 30, 2010 10:00 pm - If there's one issue Green party candidates Morris Shanfield and Simon Ribeiro agree on, it's that the government should pull U.S. troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan imm...
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Walsh would be best voice for 8th DistrictJan 30, 2010 10:00 pm - I am a lifelong resident of the 8th District, taxpayer and graduate student at Northern Illinois University (NIU). There is a real possibility that NIU may shut down and...
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Open 10th Congressional District seat draws interestJan 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Without an incumbent to defend the seat, candidates seeking their party's nomination for U.S. representative in the 10th Congressional District are plentiful. Republican...
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Why can't we keep campaigns positive?Jan 30, 2010 10:00 pm - As a voter in the 14th Congressional District, I have been following the campaigns of Hultgren and Hastert very closely. After the last divisive Republican campaign seas...
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Kirk can do what Scott Brown didJan 30, 2010 10:00 pm - I had the privilege to witness one of the greatest political upsets in recent history. On that Tuesday night, a Republican, Scott Brown, won Ted Kennedy's Senate seat. J...
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Illinois can learn from MassachusettsJan 30, 2010 10:00 pm - The Republican Party in Illinois needs to learn lessons from Massachusetts. An energized, educated electorate will rally for a conservative candidate. Stop sending us la...
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Candidate's money from people like usJan 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Last month my eldest took a big step - he registered to vote. He is participating in this republic in a tangible way and during a time when voter participation is so hig...
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Vote for Dawson, the clean campaignerJan 29, 2010 10:00 pm - I guess it was too much to hope for to think that the 8th Congressional District Republican race could make it to election day on Feb. 2 without any mudslinging. Last we...
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Political video no longer on Joe Walsh Web siteJan 29, 2010 10:00 pm - A campaign video inspired by one of classic rocker Joe Walsh's popular tunes no longer appears on suburban congressional candidate Joe Walsh's Web site. The video for th...
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Dold bus involved in crash, one hurt, candidate not aboardJan 29, 2010 10:00 pm - A suburban congressional candidate's campaign bus was involved in an accident Friday night in Glenview, leaving the other driver critically injured. Republican hopeful R...