politicalwire.com - 6/8/2009
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After exploring a Senate run, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) told Lynn Sweet that she instead will seek another term in the House.
"Schakowsky had set today as her deadline for deciding whether to jump into the Democratic primary. She told me a statewide contest 'would have been very exciting,' ...
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sayanythingblog.com - 6/16/2009
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Earlier today I posted about Obama telling a
national meeting of the American Medical Association that those...
saying that his plan would result in government control of the health care industry weren’t telling the truth. A reader emailed ...
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Schakowsky Will Not Run for Senate
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Schakowsky Will Not Run for Senate After exploring a Senate run, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) told Lynn Sweet that she instead will seek another term in the House.“Schakowsky had set today as her deadline for deciding whether to jump into the Democratic primary. She told me a statewide contest ‘would have been very exciting,’ but she wanted to take advantage of ‘this moment in history’ to use her House leadership position — she is part of Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s inner circle — to work on pending health care and energy legislation.”[image] Deeds Grabs Solid Lead in Virginia A new Public Policy Polling survey in Virginia finds that undecided ...
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