Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Six Republicans vying to challenge BeanJan 31, 2010 10:00 pm - Since winning a seat in Congress in 2004, Barrington Democrat Melissa Bean has taken heat from some Democrats who claim she's not liberal enough and Republicans for bein...
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You can help shape the debate in key issues TuesdayJan 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Everything from state tax increases to national health care policy could hinge on Tuesday's results in one of the most anticipated and bitterly contested state primaries...
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Senate seat a key battleground for partiesJan 30, 2010 10:00 pm - The Illinois race for an open Senate seat may be the biggest political battle of 2010, at least when it comes to bragging rights. It is the seat held by Barack Obama bef...
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Six Republicans running to battle Melissa Bean in 8th CongressionalJan 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Six Republicans are running in the Feb. 2 primary for the right to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean in the suburban 8th District. The GOP hopefuls are: Dirk B...
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Progressive Seals deserves your voteJan 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Dan Seals has the tools to do the job right. He has tremendous business experience at Sprint, as a Director at GE Capital, as a business consultant as well as on the job...
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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...