Surprise Hurdle for Illinois Front-Runner
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on October 18th, 2009 4:33 am by HL
Surprise Hurdle for Illinois Front-Runner
CHICAGO, Oct. 17 — Alexi Giannoulias set out to make himself the inevitable Democratic nominee for President Obama’s old Senate seat. But resistance from an unexpected quarter has slowed him down.
Medical Device Makers Court Unlikely Allies in Health Debate
Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken of Minnesota are blue-state Democrats strongly supportive of President Obama’s health-care reform efforts. Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is a Republican presidential contender who has loudly criticized Obama’s plans.
Fact Checker
In a campaign that has shifted the debate to taxes, State Sen. R. Creigh Deeds, the Democratic candidate for governor, accuses Republican candidate Robert F. McDonnell of exaggerating the potential cost of Deeds’s proposals to Virginia’s families.
