Articles filed under US Senate
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Kirk's position on guns still isn't clearJan 18, 2010 10:00 pm - The Associated Press asked every Republican and Democratic candidate running in the Senate primaries the following question: "Please explain your views on gun control, i...
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We need Kirk for security expertiseJan 18, 2010 10:00 pm - The attempted Christmas Day bombing of Flight 253 should teach us a number of things. First, we should thank God for our good fortune that the would-be mass-murderer and...
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Pols should learn to finish what they startJan 16, 2010 10:00 pm - It's scary to watch Alexi Giannoulias follow the same path as Barack Obama - not finishing his first term in office before setting his sights on something else. It's no ...
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Hughes a better pick than Kirk for SenateJan 16, 2010 10:00 pm - I have been active in the Republican Party my whole life, working for 13 years as a precinct committeeman in Lake Forest. I worked hard to help elect Mark Kirk as our Co...
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Ex-Daley watchdog would seek his endorsement in general electionJan 15, 2010 10:00 pm - Senate primary candidate David Hoffman, who made headlines investigating Chicago Mayor Richard Daley's administration, says he hopes to use the Democrat's political musc...
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GOP doesn't need moderates like KirkJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - So who is Mark Kirk? He is the RNC (Republican National Committee) candidate for the Senate. But who really is Mark Kirk? Congressman Kirk was the only Republican in Il...
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Mud flies in Democratic Senate debateJan 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Democrats running for U.S. Senate tried mightily to tie each other to Illinois scandals during their first televised debate Tuesday, all the while insisting they wanted ...
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Democrats for Obama's old Senate seat to debateJan 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Democrats running for President Barack Obama's old Senate seat are squaring off in a debate. The candidates will talk about major issues in the race during a Tuesday nig...
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Senate candidates want tax cuts, not specific budget cutsJan 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Candidates who want to be Illinois' next senator talk a lot about taxes they want to cut. But they seem to have far less to say when it comes to specifying the governmen...
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Hoffman in Democratic Senate primaryJan 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Voters finally have a say in who succeeds Barack Obama as Illinois' junior senator. The political selection of Obama's immediate successor - the lame duck Roland Burris ...