Bill Foster

Climate Change Bill: Republican Kirk Votes In Favor, Democrat Foster Against

Progress Illinois | Posted 06.27.2009 | Chicago

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[W]hen it came to the Waxman-Markey climate change bill, the real wild cards among the Illinois congressional delegation were Democrat Bill Foster and...

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Ethan Hastert, Denny Hastert's Son, Running For Father's Congressional Seat

AP | Posted 06.08.2009 | Chicago

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GENEVA, Ill. (AP) -- Former Republican Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert's son, Ethan Hastert, has announced he'll run for his father's Chicago-area...

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Illinois Science Boost: Fermilab, Argonne Get $48 Million in Federal Funds

Associated Press | Jo Napolitano | Posted 03.23.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Fermilab, Argonne National Laboratory, Stimulus Package, Dick Durbin, Bill Foster, Chicago/Illinois, Chicago News

Sen. Richard Durbin and Congressman Bill Foster are touting $48 million in funding for two Illinois lab projects. The Illinois Democrats say the mone...

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Obama Inauguration: Rep. Foster Offering 200 Tickets

AP/IRN | Posted 11.26.2008 | Chicago

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Almost 200 tickets are up for grabs through U.S. Rep. Bill Foster (D-Ill.) for those who live in the 14th congressional district. There's been a hig...

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Foster Beats Oberweis To Retain 14th District Seat

Associated Press | Posted 11.05.2008 | Chicago

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Democratic Congressman Bill Foster will keep the formerly GOP seat he won earlier this year in a special election. Foster beat Republican businessman...

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Bailout Votes Could Hurt Congressional Candidates

AP | Dennis Conrad | Posted 10.14.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Bill Foster Jim Oberweis, Fannie Mae, Jim Oberweis, Bailout Vote, Peter Roskam, Jill Morgenthaler, Illinois Delegation Bailout Votes, Judy Biggert, Judy Biggert Bailout Switch, Freddie Mac, Bailout, Bill Foster, Illinois Bailout Vote, Illinois Congressional Races, Fannie Mae Freddie Mac Bailout, Scott Harper, Chicago News

WASHINGTON - The nation's economic uncertainty is creating political uncertainty for a few Illinois politicians running for re-election. Congressiona...

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Illinois Representatives Weigh-In On Bailout Votes

AP | Dennis Conrad | Posted 10.03.2008 | Chicago

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WASHINGTON - Unlike every other House member, Rep. Jerry Weller will never be blamed for voting the wrong way on the rejected $700 billion bailout bil...

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How Obama WON Tuesday

Chip Collis | Posted 05.14.2008 | Home

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Miss. Republicans in a GOP stronghold district ran hard against Obama-- and lost. Similarly meaningful losses came in La., Ill. and Ind. More than any scary blackness, Obama symbolizes change.

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Even as Clinton Wins West Virginia, Obama's Magic Number Drops to 143 Delegates -- His Political Stock Rises on News from Mississippi

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hillary Clinton, West Virginia Primary, Mississippi Congressional Race, Bill Foster, Presidential Campaign, Barack Obama, Politics News

Hillary's victory in the heart of her demographic base did nothing to change the fact that the party's nominee will be Barack Obama.

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"McClinton" (The Empire Strikes Back) vs. Obama (Bill Foster Provides A Glimpse of an Obama Presidency)

Paul Abrams | Posted 03.10.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama -- not Hillary Clinton -- actively, with TV ads, supported Bill Foster's attempt to win Dennis Hastert's seat in the House. He won a seemingly unwinnable seat, in a very Republican district.

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Political "Earthquake" in Hastert's Illinois CD Boosts Case for Obama

Robert Creamer | Posted 03.09.2008 | Politics

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Not only is Obama the most electable Democratic candidate for president this fall, he's also the candidate that will help elect more Democrats to the House and Senate.

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House GOP Funk Worsens

The Politico | John Bresnahan and Josh Kraushaar | Posted 03.09.2008 | Politics

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For National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Tom Cole (Okla.), every week seems to bring a new set of problems. On Saturday night, things ...

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Obama Wins Proxy War Versus McCain

Huffington Post | Posted 03.09.2008 | Politics

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Yesterday, little-known Democrat Bill Foster scored a major upset and won the congressional seat held for 20 years by former House Speaker Dennis Hast...

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Dem. Wins Election to Fill Hastert Seat

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 03.08.2008 | Politics

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The AP is reporting that the GOP has lost the House seat vacated by Dennis Hastert: Democrat Bill Foster has snatched former House Speaker Dennis Has...

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