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PrairieStateBlue - Front Page (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
I've been following the Ron Paul / Alan Grayson effort to get the Federal Reserve audited for the first time in it's history. It's an effort to shed some light on where our bailout dollars are going. Ron Paul of course has an additional agenda as well but in this effort there is a real bi-partisan populist coalition. Here are the Illinois co-sponsors: Deborah Halvorson [D-IL11] Phil Hare [D-IL17]...
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illinoisreview (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
With the 2010 election getting closer, Democrat U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson is trying to play both sides on the plan to sell Thomson prison to the feds in order to house terrorists from Gitmo. She told the Herald-Review that she...
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Marathon Pundit (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Rep. Debbie Halvorson (D-Crete) is another member of the Illinois Democratic delegation who has yet to let her constituents know where she stands on Gitmo North. Adam Kinzinger is hoping to unseat Halvorson, a freshman who previously was state Senate Majority Leader while Rod Blagojevich was governor. From Kinzinger's web site: On October 1, Halvorson voted to keep Guantanamo Bay open On October 15,...
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NewWest.Net Boise (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
It can be scary for adults to change careers, but the recession has handed many American workers no choice. Enrollment at trade schools, community colleges and specialized private colleges has increased all over the U.S. But whether or not graduates of these programs find work in their new area of competence varies based on the quality of the training, the choice of skills to learn, and whether or...
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Marathon Pundit (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
She's still a wimp for not holding any town hall meetings this summer, but Rep. Melissa Bean (D-Barrington) this afternoon became the first member of the Illinois Democratic delegation to oppose the relocation of Guantanamo Bay terrorists to Thomson, Illinois. From yet another Illinois Republican Party press release: In a crushing blow to Governor Pat Quinn and Senator Dick Durbin's plan to move Gitmo...
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illinoisreview (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Speaking Wednesday at the Abraham Lincoln National Military Cemetery, Democrat U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson seemed to compare the sacrifice of American soldiers to "rent". As quoted in the Morris Daily Herald, Halvorson said of the sacrifices made, "It's the rent...
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Red State (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Looking at the Cook Political Report’s latest competitive race chart is in itself informative - the short version is that of the top 108 competitive races, the following ratios apply: Dem GOP Likely D 45 0 Leans D 23 1 Toss-up D 12 0 Toss-up R 0 3 Leans R 1 8 Likely R 0 15 Total 81 27 …but there’s some interesting things that can be seen with a little sorting. Below is a chart of...
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illinoisreview (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
From the NRCC -- The federal deficit has reached a monumental high of $1.4 trillion under Democrats’ watch and thanks to their recent spending sprees it could swell to $9 trillion over the next decade. Rather than taking heed and...
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Bill Baar's West Side (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Clipped in full from Illinois Review . I'm sure Fran won't mind. “If there’s anything that Tuesday’s elections in New Jersey and Virginia showed us, it’s that the public is sick and tired of the Democrats’ reckless policies, like the government-run option, that create more government and not more jobs. By being the key votes for delivering government-run option to Nancy...
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illinoisreview (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
From the Kinzinger for Congress campaign: BOURBONNAIS, IL – Despite a promise to hold an in-person town hall forum before the final health care vote, Debbie Halvorson chose to ignore her constituents today by voting for Nancy Pelosi’s 2,000 pages,...
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Right Coast (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
By The Hill Staff - 11/07/09 04:08 PM ET Below is a list of selected Democrats and their positions on the House healthcare reform bill based on media accounts, press releases and spokesmen for the lawmakers. UPDATED 11/7/09 4:08 p.m. YES OR LEANING YES Howard Berman (Calif.) Leonard Boswell (Iowa) G.K. Butterfield (N.C.) Steve Cohen (Tenn.) Called the measure "America's bill" Gerry Connolly...
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BackyardConservative (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
BrianFaughnan : AMA may vote to reverse stance on Obamacare. Details: http://bit.ly/2mQwCO More. Current whip count . Call your congressman. Debbie Halvorson, Illinois. The Hill says Bean is still undecided. CAll now. Other sources say she's a yes. CALL NOW. Bill Foster?
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