May 28, 2012

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Eric Cantor Refuses To Discuss Possible Anti-Semitism Among GOP Colleagues

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 04.19.2012

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WASHINGTON -- House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) on Thursday defended his decision to give money to an anti-incumbent super PAC to help defeat ...

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Eric Cantor's Donation To Anti-Incumbent Super PAC Causing More Headaches For His Members

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 04.13.2012

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WASHINGTON -- House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's (R-Va.) $25,000 donation to an anti-incumbent super PAC has become the gift that keeps on giving. Bu...

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DAMAGE CONTROL: Eric Cantor Reassuring Members He Won't Try To Get Them Defeated

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 04.10.2012

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WASHINGTON -- House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) has been personally reaching out to GOP lawmakers to reassure them that he has their backs, de...

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Cantor Made Unusual Donation

Roll Call | John Stanton | Posted 04.06.2012

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In the waning days of a bruising primary between Illinois GOP Reps. Adam Kinzinger and Don Manzullo, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor donated $25,000...

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Illinois GOP Voters Choose Freshman Over Veteran

AP | SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 05.21.2012

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CHICAGO — Illinois Republicans emerged Wednesday from a combative primary in which a freshman congressman ousted a 20-year veteran and pledged t...

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LIVE BLOG: Illinois Voters Head To The Polls

Posted 03.20.2012

As some Illinois voters headed to the polls Tuesday to choose a GOP presidential nominee and determine the fates of some longtime politicians, electio...

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Illinois Primary Decides Fate Of 2 Veteran Congressmen

AP | SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 05.20.2012

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CHICAGO — U.S. Rep. Don Manzullo, a 10-term Illinois Republican, lost a heated primary battle on Tuesday, as U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson easily won ...

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Primary Election Guide: Key Races To Watch

Posted 03.20.2012

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With the Illinois primary election Tuesday, much attention has focused on the GOP presidential candidates' jockeying for the support of the state's pr...

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Early Voting Ends Thursday As Primary Races Heat Up

Posted 03.15.2012

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Illinois voters on Thursday face their final opportunity to vote early in advance of the March 20 primary election. As the Associated Press reports...

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Illinois GOP Tries To File Suit Against Health Reform, Madigan Says No Way

Posted 05.25.2011

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Falling in line with several states, Illinois Republicans have teamed up to try and stop the health care reform bill signed by President Obama on Tues...

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Prison Politics: Illinois GOP Moves To Block Gitmo Transfer Plan

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 05.25.2011

A plan to transfer prisoners currently held at Guantanamo Bay to a nearly deserted Illinois jail is sharply dividing the state's politicians, with Dem...

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This Week In Questionably Scheduled Fundraisers

The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 05.25.2011

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Members of Congress need a lot of money to get re-elected. That means lots of fundraisers at all times of day, even when other things, like congressio...

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WATCH: GOP Rep. Sorry For Calling Islam A 'Savage Religion'

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Don Manzullo (R-Ill.) moved to distance himself Tuesday from remarks he made to a local TV station in which he referred to Islam as a "savage rel...

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Manzullo Fumes Against Tougher Consumer Protection Laws

HuffingtonPost.com | Sahil Kapur | Posted 05.25.2011

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The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing Wednesday to discuss how best to overhaul the nation's financial regulations, including expandin...

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GOP Rep. Don Manzullo On Waterboarding: "Apparently Doesn't Work," "More Torture Than Not"

Progress Illinois | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Don Manzullo apparently disagrees with his GOP colleague John Shimkus on the issue of "enhanced interrogations," according to the comments he mad...

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Don Manzullo: Worst Congressional Questioning Ever (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's generally not worth reporting on exchanges between backbench committee members and witnesses that occur toward the end of a congressional hearing...

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Impolite or Not, Congress Twittered While Obama Spoke

Ari Herzog | Posted 05.25.2011

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About half a dozen members of Congress (from both political parties) thumbed their iPhones and BlackBerries and twittered while President Obama spoke about the economy and technology.

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Illinois Representatives Weigh-In On Bailout Votes

AP | Dennis Conrad | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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