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Illinois Gop

Big Field Of Republicans Look To Turn Around Party's Fortunes

Daily Herald | Joseph Ryan | Posted 11.03.2009 | Chicago

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Even as the economy sputters and calls for tax hikes ring across the state, few apparently want to challenge incumbents in their own political party....

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GOP Candidates Targeting Black Voters In Illinois Gubernatorial Primary

Chicago Sun-Times | LAURA WASHINGTON | Posted 10.26.2009 | Chicago

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Two unusual suspects have stepped off the treadmill and caught my eye. Republican candidates Dan Proft and state Sen. Bill Brady are Going Where No Re...

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New State GOP Chair Pat Brady Blasts Giannoulias In First Speech

Chicago Sun-Times | Abdon M. Pallasch | Posted 10.12.2009 | Chicago

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In his inaugural speech as Illinois Republican Party chairman last week, Patrick Brady took shots at Democratic U.S. Senate front-runner Alexi Giannou...

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GOP Governor Candidate On State Democrats: 'Have They Put The Damned Ball On A Tee For Us Or What'

Chicago Sun-Times | DAVE MCKINNEY | Posted 09.21.2009 | Chicago

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The lineup included eight U.S. Senate candidates, seven gubernatorial candidates and more than a half dozen others who tore into the way Democrats hav...

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Andy McKenna Abruptly Resigns As Illinois GOP Chairman

Huffington Post | Posted 09.20.2009 | Chicago

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Illinois Republican Party Chairman Andy McKenna abruptly resigned Thursday. "I reach this decision recognizing that I do not intend to seek re-electi...

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Karl Rove Instructs Illinois GOP: You Have A Pretty Easy Message

Daily Herald | Joseph Ryan | Posted 03.27.2009 | Chicago

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Karl Rove, the political brain trust of former President George W. Bush, told Northwest suburban Republicans they can win back the state if they don't...

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GOP To Use Blagojevich Against Democrats: 'It's A Payback'

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 02.20.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Both times Rod Blagojevich was elected governor, it was as if he'd run against the same opponent: the legacy of a corrupt former gover...

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Illinois GOP Rips Democrats Over Burris

AP | Posted 02.15.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO (AP) -- On the day Roland Burris was sworn in as a new U.S. senator, the Illinois Republican Party blasted Democrats for letting the state bec...

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Illinois Senate Republican Leader Still Hospitalized After Stroke

AP | Posted 11.20.2008 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois Senate Republican Leader Frank Watson remains hospitalized, three days after suffering what's being termed "a very minor"...

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