Posts Tagged ‘Roland Burris’

GIANNOULIAS MAKES SENATE RUN OFFICIAL, WITH HAT TIPS TO ‘MY FRIEND’ OBAMA

Sunday, July 26, 2009 19:39

CHICAGO (AP) -- Illinois' state treasurer formally announced Sunday that he'll run for President Barack Obama's old Senate seat. Democrat Alexi Giannoulias promised supporters at a downtown Chicago hotel Sunday morning that he would work for ...

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QUIGLEY ENDORSES GIANNOULIAS FOR SENATE

Tuesday, July 21, 2009 1:48

Democratic State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias continues to rack up endorsements in the race to replace Roland Burris in the U.S. Senate. The latest is from freshman Congressman Mike Quigley, who earned a reputation as a reformer on the Cook Co...

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MARK KIRK ENTERS SENATE RACE, LOOKS TO ‘RESTORE ETHICS AND INTEGRITY TO ILLINOIS’

Monday, July 20, 2009 14:15

CHICAGO — Republican Congressman Mark Kirk is running for the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama. Kirk says Illinois has become a laughingstock since Democrat Roland Burris was appointed to the Senate seat by former Il...

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RETIRED JUDGE DON LOWERY CHALLENGING KIRK FOR GOP SENATE NOMINATION

Saturday, July 18, 2009 0:21

MARION, Ill. (AP) -- A retired southern Illinois judge says he wants to be a U.S. senator. Sixty-two-year-old Don Lowery of Dixon Springs in Pope County says he'll be running as a Republican for the Senate seat now held by Roland Burris. He ...

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MARK KIRK TO RUN FOR SENATE, OBAMA’S OLD SEAT

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 21:17

CHICAGO — An Illinois Republican political consultant says Rep. Mark Kirk will announce Monday that he is running for the Senate seat vacated by President Barack Obama. The consultant says he spoke with Kirk on Wednesday. National GOP s...

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GIANNOULIAS UNVEILS DOZENS OF ENDORSEMENTS AS OLD QUESTIONS RESURFACE

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 0:22

State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias is wasting no time maneuvering for front-runner status in the race to replace Roland Burris in the U.S. Senate in 2010. On Monday, just five days after presumed front-runner Lisa Madigan announced she would s...

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DAN RUTHERFORD, REPUBLICAN STATE SENATOR, RUNNING FOR STATE TREASURER

Monday, July 13, 2009 21:14

CHICAGO (AP) -- Illinois Sen. Dan Rutherford (ROO'-thur-ferd) has announced he's running for state treasurer and he says now isn't the time for Illinois to be considering an income tax increase. Rutherford, a Republican from Chenoa (shuh-NOH-...

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BURRIS RULES OUT RE-ELECTION BID

Friday, July 10, 2009 22:22

Illinois Senator Roland Burris has said he will not stand for re-election when his term finishes next year. Mr Burris has been dogged by ethics complaints since being appointed to his post by disgraced ex-Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. He ...

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