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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: Bill Clinton, Joe Walsh, Allen West, Federal Election Commission, Robert Dold
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Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk participates in Willis Tower stair climb
Tribune reporterSen. Mark Kirk climbed more than three dozen flights of stairs in Willis Tower during a fundraising event Sunday, but his staff declined to say when the senator will return to Congress following a major stroke. Kirk’s climb, his first public...Tags: Willis Tower, Judy Biggert, Robert Dold, Physical Therapists, Health and Medical Professionals
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Big Romney fundraiser in Chicago days before election
Tribune reporterJust four days before the election, Republican Mitt Romney's backers will hold a fundraiser in President Barack Obama’s hometown to buy last-minute TV airtime in the remaining battleground states, a source close to the campaign said Tuesday. The...Tags: Chicago Elections, Political Fundraising, Executive Branch, Parties and Movements, Politics
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Jackson, Kirk still absent as Congress ends recess
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON — Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. remained away from the House Monday, skipping three votes despite returning to the nation’s capital from the Mayo Clinic, where he was treated for bipolar depression. Lawmakers returned Monday from a five-...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Mayo Clinic, Politics, Washington, DC, Symptoms
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Do stop believin'
It's understandable if you feel discouraged and disillusioned. It's no shame to wise up, cross the aisle and vow not to be fooled anymore. All that starry-eyed campaign rhetoric — We are "the party of idealism and inclusion," "the party of a...
Tags: Charles H. Percy, George W. Bush, Parties and Movements, Politics, Democratic Party
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Standing ovation at RNC for Kirk's video message
A videotaped message from Sen. Mark Kirk, who's back in Illinois recovering from a stroke, was played for Illinois delegates at the Republican National Convention Tuesday.
Kirk got a standing ovation from the audience.
He praised the Romney-Ryan...Tags: Republican Party
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Kirk appears at Republican convention via video
Clout StreetU.S. Sen. Mark Kirk spoke to the Illinois delegation to the Republican National Convention via a recorded video Tuesday as he continues to recover from a stroke. In a heavily edited, minute-long talk, Kirk looked directly into a camera and called on...Tags: Local Elections, Paul Ryan, Hurricane Isaac (2012), Dallas Stars, Al Franken
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Romney clinches nomination on Day 1 of the RNC
WGN NewsFor the Illinois delegates the first day of the GOP convention started with a splash and ended with applause inside the Tampa Convention Center. There, Mitt Romney clinched the Republican nomination, a great way for the GOP to finally kick off their...Tags: Tampa, Mitt Romney, John Boehner, Glenview, Elections
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Rep. Biggert: Kirk is 'back on his game'
Sen. Mark Kirk is sharing new information Friday about his recovery from a stroke. "I am grateful to Dr. George Hornby, the physical therapists and other personnel of the walking research trial at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago for helping me to...
Tags: Stroke, Judy Biggert, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Physical Therapists, Health and Medical Professionals
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Biggert says recovering Kirk calls his treadmill his 'dreadmill'
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON — Sen. Mark Kirk, who suffered a severe stroke in January, met Thursday with Rep. Judy Biggert, who said he is “back on his game” and even wisecracking about his treadmill — which he calls his “dreadmill.”...Tags: Physical Conditions, Peter Roskam, Health Treatments, Bill Foster, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
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Kirk releases second video message
Tribune reporterIllinois Sen. Mark Kirk released a campaign-style video today showing what he called the "very encouraging" progress he has made in his rehabilitation after suffering a January stroke but gave no timetable for his return to full congressional duties. The...Tags: Stroke, Judy Biggert, Physical Conditions, Hospitals and Clinics, Robert Dold
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Kirk releases 2nd video to show progress of recovery
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk released a campaign-style video Sunday showing what he called the "very encouraging" progress he has made in his rehabilitation after suffering a stroke in January. But the Illinois Republican gave no timetable for his return to full...
Tags: Judy Biggert, Stroke, Physical Conditions, Hospitals and Clinics, Robert Dold
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