Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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As protests brew, Walsh still has Republican supportJul 30, 2011 12:00 am - While a group made plans for a protest today at Rep. Joe Walsh's suburban office, state Republican officials say they're still behind the McHenry tea partyer who's come ...
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Protesters gather today at Walsh's Fox Lake officeJul 30, 2011 12:00 am - About 20 protesters gathered earlier today outside the Fox Lake office of 8th District Rep. Joe Walsh to exhort the congressman to meet his financial obligations to his ...
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Walsh calls child support story a 'hit piece'Jul 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Calling himself the “most accessible congressman on the planet,” Joe Walsh rarely shrugs off an opportunity to speak to the media. But the McHenry Republican did just th...
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Liberals, tea partyers in suburbs protest debt ceiling movesJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - In his Monday evening prime-time speech, President Barack Obama decried the “partisan three-ring circus” in Washington that has so far failed to reach a compromise on ra...
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Walsh makes voters uneasy with debt stanceJul 25, 2011 12:00 am - Rep. Joe Walsh rode a wave of economic anxiety to an upset win last November. Now, he's trying not to get pulled under as voters concerned about a debt default turn a sk...
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Which side of mouth do you believe?Jul 16, 2011 3:00 am - This July, out of one side of their mouths, Republicans are demanding spending cuts. Out of the voting side of their mouths, in control of the House, they increased the ...
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Hultgren’s party line support bad for 14thJul 12, 2011 3:00 am - Rep. Randy Hultgren has gone too far in his support of the Republican leadership’s agenda. He is now a champion in an effort to role back protection of America’s water s...
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McConnaughay's bid for state senate may revive polticial rivalryJun 29, 2011 12:00 am - With a familiar political theme of reducing government debt, reforming the state pension system and creating new jobs, Kane County Board Chairman Karen McConnaughay made...
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For liberty's sake, we must change redistricting processJun 25, 2011 12:00 am - As our news staff was doing the reporting Friday for a story on Gov. Pat Quinn's decision to sign Democratic legislation redrawing the state's Congressional district bou...
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Larkin student excels in ... everythingJun 23, 2011 12:00 am - Art teacher Ed Pieske knew Lucy Miller would get an award for being the school's most talented painter at last month's celebration of outstanding seniors at Larkin High ...