Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Brady: Kirk's military record is honorableJun 25, 2010 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - GOP nominee for governor Bill Brady defended his party's U.S. Senate nominee Friday, saying that suburban congressman Mark Kirk has served his country hono...
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14th District candidates speak out on unemploymentJun 25, 2010 11:00 pm - No one can argue that a drop in the 14th Congressional District's unemployment rate isn't good news, but opponents of U.S. Rep. Bill Foster said Friday he lacks perspect...
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Saturday SoapboxJun 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Be ready for emergencies: Unprepared for power outages of the past week? The federal government says we all should be equipped to go it alone for three days, with emerge...
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Attacks on Rep. Mark Kirk have no credibilityJun 24, 2010 11:00 pm - I watched State Rep. Chapa-LaVia's feeble attempt at an attack on Rep. Mark Kirk, at one point accusing him of falsely claiming to have served in Vietnam (Mark was in gr...
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Careful what you wish for when seeking headlinesJun 23, 2010 11:00 pm - If you want to maintain comfortable relations in your personal and professional life, a good rule of thumb is to imagine how what you are saying would sound in the newsp...
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Walsh's ex-campaign manager files revised lawsuitJun 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Republican 8th District Congressional candidate Joe Walsh's ex-campaign manager has filed an amended version of a previously dismissed lawsuit against his former client ...
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Mistakes show Kirk isn't ready for SenateJun 23, 2010 11:00 pm - While some false statements are mere errors, a false statement made with an ulterior motive rarely is. Congressman Kirk made and repeated a number of false statements ab...
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Kirk, Giannoulias trade views and barbs at election forumJun 21, 2010 11:00 pm - They actually agree on a few things but that didn't mean any Kumbaya moments Monday for U.S. Senate candidates Alexi Giannoulias and Mark Kirk at a forum sponsored by th...
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Kirk best man for U.S. SenateJun 21, 2010 11:00 pm - As a military veteran, I was and continue to be a supporter of Mark Kirk and his bid for U.S. Senate against Alexi Giannoulias. Kirk's 21-year career as a member of the ...
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'Regular Joe' jumps into 14th Dist. raceJun 21, 2010 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The Libertarian candidate challenging U.S. Rep. Bill Foster filed paperwork Monday to get on the November ballot, and said health care still is the most im...