Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Darwin gets 4,000 write-in votes against Georgia congressmanNov 08, 2012 8:07 pm - ATHENS, Ga. — Charles Darwin earned almost 4,000 write-in votes against a Georgia congressman who denounced evolution and other scientific theories as “lies straight fro...
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Election won’t end abortion/contraception debateNov 08, 2012 7:53 pm - NEW YORK — Democrats and liberal advocacy groups have declared victory in what they called a Republican “war on women” and are celebrating the pivotal defeats of some GO...
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Does Peter Roskam's future include speaker's job?Nov 07, 2012 10:00 pm - Tuesday was a grim night for Illinois' Republican congressional delegation as three local GOP seats fell to the Democrats. But in Wheaton, it was a different story. “We...
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How did Brad Schneider defeat Robert Dold in the 10th District?Nov 07, 2012 12:36 pm - As early election results trickled in Tuesday night, Republican U.S. Rep. Robert Dold had a healthy lead over Democratic challenger Brad Schneider in the suburban 10th D...
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Joe Walsh for governor in 2014?Nov 07, 2012 10:00 am - Less than 12 hours after his concession speech to Democrat Tammy Duckworth, Congressman Joe Walsh was not ruling out a future bid for governor or U.S. Senate. Describing...
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Behind the scenes of Foster's unexpectedly easy winNov 07, 2012 9:00 am - Bill Foster wasn't supposed to win like this. The money was even. The polls reflected a dead heat for months. Election night was supposed to be as down and dirty as th...
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Duckworth: Volunteers the difference in 8th District raceNov 07, 2012 5:17 am - Just hours after declaring victory over Congressman Joe Walsh in the 8th Congressional District, Democrat Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Estates was up and at ’em, greeting ...
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Brad Schneider reflects on victory, the work aheadNov 07, 2012 4:30 am - Brad Schneider’s first day as the congressman-elect for Illinois’ 10th District didn’t have a particularly special start. “I took out the garbage,” the Deerfield Democra...
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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...