Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Democrats want to endorse candidate for Jackson’s seatNov 25, 2012 11:53 am - Cook County Democratic leaders say they’ll slate a candidate for the primary election to replace former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. The Chicago Democrat resigned days...
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9 more Iraq, Afghan war veterans joining CongressNov 24, 2012 7:00 am - WASHINGTON — As Tammy Duckworth sees it, her path to Congress began when she awoke in the fall of 2004 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. She was missing both of her le...
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House to consider limited GOP immigration billNov 23, 2012 5:00 pm - WASHINGTON — House Republicans still smarting from their poor showing among Hispanics in the presidential election are planning a vote next week on immigration legislati...
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Attorneys: Jackson cooperating in investigationNov 21, 2012 3:16 pm - Attorneys for resigning Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. say he is cooperating in a federal investigation, negotiating a resolution and it could take months. That’s accordi...
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Rep. Davis: Jackson resignation ‘huge loss’Nov 21, 2012 3:11 pm - Congressman Danny Davis says the resignation of fellow Illinois Democrat Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is a huge loss. Davis says Jackson was effective as a congressman...
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Gov. Quinn will call for special electionNov 21, 2012 3:11 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn has five days to determine when he’ll set a special election to replace Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. Jackson resigned Wednesday. Quinn was informed in t...
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Cook County clerk wants Jackson election earlierNov 21, 2012 2:45 pm - Election officials in Cook County say they may seek court permission to schedule a special election to fill Jesse Jackson Jr.’s congressional seat sooner rather than lat...
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Voters who supported Jackson agree with resignationNov 21, 2012 2:02 pm - Voters who have supported Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. for 17 years are now saying they agree with his decision to resign. Jackson announced Wednesday that he is leavin...
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Excerpts from Jackson resignation letterNov 21, 2012 2:02 pm - U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned from Congress on Wednesday. Here are excerpts from his letter to House Speaker John Boehner. “For seventeen years I have given 100 p...
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Dozen House women defend Rice over Libya commentsNov 16, 2012 5:28 pm - WASHINGTON — Republican senators’ angry criticism of U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice over her initial account of the deadly Sept. 11 attack in Libya smacks of sexism and raci...