Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Ribeiro wins 9th Dist. primaryFeb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Simon Ribeiro won the Green party nomination in the race for the 9th Congressional District seat, easily beating Morris Shanfield on Tuesday. With 286 of the 295 precinc...
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Furious finish as 10th Congressional Dist. candidiates press onFeb 01, 2010 10:00 pm - Voters in the 10th Congressional District who didn't see or hear any campaign-related materials over the weekend must have been out of town. Heavily-funded candidates in...
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Meister drops out, backs Giannoulias for SenateJan 31, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Little-known attorney Jacob Meister is dropping out of the Illinois Senate race and endorsing Democrat Alexi Giannoulias. Meister said Sunday that he got ...
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Hastert, Hultgren carry GOP hopes in 14th Congressional DistrictJan 31, 2010 10:00 pm - Tuesday's primary places the Republican hopes of recapturing the 14th Congressional seat they maintained for so long on the shoulders of Ethan Hastert and Randy Hultgren...
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Six Republicans vying to challenge BeanJan 31, 2010 10:00 pm - Since winning a seat in Congress in 2004, Barrington Democrat Melissa Bean has taken heat from some Democrats who claim she's not liberal enough and Republicans for bein...
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You can help shape the debate in key issues TuesdayJan 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Everything from state tax increases to national health care policy could hinge on Tuesday's results in one of the most anticipated and bitterly contested state primaries...
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Senate seat a key battleground for partiesJan 30, 2010 10:00 pm - The Illinois race for an open Senate seat may be the biggest political battle of 2010, at least when it comes to bragging rights. It is the seat held by Barack Obama bef...
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Six Republicans running to battle Melissa Bean in 8th CongressionalJan 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Six Republicans are running in the Feb. 2 primary for the right to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean in the suburban 8th District. The GOP hopefuls are: Dirk B...
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Progressive Seals deserves your voteJan 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Dan Seals has the tools to do the job right. He has tremendous business experience at Sprint, as a Director at GE Capital, as a business consultant as well as on the job...
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9th Congressional Greens: Get U.S. out of Middle EastJan 30, 2010 10:00 pm - If there's one issue Green party candidates Morris Shanfield and Simon Ribeiro agree on, it's that the government should pull U.S. troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan imm...