Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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10th Dist. candidates debate Afghanistan actionDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Democratic candidates for the 10th Congressional District seat agree there is work to be done in Afghanistan, but differ on how that should be accomplished. Among the th...
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Anti-Semite booted from ballot in 10th District raceDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - An admitted anti-Semite making his latest bid for Congress was removed from the Feb. 2 primary ballot by state election officials on Thursday. Richard B. Mayers, 38, of ...
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Ariz. candidate's spot similar to Bean's '06 adDec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - As she seeks re-election in Illinois' 8th House District, U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean's name is being invoked in a congressional race some 1,700 miles away in Arizona. That's...
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Cadigan drops out of 10th Congressional Dist. GOP raceDec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - As a Republican candidate for the 10th Congressional District seat, William Cadigan thought it might be time to freeze government spending. But it was a lack of money th...
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Hoffman emphasizes 'trust' in Senate campaignDec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Former Chicago inspector general David Hoffman implied his Democratic challengers for Senate can't be trusted as he took hits over his own policy positions Wednesday. "...
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Three reasons to run for SenateDec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - The last straw for Kathleen Thomas was when senators didn't respond appropriately to her letters about health care reform. Former downstate Judge Don Lowery had enough ...
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Dabney says he will fight on after kicked off Dem primaryDec 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Aurora businessman Corey Dabney says he will fight to get back on the ballot in the Senate Democratic primary. Dabney was kicked off the primary ballot Thursday by the s...
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Sen. Dem candidate says al-Qaida's influence 'grossly exaggerated'Dec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Senate Democratic hopeful Robert Marshall says al-Qaida is a "small ragtag band of pirates" whose influence is "grossly exaggerated" by America's war in Afghanistan. Yet...
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Speaker in the house: Gingrich stumps for Hastert's sonDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Republican Ethan Hastert added a second former Speaker of the House to his list of endorsements Friday as Newt Gingrich came to St. Charles to stump for a candidate with...
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10th Dist. candidates want to curb spendingDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Democrats running for the nomination in the 10th Congressional District agree lawmakers have to be cautious about spending. "In the long term, you've got to get the nati...