Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Walsh on child support lawsuit: This is personalAug 04, 2011 12:00 am - Wauconda crowd boos man who criticizes Walsh
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Walsh announces plan for 10 town-hall meetings in 10 daysAug 02, 2011 12:00 am - Congressman Joe Walsh announced plans Tuesday to host will host 10 town-hall meetings in 10 days throughout his 8th Congressional District. Walsh, a Republican from McH...
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Suburban reps play key roles in debt ceiling stormJul 31, 2011 11:00 pm - With hours to go before a potential government default, members of Republican leadership Monday, including Congressman Peter Roskam of Wheaton, were walking the marble h...
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The SoapboxJul 30, 2011 3:00 am - The $117,000 Walsh owes his kids: Well, we guess you could call U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh of McHenry a role model of sorts. He says government must spend less. And then he rep...
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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 ...