Articles filed under US Senate
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Elect Kirk, stop higher taxesOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - The country's deficit is ballooning out of control, and some politicians in Washington have a plan to fix it without raising income taxes: a value-added tax (VAT) that D...
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Giannoulias, Kirk stay true to political parties on tax issuesOct 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Taxes can be a dirty word for one of the country's major political parties. For the other, a way to level the playing field. And, true to those allegiances, the two men ...
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Dold views scary on Social SecuritySep 29, 2010 11:00 pm - As a woman in her forties, I am not too young to be concerned about Social Security. I'm simply not that far away from retirement anymore. And having learned of Republic...
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Bank work meant big tax break for GiannouliasSep 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Alexi Giannoulias tells voters he left his family bank in 2005, but he got a major tax break by telling the IRS he continued working at the bank the next year. The Democ...
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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...