Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Foster heads to the border for fact-finding missionJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - New Congressman Bill Foster, saying he has heard much from constituents about immigration issues, will spend the next four days on a fact-finding trip to the U.S.-Mexica...
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Sauerberg washes hands of O'Hare expansionJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steve Sauerberg declined Thursday to take a position on O'Hare International Airport expansion, which is touted by supporters as an econ...
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Greenberg trails Bean in fundraising raceJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Suburban congressional hopeful Steve Greenberg's fundraising efforts continue to lag far behind those of his Democratic opponent in the 8th House District race, new reco...
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Democrats won't help with gas crisisJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - In June I commuted for an hour and a half each way and learned what the radical increase in gas prices means. One day while stopped at a busy intersection, two demonstra...
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Protect constitution, elect Seals in 10thJul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - In 2006, Mark Kirk voted for the Military Commissions Act, which denied habeas corpus to detainees, an 800-year principle which is one of the foundations of our republic...
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Durbin ignores human natureJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - I am a proud American who minimizes pain. I also minimize the tax I owe. My behavior changes when tax rates rise. I don't know the human who does not share this surviv...
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Oberweis, Foster clash on oil explorationJun 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Even before Jim Oberweis started talking, the sign behind him advertising gas for $4.19 a gallon told the story. Residents of the 14th Congressional District are struggl...
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Kirk must make war views clearJun 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The recent reporting of the Senate intelligence report reminds me of a Mark Kirk declaration in a Northbrook synagogue in 2002. In a debate with Hank Perrit, he said he...
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Kirk stays strong against IranJun 06, 2008 11:00 pm - The president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is in the news for yet again threatening Israel with destruction. At a celebration marking the death of Ayatollah Khomeini, ...
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Cheap gas event shows frustrationJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently, I held an event to highlight just how out of control our energy crisis has become. Here in Illinois, the cost of gas has more than doubled in the last seven y...