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Don Manzullo

Don Manzullo, Illinois Congressman, Apologizes For Calling Islam A 'Savage Religion' (WATCH)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.17.2009 | Chicago

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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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GOP Moves To Block Gitmo Detainees From Coming To Illinois Prison

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 11.17.2009 | Chicago

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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 10.19.2009 | Politics

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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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Sahil Kapur

Manzullo Fumes Against Tougher Consumer Protection Laws

HuffingtonPost.com | Sahil Kapur | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics

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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 05.29.2009 | Politics

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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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Ryan Grim

Don Manzullo: Worst Congressional Questioning Ever (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics

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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 03.28.2009 | Media

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Ari Herzog

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 11.03.2008 | 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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