Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Bean still way ahead in fundraising raceOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Wealthy congressional hopeful Steve Greenberg never turned into the self-funding candidate political pundits predicted - and now it seems some of the investors he'll nee...
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Bailout, economy divide U.S. Senate picksOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin voted for the recent $700 billion economic rescue package for the nation's financial markets, but his Republican opponent argues the ...
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Country needs more leaders like BeanOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - I am responding to recent comments made by Republican County Chairman Daniel Venturi that couldn't be more wrong. I'm sorry to see someone like him stoop to the level of...
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Economy divides 14th Congressional candidatesOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Their view of the recent $700 billion federal bailout is just one of several economic issues that divides congressional rivals Bill Foster and Jim Oberweis...
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16th Congressional candidates spar over bailout, economyOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - The federal government's $700 billion bailout of Wall Street provides one clear point of difference between the candidates for the Congress in the 16th district: Don Man...
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Seals confused on Obama agendaOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Dan Seals must be a very confused individual. He loudly asserts that he is a big supporter of Barack Obama. He even went as far as to run a commercial on network televis...
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Offensive to attack Kirk on vets issuesOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Mark Sept. 17th down as the day that Dan Seals proved that he isn't worthy of being elected dog catcher, let along U.S. Congressman. I knew this race was going to get di...
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Bean, Greenberg cordial -- to a pointOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - As is often the case, the conversation was civil until the topic turned to money. Democratic U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean and Republican challenger Steve Greenberg talked abou...
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Bean ready for debut TV commercialOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Far better funded than her congressional challenger, U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean is spending some of that campaign capital on her first television commercial of the election ...
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Oberweis takes a different approach this timeOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - In 2004, Jim Oberweis, a Republican candidate for a U.S. Senate seat, stepped off a helicopter that had just flown over Soldier Field and into the political history book...