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Marathon Pundit (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
It will be small businesses, not Fortune 500 firms, and certainly not the federal government, who will pull us out of the recession. The Democrats' are promoting obstacles to small business growth, such as the so-called Employee Free Choice Act and ObamaCare. In Illinois, Alexi Giannoulias is the frontrunner in the race to win the Democratic nomination for the Senate seat currently held...
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Clout St (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Posted by Rick Pearson at 3:53 p.m. North Shore Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk said today that he expects he and first-term Democratic state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias will face off a year from now in the general election for U.S....
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ArchPundit (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
The Hill has the story Illinois state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias (D) leads Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) by three points, 46-43, in an internal poll in their Senate race. The Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research poll also shows former Chicago Inspector General David Hoffman (D) trailing Kirk 48-39. I’m sure more details will be out soon.
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S E N A T U S (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Illinois state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias (D) “leads Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) by three points, 46-43, in an internal poll in their Senate race,” The Hill reports. The Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research poll also shows former Chicago Inspector General David Hoffman (D) trailing Kirk 48-39. Kirk and Giannoulias have polled close to each other in the general election, [...]...
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Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... to stand up to banking interests fighting regulatory reform and accused first-term state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias of breaking a pledge not to accept money from corporate political action committees. "Mr. Giannoulias made a campaign promise that he would not accept corporate PAC money. But he's a banker and apparently made an exception to take PAC money from the banking...
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... and attempt any political maneuver that he thinks will get him more votes," state treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, a leading Democratic candidate, said in a statement. "At the very best, this is shameless political pandering. At worst, it's further proof that Mark Kirk lacks the political courage to make the tough decisions to move our nation forward." "What does Mark...
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with both hands (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... for the Tool Shed -MSNBC. However, Kirk wants to be Senator. That's nice. I am voting for Alexi Giannoulias. Kirk reminds me of the charcter in the movie Step Brothers . John C. Reilly's guy. Click my post title for that great scene. Now, Mark Kirk is pestering everyone at the big table for Fancy Sauce ( Palin's Endorsement). "Hey, I like Fancy Sauce! I Like Fancy Sauce!"...
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Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... to do that." The most recent polling has Kirk neck-and-neck with current state treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, although independents line up for Kirk by a 2:1 ratio. So, is it gonna happen? Kirk's vote for the cap-and-trade bill would likely stick in Palin's craw, seeing as how she slammed it in a WaPo op-ed in July . Her endorsement of Conservative candidate David Hoffman in New...
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Marc Ambinder (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... yesterday's election. One of Kirk's potential Democratic opponents, IL State Treasurer/Obama pal Alexi Giannoulias, responded as follows: "Mark Kirk begging for Sarah Palin's endorsement makes it clear that he'll seek any endorsement, take up any political or policy position, and attempt any political maneuver that he thinks will get him more votes. At the very best, this is...
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Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... of the GOP field and planning to run as an independent -- which could conceivably tip the race to Alexi Giannoulias in a close contest. Kirk , sensing trouble brewing on his right flank, is asking for help from an unlikely source (based on his attacks on her inexperience during the 2008 election). He's asking queen teabagger Sarah Palin for her endorsement! ? NH-Sen : Also on the...
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Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... GOP candidates in favor of hard right conservatives. A recent poll found that top Senate hopefuls Alexi Giannoulias (D) and Mark Kirk (R) are running neck and neck, with 41% support each in a phone survey. One might believe this would garner more support for Mark Kirk (pictured right) in the upcoming race from the GOP’s base, but the Illinois Tea Party movement would rather...
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Proviso Probe (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
The following individuals have filed as candidates for U.S. Senate: Democrats Alexander "Alexi" Giannoulias*, Chicago (Gold Coast), campaign website , Wikipedia entry David Hoffman, Chicago*, Chicago (Wicker Park), campaign website , Wikipedia entry Robert Marshall*, Burr Ridge, campaign website , no Wikipedia entry Jacob J. Meister*, Chicago (Logan Square), campaign website...
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BackyardConservative (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... Todd Stroger and his Eighth Ward organization ($700), state treasurer and U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias ($6,000), alderman John Pope, whose Tenth Ward includes the marinas ($1,000), and alderman Ed Burke, chairman of the City Council's finance committee, which signs off on ordinances creating new TIFs or authorizing the use of TIF money for private development ($4,600)....
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Patterico's Pontifications (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
[Guest post by DRJ] TaxProf Blog notices something fishy in Chicago — “property taxes in Chicago have increased an average of 9.6% this year” but not for some well-known politicians: Barack Obama: 1.0% increase Alexi Giannoulias (Illinois Treasurer): 1.0% Richard Daley (Chicago Mayor): 3.5% Rahm Emanuel (President Obama’s Chief of Staff): 3.7% Lisa Madigan (Illinois...
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EconomicPolicyJournal.com (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
The Chicago Sun-Times reports that property taxes in Chicago have increased an average of 9.6% this year. The property taxes on President Obama's home at 5046 South Greenwood Avenue increased 1.0%. Other Chicago politicians with below average property tax increases include:* Alexi Giannoulias (Illinois Treasurer): 1.0%* Richard Daley (Chicago Mayor): 3.5%* Rahm Emanuel (President Obama's...
