Articles filed under US Senate
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Spanish radio ads target Republican votes on immigration reformSep 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Fueled in part by anger over Republican blockage of a major immigration reform measure last week, two immigration rights groups and one of the country's largest employee...
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Appeals court rejects Burris' election bidSep 27, 2010 11:00 pm - A federal appeals court in Chicago has rejected U.S. Sen. Roland Burris' bid to run in a special election for his seat. The special election will decide who serves the f...
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Kirk, Giannoulias split on gay marriage, 'don't ask, don't tell'Sep 26, 2010 11:00 pm - In his decade as a congressman, Mark Kirk has made more votes for gay rights than many of his Republican peers. Still, the U.S. Senate candidate is opposed to gay marria...
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Mark Kirk?Sep 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Mark Kirk? No way Rep. Mark Kirk supported Bush's wars, tax breaks for the rich, lax regulation, outsourcing jobs to China, the $800 million Bush bailout for W...
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First to be honest about tax increaseSep 24, 2010 11:00 pm - In response to a recent letter to the editor, I offer the following: One thing Alexi Giannoulias has is honesty. In an attack ad on TV, Alexi is shown advocating an inco...
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Ballot access lawsuit doesn't stop suburban election processSep 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Downstate county election commissions may be telling absentee voters to hold off in light of a pending ballot access lawsuit. In the suburbs, however, it's business as u...
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Vote for history of success in KirkSep 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Here we go again, national politics have taken center stage in Illinois. Mud is flying in every possible media outlet, and it's only going to escalate. I have been parti...
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Channel 7 to hold Senate, gov. debatesSep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - ABC 7 will hold debates next month between the major candidates for Illinois governor and U.S. Senate. ABC chief political correspondent and "Good Morning America" host ...
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Career of losing others' moneySep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - The state of Illinois is slowly sinking and the effects of this mismanagement have been astonishing - unacceptable levels of unemployment (we're above the national avera...
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Senate candidate Kirk touts honesty, stays cautiousSep 21, 2010 11:00 pm - While insisting Illinois voters deserve "more honesty" from politicians, Republican Senate candidate Mark Kirk repeatedly ducked questions or fell back on stock answers ...