Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Senate control could turn on 2 independents' movesOct 30, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - After millions of Americans vote next week, it's possible that one or two men will decide which party controls the Senate. One is Sen. Angus King, a Maine i...
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Endorsement: Quigley for Congress, Dist. 5Oct 29, 2014 1:01 am - Before his first election to Congress in 2008, Democrat Mike Quigley cut his teeth on common-sense economic leadership as a Cook County Board commissioner constantly cha...
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Foster, Senger debate political advertisingOct 29, 2014 1:01 am - The 11th Congressional District race hasn't been littered with attack ads, but both candidates have made it a point to raise questions about the political advertising pu...
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Durbin, Oberweis see red over environmental issuesOct 29, 2014 1:01 am - It was jab, left hook, eye roll, but no knockout punch Wednesday as U.S. Senate candidates Dick Durbin, the Democratic incumbent, and Republican state Sen. Jim Oberweis ...
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Foster, Senger talk guns, national securityOct 28, 2014 5:30 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster is questioning how strongly his challenger, Republican Darlene Senger, feels about gun control. During a televised debate, Senger, of Na...
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Viewers invited to tweet during live Senate debate on WTTWOct 28, 2014 1:01 am - The U.S. Senate candidates will debate live at 7 p.m. Wednesday on WTTW Channel 11's "Chicago Tonight" in a broadcast that will use Twitter to provide real-time viewer f...
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Lack of debate, money highlight 14th Congress raceOct 28, 2014 1:01 am - A race between the candidates for the 14th Congressional District has been low key, in part, because of a lack of public debate and relatively little money flowing into ...
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Schneider, Dold talk immigration and jobs at North Chicago forumOct 27, 2014 5:30 am - Immigration reform and jobs were front and center Sunday at a candidates forum featuring the two nominees in the hotly contested 10th Congressional District race, Republ...
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6th Congressional candidates clash on immigrationOct 27, 2014 1:01 am - Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton knows that immigration reform needs to occur, but he says it should occur in well-thought out steps, starting with securing ...
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Bidens rally for Illinois Democrats on MondayOct 27, 2014 1:01 am - Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, are in Illinois campaigning for Democrats ahead of the Nov. 4 election. U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider's campaign says Jill Biden ...