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Democrats Cancel Unity Rally for Day After Primary
Last Updated: 11:03 PM 05/07/12 - The Democratic Party of Wisconsin has canceled a rally in Madison for the day after Tuesday's recall election primary that was to have included all four candidates for governor.
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Romney Wins NY, Pa. and 3 other GOP Primaries
Last Updated: 10:46 PM 04/24/12 - Mitt Romney has completed a five-state sweep of Republican presidential primaries. Rick Santorum says he expects to endorse Romney.
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Kinzinger and Schilling Pledge Support for the Stateline
Last Updated: 5:36 PM 04/04/12 - A National Guardsman made his way to the Stateline this morning: 16th Congressional Candidate Adam Kinzinger met with 17th District Candidate Bobby Schilling to pledge their support for the Stateline.
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Tom Barrett Re-Elected as Milwaukee Mayor
Last Updated: 11:12 PM 04/03/12 - Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett has cruised to victory in his re-election bid, winning another four-year term.
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Gingrich Vows to Stay in GOP Campaign Until Tampa
Last Updated: 2:37 PM 04/04/12 - Republican Newt Gingrich says he isn't leaving the party's presidential race and is vowing to continue all the way to the nominating convention.
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Romney Goes 3 for 3 with Wisconsin Win
Last Updated: 11:10 PM 04/03/12 - Mitt Romney has won the Wisconsin primary. And that means he's gone three for three over chief GOP rival Rick Santorum in Tuesday's contests.
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The GOP Race before the Wisconsin Primaries
Last Updated: 5:36 PM 04/02/12 - Jobs are still the number one issue on voters' minds and as the GOP presidential candidates hit the campaign trail in Wisconsin today each is trying to prove they've got the best plan for our economy.
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Gingrich Scales Back Presidential Campaign
Last Updated: 11:10 PM 03/27/12 - Newt Gingrich is dramatically curtailing his campaign schedule and laying off about a third of his campaign staff.
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Following Primary Win, Bustos Preps for General Election
Last Updated: 5:36 PM 03/21/12 - The 17th District primary may be over, but last night's democratic victor Cheri Bustos is already preparing for the general election.
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Kinzinger Wins the 16th, Manzullo Reacts
Last Updated: 5:36 PM 03/21/12 - The race for the 16th Congressional District came to an end a little after 10:00 last night.
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Incorrectly Cut Ballot Fallout Continues
Last Updated: 3:50 PM 03/23/12 - It’s only 1/16 of an inch, but it's caused a much bigger problem. When Election Day came some ballots were too wide to fit into voting machines, so why not cut them down to size?
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With IL Win, Romney Takes Aim at Obama on Economy
Last Updated: 11:52 PM 03/20/12 - Mitt Romney is looking beyond his GOP rivals with his Illinois primary win and focusing his fire on the economic policies of President Barack Obama.
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Kinzinger says Voters Want 'New Generation' of GOP
Last Updated: 12:01 AM 03/21/12 - Freshman Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger says his primary win shows voters want a new generation of conservative leaders.
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Syverson Wins GOP Nomination for Illinois Senate
Last Updated: 11:43 PM 03/20/12 - Illinois state Sen. Dave Syverson of Rockford has won the Republican Senate primary for the 35th District in northern Illinois.
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U.S. Rep. Manzullo Loses Illinois GOP Primary Race
Last Updated: 11:38 PM 03/20/12 - Longtime Republican Congressman Don Manzullo has lost a grueling primary election to freshman Congressman Adam Kinzinger.
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Primary 2012 Election Results
Last Updated: 12:54 PM 03/21/12 - View up-to-date election results at the link.
Some Ballots Cut too Big; Won't Fit in Scanner, County to Count by Hand
Last Updated: 11:50 AM 03/20/12 - All the technology including websites and apps should make the voting process easy; however, in Winnebago County it comes down to a paper cutter.
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Romney on the Campaign Trail in Illinois
Last Updated: 10:41 PM 03/19/12 - Mitt Romney wanted to talk about the economy, but Bradley University had other ideas.
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Rockford Ministers Endorse Four Democratic Candidates
Last Updated: 5:38 PM 03/19/12 - ockford Ministers endorse four democratic candidates today saying they want the voices of their members heard.
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23 News Interviews Rick Santorum in Rockford
Last Updated: 11:04 PM 03/19/12 - Less than 24 hours before polls open and less than 24 hours after his rival Mitt Romney stopped in the Stateline. Today it was Rick Santorum's turn to bring his message to Forest City voters.
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Tea Party Urging Voters to Learn More on Electrical Aggregation
Last Updated: 9:35 PM 03/16/12 - The Northern Illinois Tea Party is urging voters to look further into electrical aggregation.
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23 News Interviews Mitt Romney in Rockford
Last Updated: 11:11 AM 03/20/12 - Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney stopped by The Machine Shed Restaurant on E. State St. in Rockford today and 23 News Anchor Mike Garrigan sat down with Romney for a one-on-one interview.
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GOP Presidential Candidates Campaign in Illinois
Last Updated: 4:29 PM 03/16/12 - Three of the GOP Presidential Candidates have either visited or plan to visit Illinois.
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16th District Race is Shaping up to be One of the Closest Ever
Last Updated: 5:39 PM 03/16/12 - Illinois voters will take to the polls on Tuesday, but it might take longer than that to find out the results of at least one local race.
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Signs of Financial Strain Showing up for Romney
Last Updated: 10:16 PM 03/15/12 - The long and increasingly messy Republican presidential contest is starting to hit Mitt Romney where it hurts most: his wallet.
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Syverson and Johnson Raise a Combined $580k in Senate Race Donations
Last Updated: 5:40 PM 03/15/12 - Due to redistricting State Senators Dave Syverson and Christine Johnson are now battling it out in the republican primary for Johnson's current 35th District seat.
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Santorum says English is 'Condition' for Statehood
Last Updated: 3:37 PM 03/15/12 - Rick Santorum says making English an official language should be a "condition" of statehood for Puerto Rico
Wis. Judge Approves May 8, June 5 Recall Dates
Last Updated: 11:03 PM 03/14/12 - A Wisconsin judge has signed off an agreement that would make May 8 or June 5 the dates for recall elections.
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GOP Presidential Campaign Moves to Illinois
Last Updated: 10:58 PM 03/14/12 - Contenders for the Republican presidential nomination have begun rolling into Illinois ahead of next week's primary.
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Santorum Looks for Additional Wins
Last Updated: 5:19 PM 03/14/12 - Rick Santorum says if he can keep pulling off victories like the ones yesterday in Alabama and Mississippi, eventually people will conclude that Mitt Romney "is not going to be the nominee."
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Poll Finds Mazullo and Kinzinger are in an Exceptionally Close Race
Last Updated: 4:10 PM 03/14/12 - The results are Adam Kinzinger with 42.25 percent of the vote and Don Manzullo with 42.64 percent in a "We Ask America" poll of the 16th.
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Syverson: Attacks Spreading Misinformation
Last Updated: 1:31 PM 03/14/12 - Sen. Dave Syverson is insisting that recent attack ads against him need to stop.
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All sides agree to May 8, June 5 for recalls
Last Updated: 12:05 AM 03/14/12 - A tentative agreement would set May 8 and June 5 for recall elections against Gov. Scott Walker and five other Republicans.
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Santorum Sweeps Alabama, Mississippi Primaries
Last Updated: 11:06 PM 03/13/12 - Rick Santorum has won Mississippi's Republican presidential primary completing a two-state sweep of Deep South contests. Santorum narrowly edged rivals Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney to win Mississippi.
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Stateline Primary Election Endorsements Stack Up
Last Updated: 5:35 PM 03/13/12 - Find out who Illinois House Deputy Majority Leader Lou Lang, Senator Bill Brady, the Rockford Police Union's Board, and the Rockford Chamber of Commerce are either supporting or endorsing in the 2012 primary election online.
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WI Elections Board Votes for May 8, June 5 Recalls
Last Updated: 11:22 PM 03/12/12 - Wisconsin election officials will ask a judge on Wednesday to allow for recall elections to be on May 8 and June 5, a week later than is currently required.
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Romney Picks Up 9 Convention Delegates from Guam
Last Updated: 10:22 PM 03/09/12 - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has picked up nine more delegates, winning unanimous backing at the Republican convention on the U.S. territory of Guam.
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Manzullo Raises More Funding than Kinzinger in 16th District Race
Last Updated: 5:37 PM 03/09/12 - In the final push before the election, Congressman Don Manzulo pulls in more cash than his 16th District primary opponent Congressman Adam Kinzinger.
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7.3M Illinoisans Registered to Vote Before Primary
Last Updated: 10:58 PM 03/08/12 - The Illinois State Board of Elections says there are fewer people registered to vote this year compared with 2010.
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WI Elections Board Asks Clerks About Recall Dates
Last Updated: 10:57 PM 03/08/12 - If there are enough signatures to order recalls the primary election would be May 1 and the general election would be May 29.
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Early Voting Continues for One More Week
Last Updated: 4:53 PM 03/08/12 - There’s a week left to cast a ballot early in Illinois.
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Republican Presidential Campaigns Continue, may be for Long-Haul
Last Updated: 1:20 PM 03/08/12 - Many republican activists foresee a long presidential campaign, but say Mitt Romney will almost certainly be the nominee.
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Examining Super Tuesday
Last Updated: 11:25 PM 03/07/12 - The results of a scattered Super Tuesday could mean more importance will be placed on Illinois' primary elections in just a couple of weeks.
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Local Leaders Concerned About 35th District Attack Ad
Last Updated: 11:23 PM 03/07/12 - The race between the man who used to represent the 34th District candidate and his new opponent is heating up.
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Romney Wins Ohio GOP Primary, 5 States in All
Last Updated: 7:47 AM 03/07/12 - Super Tuesday: Mitt Romney Wins; Ohio, Massachusetts, Vermont, Virginia and Idaho. Rick Santorum has won Tennessee, Oklahoma and North Dakota, while Newt Gingrich has won his home state of Georgia.
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Lawmakers back to Work, then off for Election
Last Updated: 12:13 PM 03/06/12 - Illinois lawmakers are on their way back to the state Capitol for their last week of work before the primary election.
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Campaign Stateline 2012
Last Updated: 5:39 PM 03/05/12 - Another man trying to win our votes spoke to Stateline seniors today about crucial issues being discussed in Washington and here in the state.
Patterson Hearing Continues
Last Updated: 5:28 PM 03/05/12 - The hearing to allow 34th District State Senate Candidate Glenn Patterson back on the ballot continued today.
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Super Tuesday Impending
Last Updated: 1:58 PM 03/05/12 - Super Tuesday is less than 24 hours away and republican presidential candidates are campaigning hard.
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Steve Stadelman's Sing-a-thon Fundraiser
Last Updated: 10:55 PM 03/02/12 - It was a fundraiser of the musical kind tonight for a democratic candidate running in Illinois' 34th Senate District.
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