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Dick Durbin of Springfield is a United States Senator who was number two in Senate Democratic leadership when the Democrats took control of the Senate after the 2006 elections. He was first elected in 1996 in a spirited campaign against then-state Rep. Al Salvi. Durbin succeeded his political mentor, Paul Simon, who was retiring from the Senate. Durbin is known as one of the more liberal members of the Senate, although while serving as a Downstate congressman he opposed abortion rightsa position he later changed. Durbin served on the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, a position that allows him to bring federal money back to his home state. In June 2005, Durbin apologized for remarks...
Dick Durbin of Springfield is a United States Senator who was number two in Senate Democratic leadership when the Democrats took control of the Senate after the 2006 elections. He was first elected in 1996 in a spirited campaign against then-state Rep. Al Salvi. Durbin succeeded his political mentor, Paul Simon, who was retiring from the Senate. Durbin is known as one of the more liberal members of the Senate, although while serving as a Downstate congressman he opposed abortion rightsa position he later changed. Durbin served on the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, a position that allows him to bring federal money back to his home state. In June 2005, Durbin apologized for remarks he made on the Senate floor comparing treatment of Al Qaeda prisoners at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba with the regimes of the Nazis, Soviets and Pol Pot. Durbin, Illinois' senior senator, is seeking a third six-year term in 2008. Prior to serving in the Senate, he served in the House starting in January 1983. In that role, he wrote legislation to ban smoking on airline flights. Durbin was born Nov. 21, 1944, in East St. Louis, Ill.
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Cardin, Mikulski urge Obama to speed withdrawal from Afghanistan
The Baltimore SunSens. Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski urged President Barack Obama on Wednesday to speed the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan. The Maryland Democrats joined a group of 24 senators in declaring the mission in Afghanistan...Tags: Ron Wyden, Al-Qaeda, Kirsten Gillibrand, Leon Panetta, Benjamin L. Cardin
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Bountygate: Really, Senate should have better things to do
No one should be surprised that in the aftermath of Roger Goodell's "Bountygate" beatdown, a publicity-seeking politician has decided that it's time to waste a bunch of time and money in Washington holding a Judiciary Committee hearing on the subject....
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Voice of the People, Jun. 01
Thanks to Fitzgerald This is in response to "Fitzgerald bids farewell; Longtime U.S. attorney tells news conference he's '100% confident' about decision" (News, May 25). Thank you to Patrick Fitzgerald for the outstanding job he did during his tenure...Tags: Murder, World War II (1939-1945), Memorial Day, Waukegan, Gang Activity
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Crop insurance
This is in response to "Growing profits; Crop insurance has become a taxpayer ripoff" (Editorial, May 26). First I want to thank the Chicago Tribune for editorializing on the important but often undercovered subject (outside of farm country) of crop...Tags: Agriculture, Economic Policy, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Budgets and Budgeting, Conservation
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U. of I. president skipping many of his final duties
When the University of Illinois trustees gather for their regularly scheduled meeting Thursday morning, one notable person plans to be absent: President Michael Hogan. And it won't be the first time Hogan has been a no-show at key events since he stepped...
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Growing profits ...
It's hard to imagine a duller subject than crop insurance, and that suits the farm lobby just fine. If the facts about the billions of taxpayer dollars being wasted on this boondoggle were widely known, no one would stand for it.
Perhaps because it's...Tags: Agriculture, Tom Coburn, Insurance, Lobbying, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Fitzgerald succession pick is a political hot potato
Dick Durbin and Barack Obama have a political problem involving their choice of the next federal prosecutor in Chicago, now that U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald is leaving the office.
And it won't go away before the November elections.
There's been a...Tags: Mitt Romney, Lawyers, Political Corruption, Regional Authority, Executive Branch
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Fitzgerald humbly bows out
Departing U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald's options seem endless.
In his first comments since announcing he was stepping down, Fitzgerald said Thursday that public service remains "in his blood." He also likely has his pick of a prestigious, high-paying...Tags: Lawyers, Regional Authority, Prosecution, Executive Branch, Abraham Lincoln
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Sing out, Hillary! Also -- 'Desperate Housewives' reboot? Maybe.
Liz Smith"I'M NOT gonna give advice to Romney. But a presidential candidate has a great responsibility to America to pick someone who is well fitted to the role. I think John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin is the single most irresponsible act of government I...Tags: Mitt Romney, John McCain, Teri Hatcher, Illinois Governor, Bill Maher
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Durbin calls for chemical regulation
Urging colleagues to overhaul the nation's chemical laws, Sen. Dick Durbin spoke Wednesday on the Senate floor about his own frustrations as a grandfather to twins born into a world laden with flame retardant chemicals. Two other senators joined the...Tags: U.S. Senate, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chicago Tribune, Parenting, Chemicals
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Fitzgerald: 'It's important that there be change'
Tribune reporterU.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald said it was not an easy decision to step down next month after nearly 11 years in the powerful office, but he said it’s healthy for a change at the top. Fitzgerald reiterated that he has no career plans at this...Tags: Lawyers, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Punishment, Central Intelligence Agency
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Ex-senator tells how he picked an untouchable, Patrick Fitzgerald, to be U.S. attorney in Chicago
Politicians were dancing and singing all along the Chicago Way on Wednesday, after U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald announced he would step down. "I can hear the champagne corks popping all the way over here, and I'm in Virginia," said banker and...
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