Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Will conservatives trust Kirk on cap and trade?Sep 18, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Senate candidate Mark Kirk's changing positions on a "cap and trade" environmental bill are inspiring angry boos from some fellow Republicans and accusatio...
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Three forums offer chance for residents to study health care issuesSep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Public discussions about the nation's health care system staged Wednesday night in Arlington Heights, Elk Grove Village and Lincolnshire were hardly the type of rancorou...
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Kenilworth businessman to enter 10th Dist. Congressional raceSep 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Family business owner Robert Dold of Kenilworth will join an already crowded field running for the 10th Congressional seat being vacated by Mark Kirk. Dold, 40, is sched...
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Foster says Obama speech opens door for public option compromiseSep 10, 2009 11:00 pm - President Barack Obama's health care speech Wednesday opened a window for compromise on health care reform without watering down the notion that a public option must be ...
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8th Dist candidate: Congress 'out of touch'Sep 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Maria Rodriguez's choice of location for her congressional campaign kickoff Thursday was no accident. Standing on a sidewalk in front of the long-closed Abernathy's Depa...
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Long Grove Village President Maria Rodriguez running for CongressSep 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Ending weeks of speculation, Long Grove Village President Maria Rodriguez today will formally announce her bid for Congress. Rodriguez will run as a Republican for the 8...
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Lake County briefsSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Bird out in 10th: Patricia Bird, a political researcher and business owner from Mount Prospect, announced Thursday that she is withdrawing as a candidate in the 10th Con...
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Obama health care foes, advocates protest outside Melissa Bean eventSep 02, 2009 11:00 pm - It wasn't the public town hall meeting some critics have demanded, but U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean talked about President Obama's health care reform plan to a group of suburb...
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Vargas looks for health care solutions by mingling public, expertsSep 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Mark Vargas is not impressed with how the other candidates in the race for the 14th Congressional District seat are interacting with constituents on the health care refo...
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GOP targets Foster on health careAug 30, 2009 11:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, a Batavia Democrat, is now the target of a round of Republican ads against President Barack Obama's health care proposals. It is the National Rep...