Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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How did Robert Dold win back the 10th District seat?Nov 05, 2014 12:01 am - Just hours after claiming victory in one of the most-watched legislative races in the nation, Congressman-elect Robert Dold greeted early-morning commuters Wednesday at ...
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Duckworth reflects on Election Day, pending motherhoodNov 05, 2014 12:01 am - Fresh off her re-election victory Tuesday night, 8th District U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Estates visited her favorite hometown restaurant Wednesday to cap off ...
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Roskam keeps 6th Congressional seatNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam kept his 6th District Congressional seat Tuesday, cruising to an easy victory over Democratic challenger Michael Mason of Naperville. ...
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Dold wins back 10th District seat, defeats SchneiderNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - Former Republican Congressman Robert Dold of Kenilworth is headed back to Washington, unseating incumbent Brad Schneider on Tuesday in a tough race for the 10th District...
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Discontented voters hand Senate to RepublicansNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - Rising discontent with President Barack Obama produced a Republican-controlled Senate on Tuesday that will join the House in confronting the White House on ...
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Quigley wins easily in Congress Dist. 5Nov 04, 2014 12:01 am - As expected, incumbent Congressman Mike Quigley breezed to an easy victory Tuesday night in Illinois' 5th Congressional District. With 98 percent of the vote counted in ...
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Durbin re-elected, says race was toughest of his careerNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - Incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin won a fourth term Tuesday in a race he called the toughest of his career. "What the lesson is for tonight is ... that people a...
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GOP keeps control of House, expands majorityNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - Republicans claimed a commanding majority in the House on Tuesday, pushing their dominance to near-historic levels as they dispatched the last white Democra...
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Foster holds on to 11th Congressional seatNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster defeated Republican challenger Darlene Senger Tuesday and will keep his 11th Congressional District seat. Senger, a state representativ...
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Takeover: Republicans surge to Senate controlNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - Kentucky's McConnell in line to take majority seat