Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Saturday SoapboxFeb 19, 2010 10:00 pm - He's golden: Less-than-gracious Evgeni Plushenko dissed Evan Lysacek's gold-medal performance when he said, "Now it's not men's figure skating, now it's dancing."...
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Foster, Hultgren clash on impact of stimulus in the 14th DistrictFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - With the anniversary of the federal stimulus falling this week, 14th Congressional District candidates have markedly opposite views of the successes and failures of the ...
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Bean not worried about tea partiesFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean, who unseated a veteran Republican as a political newcomer to take her suburban seat in 2004, says she doesn't see the pendulum swinging back this...
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Hastert keeps publicly funded office in YorkvilleFeb 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert has spent about $1 million in taxpayer money to keep an office and staff in Yorkville, paying three former staffers salaries of more ...
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McCain to GOP: Don't get cockyFeb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Arizona U.S. Sen. John McCain cautioned that Republicans not "overlearn" the lessons of their pivotal recent triumph in the Massachusetts U.S. Senate race after meeting ...
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McCain visits Chicago for Kirk fundraiserFeb 11, 2010 10:00 pm - U.S. Sen. John McCain is in Chicago to raise money for fellow Republican Mark Kirk. McCain says he's feeling "very good" about Kirk's chances of winning President Barack...
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Walsh, local activists center stage at tea party eventFeb 08, 2010 10:00 pm - As he campaigned for the Republican nomination in the suburban 8th House District, Joe Walsh's mantra was he was "a tea party conservative first and a Republican second....
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8th House GOP candidates vow to support WalshFeb 08, 2010 10:00 pm - All five Republicans who lost the race for the suburban 8th House District are promising to support winner Joe Walsh in his bid to unseat Democratic incumbent Melissa Be...
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Disillusioned? Step up and get involvedFeb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - When I read about people not voting because of apathy and dissatisfaction, I have two words: get involved. Other than voting, I had never been involved in an election. A...
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Clean slate presents opportunity in 10thFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - The dust has cleared in a furious primary election, and with no incumbent in the picture for the first time in a decade, both parties regard the 10th Congressional Distr...