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Obama's Senate Replacement Contenders

CQ Politics | Catharine Richert | Posted 11.24.2008 | Chicago

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No matter who wins the White House, somebody's leaving the Senate. Should the Democratic ticket win, Illinois and Delaware are in for replacement sen...

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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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Local House Members Want Revised Bailout Plan

Southtown Star | Elisabeth Kilpatrick | Posted 11.02.2008 | Chicago

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When the U.S. House of Representatives voted on the financial bailout package Monday, plenty of opposition came from the Southland's representatives, ...

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Bailout Break Down: How Illinois Voted

Posted 10.30.2008 | Chicago

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"The surprise failure of the bailout bill yielded a rare totally mixed roll call from the 19-member Illinois House delegation, with the results mirror...

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Big Shifts In Chicago Congressional Districts

Progress Illinois | Adam Doster | Posted 10.24.2008 | Chicago

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What communities are faring well in the 21st century economy? Swing State Project took a look at data from the Census Bureau's 2007 American Community...

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Jesse Jackson Jr.'s Tears In Denver Show Strength

Ray Hanania | Posted 09.29.2008 | Chicago

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Most people probably believe Obama's nomination as the nation's first African American with a serious chance of becoming president is the most important thing to come out of the convention. I think the real achievement was made by Congressman Jackson.

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Illinois Politicians Audition At Convention

The Hill | Aaron Blake | Posted 09.26.2008 | Chicago

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Four Illinois Democrats considered to be at or near the top of the list for a Senate appointment if Barack Obama becomes president had their national ...

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Jesse Jackson Jr. Takes His Turn At Convention

RTT News | Posted 09.25.2008 | Chicago

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Invoking heavily the history of the Civil rights movement, Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. delivered a thundering speech recognizing Illinois Senator ...

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Jesse Jackson Jr: "No One Wants An Angry African-American Man In The White House"

The Politico | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama is in a situation similar to Jackie Robinson, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) said Monday at a Politico panel on race and the presidentia...

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Lynn Sweet: Chicagoans To Tell Obama's Story At Convention

Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 09.19.2008 | Chicago

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When Alexi Giannoulias was an undergraduate at the University of Chicago in the mid-1990s, one of the guys he would play pick-up basketball games with...

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Racial Tensions Roil Democratic Party

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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A series of comments from Senator Hillary Clinton, her husband, and her supporters are spurring a racial backlash and adding a divisive edge to the pr...

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Obama Campaign Co-Chair Questions Hillary's Tears

Election Central | Greg Sargent | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The Tears are now officially an issue in Campaign 2008. Obama's national campaign co-chair, Jesse Jackson, Jr., just went on MSNBC and appeared to qu...

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