Articles filed under US Senate
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Senate race heading into weekend at full steamJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - One year ago today, Gov. Rod Blagojevich was kicked out of office after landing in handcuffs on charges of trying to auction off Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat. The ou...
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Giannoulias: Questions on bank troubles can waitJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias refused to provide details Thursday about whether his decisions contributed to his family bank's financial problems, saying five days ...
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Illinois political chaos a pain in neck for ObamaJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - If the Massachusetts special election was a kick in the shins for President Barack Obama, the political turmoil in Illinois, his home state, is a pain in the neck that n...
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Banking past haunts Obama friend GiannouliasJan 27, 2010 10:00 pm - President Barack Obama invoked the latest political insult to the financial industry when he appeared with Democrat Martha Coakley in Massachusetts two days before her U...
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Senate candidate's family bank hits troublesJan 27, 2010 10:00 pm - Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias' struggling family bank was slapped with extensive federal oversight Wednesday, bringing a thorny problem to the forefront of his De...
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Attack ads come on strong in final weekJan 27, 2010 10:00 pm - Strong statements hit the airwaves over Senate, governor primary races
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Giannoulias decides to post donorsJan 26, 2010 10:00 pm - Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias decided Tuesday to post a list of those funding his campaign for U.S. Senate after the Daily Herald revealed he was pushing off disc...
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Campaign cash disclosure lacking in Senate raceJan 25, 2010 10:00 pm - Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias raised $521,340 and Chicago attorney Jacob Meister raised $53,511 as the Senate candidates campaigned in the last three months of 2009, but t...
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Kirk is the kind of senator we needJan 25, 2010 10:00 pm - All too often, politicians in this country are insulated from being personally affected by the choices they make. Congress votes to go to war, but few Congressmen or Sen...
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Supporting Kirk, support vets, troopsJan 23, 2010 10:00 pm - I am writing to encourage every veteran, family member of a veteran or anyone who simply cares about our men and women in uniform to support a genuine champion of vetera...