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Schneider defeats Dold in 10th Congressional District
Clout StreetDemocratic challenger Brad Schneider claimed victory tonight over freshman Republican Rep. Robert Dold in a North Shore congressional race tonight. Schneider leads by about 1,500 out of more than 252,000 cast with nearly 97 percent of precincts counted....Tags: Dan Seals, Economy, Business and Finance, Mark Kirk, The National (music group), Lyndon B. Johnson
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Congressional candidates hit the suburbs on election eve
Tribune reportersCandidates in a trio of competitive suburban congressional contests spent the day before the election making the traditional round of train stations, diners and local businesses in a final search for votes. In the nationally watched 8th District,...Tags: Mark Kirk, Bill Foster, Randy Hultgren, Judy Biggert, Tammy Duckworth
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Congressional candidates focus on getting out the vote
Tribune reportersCandidates in three key suburban congressional campaigns moved into get-out-the-vote mode Sunday, concerned that Election Day turnout will be the deciding factor as outside groups focused on a spate of automated phone calls to voters. Federal campaign...Tags: Mark Kirk, Bill Foster, Judy Biggert, Tammy Duckworth, Democratic Party
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Congressional hopefuls campaign as early voting ends
Clout StreetCandidates in three closely contested suburban congressional races used the final Saturday of their campaigns to rally the faithful and make a late pitch to undecided voters. In the west and southwest suburban 11th District, Democrat Bill Foster dug into...Tags: Adam Kinzinger, Bill Foster, Kevin Yoder, Judy Biggert, Tammy Duckworth
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John J. Walsh, 77
John Joseph Walsh, 77, of Boonsboro, Md., died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, at his home. Born May 7, 1935, in Scranton, Pa., he was the son of the late David James and Helen (Moran) Walsh. The family moved to Washington, D.C., where John graduated from...
Tags: Scranton, U.S. Air Force, Greenwich, Port Orange
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Suburban candidates push early voting
Tribune reportersThe Democratic and Republican congressional contenders in two suburban districts looked to advance their ground games Saturday, using rallies and other events to encourage supporters to vote early and to get their friends and neighbors to join them. ...Tags: Jan Schakowsky, Peter Roskam, Barack Obama, Tammy Duckworth, Nancy Pelosi
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Duckworth criticizes Walsh on abortion
Clout StreetDemocrat Tammy Duckworth today campaigned with a California congresswoman who said she had to have an abortion to save her life as part of Duckworth's ongoing effort to highlight her differences with Republican Rep. Joe Walsh. The appearance with...Tags: Todd Akin, U.S. Senate, Tammy Duckworth, Jackie Speier, Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Walsh to Duckworth: 'Have some class,' yank 'deadbeat' ad
Clout StreetRepublican Rep. Joe Walsh today called on Democratic challenger Tammy Duckworth to “have some class” and pull ads attacking him over a child support dispute with his ex-wife. Duckworth labels Walsh a “deadbeat” in the TV ad and...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Finance, Tammy Duckworth
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Walsh brings son to press conference to counter 'deadbeat' claim
Tribune reportersRepublican Rep. Joe Walsh again called on Democratic challenger Tammy Duckworth to leave his family out of their contentious campaign, even as he got his eldest son involved by featuring him at a Tuesday news conference. At issue is a series of TV ads...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Abortion Issue, Abortion, Elmhurst College, Tammy Duckworth
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GOP Senate candidate: Pregnancies from rape are God's will
CNNRichard Mourdock, running for U.S. Senate in Indiana, said at a debate Tuesday that pregnancies that result from rape are intended by God. The Republican candidate was explaining his opposition to abortion in cases of rape or incest when he made the...Tags: Kelly Ayotte, Mike Pence, Joe Donnelly, Government, Incest
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GOP candidates in close races disavow rape remark
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just as Mitt Romney and other Republicans had cut into the Democrats' advantage with female voters, a tea party-backed Senate candidate's awkward remark — that if rape leads to pregnancy it's "something God intended" —...
Tags: Kelly Ayotte, Jeff Flake, Joe Donnelly, Dean Heller, Incest
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President Obama takes on Mourdock controversy during 'Tonight Show' appearance
The most recent controversial comment from a male politician on the subject of rape and abortion had President Barack Obama incredulous Wednesday during an appearance on Jay Leno's late-night talk show. "I don't know how these guys come up with these...
Tags: Donald Trump, Mitt Romney, Todd Akin, U.S. Senate, Barack Obama
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