Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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What's next for Walsh? GOP unsure how foreclosure will playMar 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Will this week's revelation that Republican congressional candidate Joe Walsh lost a condominium to foreclosure affect his political chances in November? That depends o...
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Kenyon, Oberweis win in Kane County GOP racesMar 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Mike Kenyon will continue to lead the Kane County Republican Party after beating back a challenge from fellow County Board Member Drew Frasz for the chairmanship. Meanw...
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Giannoulias predicts family bank will failMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Democratic Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias says things don't look good for the struggling bank his family owns. Giannoulias told the Chicago Sun-Times editorial board...
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8th Dist. challenger lost condo to foreclosureMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - A suburban congressional candidate who's stressed the need for fiscal restraint lost a condominium to foreclosure last October, the same month he announced his bid for o...
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Kirk talks tough about Giannoulias bankFeb 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Republican Mark Kirk is touting ways to help small businesses while talking tough about his opponent in the Senate race whose family bank is struggling. Kirk, a five-ter...
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Kane Co. Dems slam GOP over health care at annual dinnerFeb 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Kane County served as the stump Sunday for two Democrats battling in two of the biggest political races in the country with the partisan balance in Congress up for grabs...
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Giannoulias Senate bid threatened by family bank's lossesFeb 25, 2010 10:00 pm - Fridays are getting tense in the Chicago campaign office of Alexi Giannoulias, the Democrat seeking the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama. That's the ...
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Two staffers leave Walsh's House campaignFeb 22, 2010 10:00 pm - Two key staffers who helped lead Republican congressional hopeful Joe Walsh to victory in the suburban 8th District's GOP primary have left the campaign, the candidate c...
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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 ...