Articles filed under US Senate
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'Lame duck' Senate vote is importantSep 21, 2010 11:00 pm - On Nov. 2, Illinois voters will vote twice for a U.S. senator - once for an individual to serve a new six-year term and once to fill the unexpired Obama-Burris Senate se...
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Tax swap scheme hurts suburbsSep 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Not surprisingly, the Illinois teachers union has endorsed Alexi Giannoulias over Mark Kirk for U.S. Senate, citing Giannoulias' support for the time-honored Democrat so...
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Court denies Burris request to stop electionSep 20, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court says it won't stop a special election for President Barack Obama's old Senate seat that leaves out current Illinois Sen. Roland Burris. B...
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Kirk calls for halting financial bailout he backedSep 19, 2010 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Senate candidate Mark Kirk wants to bring an early end to the government bailout of banks and automakers, a program he originally supported. The Republica...
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Burris talks about what's he's accomplished, life after the SenateSep 18, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Sen. Roland Burris soon will leave the office he was appointed to amid a cloud of controversy in late 2008 as one of the last acts of former Gov. Rod Blago...
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Kirk's health care position superiorSep 18, 2010 11:00 pm - A quick review of Mark Kirk's web page under the "Issues: Healthcare" section may give readers an insight into the candidate's core principles with regard to the economy...
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Giannoulias, and Kirk spell out (some) immigration stancesSep 18, 2010 11:00 pm - In the days before a major immigration vote, the Democrat running for U.S. Senate is touting his support for the proposed law, while his Republican opponent has not yet ...
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Saturday Soapbox: Getting textySep 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Getting texty: Seen on a bumper sticker this week: "Guns don't kill people; drivers with cell phones do." Also seen, on a Schaumburg municipal sign: "Texting and ...
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Kirk would help restore balanceSep 17, 2010 11:00 pm - A vote for Mark Kirk for U.S. Senate is a vote for the return of the two-party system in the United States and in Illinois, a state that has been marked by the corruptio...
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Giannoulias talks up Libertarian in attempt to siphon votes from KirkSep 16, 2010 11:00 pm - An Oak Brook Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate got a boost Thursday from an unlikely source - Democrat Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias, who gave props to Mike Lab...