Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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McCaskill defeats controversial Akin in Senate raceNov 06, 2012 9:14 pm - Missouri Democrat Claire McCaskill defeated Republican Representative Todd Akin to win a second U.S. Senate term. The race was turned upside down Aug. 19 when Akin, 65, ...
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Democrats expand Senate grip but fail to win HouseNov 06, 2012 3:00 pm - Democrats strengthened their hold on the Senate but failed Tuesday to recapture the majority in the House of Representatives they lost two years ago. President Barack Ob...
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Jackson Jr. ‘humbled’ by voter supportNov 06, 2012 1:12 pm - Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. says he’s humbled and moved by the support voters have shown through his sickness. The Chicago Democrat easily won re-election to a ninth ...
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Victorious Duckworth pledges to reach across the aisleNov 06, 2012 5:00 am - In the end, it wasn't close after all. Democrat Tammy Duckworth sailed past charismatic Tea Partyer Joe Walsh to take the 8th Congressional District for the Democrats. W...
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Biggert concedes to Foster in 11thNov 06, 2012 5:00 am - In a race that mirrored the presidential contest for much of the election polling cycle, voters returned Democrat Bill Foster to Congress in Illinois’ new 11th District....
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U.S. Rep. Hultgren wins in 14thNov 06, 2012 5:00 am - Congressman Randy Hultgren has won re-election to Congress in the 14th District. With 100 percent of precincts reporting for ballots cast Tuesday, the Winfield Republica...
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Quigley rolling to victory in 5th Congressional DistrictNov 06, 2012 5:00 am - Incumbent Mike Quigley, a Democrat from Chicago, appears on his way to retaining his seat in the newly reconfigured 5th Congressional District With 88 percent of precin...
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Democrats take all three targeted House seats; GOP eyes governor’s raceNov 06, 2012 5:00 am - A year and a half ago, Democratic Congressional Committee Chair Steve Israel called the Chicago suburbs the “center of gravity” in the party’s fight to reclaim a House m...
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Schneider upsets Dold to win 10th DistrictNov 06, 2012 5:00 am - Early and absentee voting in Lake County may have helped give Democrat Brad Schneider an upset win over Republican Robert Dold in the 10th Congressional District. With b...
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Schakowsky easily beats Wolfe in 9th DistrictNov 06, 2012 5:00 am - Voters overwhelmingly re-elected incumbent U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky to her eighth term representing the 9th Congressional District Tuesday. The Evanston Democrat cruised...