Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Dabney says he will fight on after kicked off Dem primaryDec 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Aurora businessman Corey Dabney says he will fight to get back on the ballot in the Senate Democratic primary. Dabney was kicked off the primary ballot Thursday by the s...
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Sen. Dem candidate says al-Qaida's influence 'grossly exaggerated'Dec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Senate Democratic hopeful Robert Marshall says al-Qaida is a "small ragtag band of pirates" whose influence is "grossly exaggerated" by America's war in Afghanistan. Yet...
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Speaker in the house: Gingrich stumps for Hastert's sonDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Republican Ethan Hastert added a second former Speaker of the House to his list of endorsements Friday as Newt Gingrich came to St. Charles to stump for a candidate with...
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10th Dist. candidates want to curb spendingDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Democrats running for the nomination in the 10th Congressional District agree lawmakers have to be cautious about spending. "In the long term, you've got to get the nati...
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Green candidate survives petition challengeDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - It turns out Dan Kairis is pretty tight with his family and friends after all. It appears the Green Party candidate will keep his place on the ballot in the race for the...
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Green Party hopeful in 10th District arrestedDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - A congressional candidate in the suburban 10th District faces disorderly conduct charges following an altercation in Chicago, police said Wednesday. Richard B. Mayers, 3...
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Hughes got in race because of cap-and-tradeDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk might not have attracted a visible opponent in his Senate bid if he hadn't bucked his party in backing President Barack Obama's cap-and-trade legisla...
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Money, desire fueled Republicans leaving 14th C District raceDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Nobody likes to be the bad guy when it comes to politics. When a candidate is running without name recognition or the money to create a big bang, being the bad guy, or t...
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Republican Vargas drops out of 14th Congressional District raceDec 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Republicans Mark Vargas and Jeff Danklefsen officially dropped out of the race for the 14th Congressional District seat Tuesday in a move both described as being in the ...
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Sumption drops out of Democrat's 10th battleDec 05, 2009 10:00 pm - The Democratic race to replace U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk in the North suburbs has thinned out a bit with the departure of Milton Sumption. The Lake Bluff financial consultant ...