Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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GOP candidates square off at Huntley forumJan 12, 2010 10:00 pm - One of the risks of participating in a town-hall meeting is that someone might ask a question you don't want to answer. One of those moments came midway through a forum ...
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Mud flies in Democratic Senate debateJan 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Democrats running for U.S. Senate tried mightily to tie each other to Illinois scandals during their first televised debate Tuesday, all the while insisting they wanted ...
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8th District hopefuls split on abortion banJan 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Although they all personally oppose abortion, the six Republicans running for the suburban 8th District congressional seat vary on whether the procedure should be outlaw...
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Democrats for Obama's old Senate seat to debateJan 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Democrats running for President Barack Obama's old Senate seat are squaring off in a debate. The candidates will talk about major issues in the race during a Tuesday nig...
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Senate candidates want tax cuts, not specific budget cutsJan 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Candidates who want to be Illinois' next senator talk a lot about taxes they want to cut. But they seem to have far less to say when it comes to specifying the governmen...
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Hoffman in Democratic Senate primaryJan 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Voters finally have a say in who succeeds Barack Obama as Illinois' junior senator. The political selection of Obama's immediate successor - the lame duck Roland Burris ...
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Lake County briefsJan 10, 2010 10:00 pm - 10th Republicans debate: The Republican candidates running for U.S. Representative in the 10th Congressional District will debate at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15 at the...
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GOP candidates in 8th District try to separate from packJan 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Six Republicans in the 8th Congressional District primary handled a variety of questions at a Sunday afternoon forum in Grayslake, including one on what they bring to th...
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10th candidates air views on abortion, gay rightsJan 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Candidates and voters alike in the 10th Congressional District tend to describe themselves as independent minded. So even on hot-button issues like abortion or gay right...
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8th Congressional GOP candidates differ on gay marriageJan 09, 2010 10:00 pm - The six Republicans running for Congress in the 8th District generally adhere to the GOP playbook when it comes to gay marriage and oppose it, but their philosophies dif...