Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Endorsement on the nose about KirkOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - "The 10th District has a gem in Mark Kirk, and voters should keep him in Washington." That is what the Lake County News Sun said when they endorsed Mark Kirk for re-ele...
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Abboud brings new blood to 16thOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - The 16th Congressional District needs a new vision. Old ideas and failed policies are jeopardizing our American way of life. It's time to elect a representative to Congr...
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Oberweis votes with people of 14thOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - On Friday, Oct. 10, I attended a senatorial debate at Sun City, Huntley. Congressman Bill Foster reported receiving hundreds of phone calls from constituents regarding t...
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Pols shouldn't call at all hoursOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - I would like to know what gives U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam the right to be able to call my house any time like a telemarketer. These calls come in to join him in a live foru...
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Core values make difference in Dist. 6Oct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - As a former member of the Armed Forces, Jill Morgenthaler has a real understanding of what our men and women in the military face each day fighting a war in Iraq that sh...
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Bean voted donor's interests, not oursOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - The difference between a democracy and a republic is that one votes directly while the other votes for people to represent them. We did see the difference in the bailou...
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GOP irony: Roskam reaching out for Obama votersOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam and Barack Obama agree on very little, if anything at all. When Obama proposed legislation as a state senator in Springfield, it was often Roskam...
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Mark Kirk the moderate?Oct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - It was business as usual with Mark Kirk trying to adhere to his "moderate image" with the Sun-Times Editorial Board. In early September, Mark Kirk called Sarah Palin the...
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Renewable energy helps economy, tooOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - In the last couple of weeks Congress has had to make some important decisions about the state of the economy and the planet by voting on comprehensive energy legislation...
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Where's Melissa Bean hiding?Oct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - When Melissa Bean ran for Congress in 2004 she did so on the message that Phil Crane was not willing to debate her and that he was out of touch with the people in the 8t...