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Shahien Nasiripour

Derivatives Reform Weakened By Two Little-Noticed Amendments

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 10.15.2009 | Business

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Two little-noticed amendments inserted Wednesday into legislation seeking to strengthen regulation of derivatives will allow private industry to conti...

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GOP Taking Aim At Suburban Democrats Bean, Foster

Daily Herald | Joseph Ryan | Posted 09.11.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Republican Party, Melissa Bean, Republican Party, Bill Foster, Judy Biggert, House Races, Scott Harper, Kevin McCarthy, Ethan Hastert, Chicago News

National Republicans see hope for a resurgence in President Barack Obama's home state -- and they're coming here this week to help move it along....

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Chicago Olympics Bid Gets Congressional Thumbs-Up

Los Angeles Times | Richard Simon | Posted 08.24.2009 | Chicago

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The House of Representatives today threw its support behind Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics....

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Jeff Muskus

Bachmann, Other GOP 'Mother Bears' Decry Health Care Reform, Long Fast-Food Lines

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics

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Why offer more people health insurance, Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.) asked at a press conference Friday, if they might lengthen waits for doctors ...

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

Progress Illinois | Posted 07.28.2009 | 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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Dems Target 12 Republicans On Stimulus

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics

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CNN reports that a dozen House Republicans are targeted in a new House Democratic political campaign that criticizes them for opposing the $787 billio...

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More Congressmen Rip Ryan Clemency Push

SouthtownStar | Nathaniel Zimmer | Posted 01.05.2009 | Chicago

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Congresswoman-elect Debbie Halvorson (D-Crete) and U.S. Reps. Judy Biggert (R-13th) and Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-2nd) said they oppose commuting former Go...

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Congressional Incumbents Hold Huge Money Lead

AP | Dennis Conrad | Posted 11.17.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Jerry Weller, Marty Ozinga, Debbie Halvorson, Dick Durbin, Peter Roskam, Jill Morgenthaler, Colleen Callahan, Ray Lahood, Steve Greenberg, Judy Biggert, Aaron Schock, Illinois Congressional Races, Mark Kirk, Steven Sauerberg, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois Congressmen, Melissa Bean, Scott Harper, Dan Seals, Chicago News

WASHINGTON - Members of Illinois' congressional delegation, no matter their party affiliation, head into the final weeks of the election season with h...

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Bailout Votes Could Hurt Congressional Candidates

AP | Dennis Conrad | Posted 11.14.2008 | Chicago

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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 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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Local GOP Reps Blasted For Bailout Votes

Crain's Chicago Business | Paul Merrion | Posted 11.01.2008 | Chicago

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Five Illinois Republicans who helped defeat the Bush administration's financial rescue bill are under pressure by the National Assn. of Manufacturers ...

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