Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Wolfe is what 9th district needsOct 31, 2012 5:00 am - At a time when fiscal sanity is so desperately needed in Washington, who better to represent the residents of Illinois' new 9th Congressional District than an experience...
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Walsh brings fiscal responsibilityOct 30, 2012 4:40 am - Ms. Duckworth has repeatedly said that she will support President Obama in his feckless tax and spend policies. The blindness of your editorial staff in endorsing her ma...
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Duckworth a true patriotOct 30, 2012 4:40 am - Tammy Duckworth is an extraordinary woman, and I am so glad that she is running for Congress to represent us in Washington. Tammy is a true patriot with a long and remar...
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Audience grills 11th District candidates on immigrationOct 29, 2012 10:31 am - Immigration and its enforcement took center stage in the 11th Congressional District contest for the second time in as many weeks Monday night. But this time the audien...
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8th incumbent Walsh sees himself as 'average Joe'Oct 27, 2012 11:00 pm - In his two years in office, Republican Congressman Joe Walsh has never shied away from the spotlight. Calling himself the “most accessible congressman on the planet,” he...
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Duckworth touts shared experience in campaign for 8thOct 27, 2012 11:00 pm - In a second-floor office above an Italian restaurant in downtown Elgin, Tammy Duckworth sits surrounded by two dozen Latino leaders on a recent weekday. Flanked by Calif...
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Biggert, Foster don’t see eye-to-eye on energy, transportationOct 27, 2012 8:00 am - Long-term transportation funding will be a major issue for the Congressional lawmakers elected in November. The latest transportation bill action only provided funding f...
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Walsh seeks to turn attention from abortion to economyOct 26, 2012 5:00 pm - Congressman Joe Walsh and a cadre of suburban women representing a variety of stances on abortion Friday sought to turn the conversation from social issues back to the e...
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Dawn Patrol: Lake County Board candidate has past under another nameOct 26, 2012 5:00 am - Lake County Board candidate Michael Carbone was once Michael Jorudd While Lake County Board candidate Michael Carbone has a criminal history, it’s not by the name h...
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Embarrassed about Walsh’s hypocrisyOct 26, 2012 4:40 am - Recently I had the opportunity to hear both Congressman Joe Walsh and Tammy Duckworth being interviewed on television. During that interview, Congressman Walsh went on a...