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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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Saturday, October 29, 2011
5 - 6 a.m. The Morning Show with Orion Samuelson and Max Armstrong 5:05 a.m. Farmers can get favorable interest rates on farm loans through a special program offered by the Illinois Department of the Treasury. Orion discusses details with Illinois State... -
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
5 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Greg Jarrett 5:09 a.m. Representative Joe Walsh explains why he voted against the debt deal when he joins Greg Jarrett. 7:09 a.m. Pastor Joel Osteen joins Greg Jarrett in studio to discuss a variety of topics including his upcoming...Tags: Elections, Arts and Culture, Major League Baseball, Joel Osteen, Politics
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Friday, September 9, 2011
5 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Greg Jarrett 5:39 a.m. ABC’s Aaron Katersky checks in from NYC with the latest on the potential threat as well as a rundown on ceremonies taking place across our nation to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11. 6:09 a.m. ...Tags: Illinois Governor, Major League Baseball, George Ryan, ABC (tv network), New York Mets
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Thursday, March 24, 2011
5 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Greg Jarrett 5:39 a.m. Greg Jarrett replays his interview with Mickey Rooney in which they discuss Elizabeth Taylor. 6:09 a.m. Greg Jarrett gets a live report from Japan. 6:39 a.m. Israel's ambassador to the United States visits with...Tags: Real Estate, Homes, Elizabeth Taylor, Cook County, Jerusalem (Israel)
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
5 - 8:30 a.m. Greg Jarrett Later this morning, Greg Jarrett gets reaction to the State of the Union from both sides of the aisle. 6:09 a.m. Republican Adam Kinzinger 7:09 a.m. Democrat Dick Durbin 7:21 a.m. Professor Paul Green joins Greg Jarrett to...Tags: Basketball, Elections, College Sports, Real Estate, Google Inc.
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Thursday, February 10, 2011
5 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Greg Jarrett 6:09 a.m. Senator Dick Durbin gives you the inside scoop about what happened at the big O'hare expansion meeting held yesterday in Washington D.C. 7:39 a.m. In this edition of "The Business of Sports," Greg will discuss...Tags: Elections, NFL Lockout (2011), Auto Shows, Chicago Auto Show, Politics
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SENATOR DICK DURBIN'S DAUGHTER PASSES AWAY
Staff reporter[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Joe Shoemaker, Communications Director for U.S. Senator Dick Durbin issued the following statement on the death of the Durbin's oldest daughter. "Christine Ann Durbin, daughter of Senator Dick Durbin and Loretta Durbin, passed...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Politics, Family, Health, Death
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State Sues Crestwood Officials Over Well
(WGN-AM)- Already facing a federal criminal investigation, Crestwood Mayor Robert Stranczek and his father were sued in state court Tuesday and accused of repeatedly lying about their secret use of a community well contaminated with cancer-causing...Tags: Pat Quinn, Illinois, Lisa Madigan, Politics, Criminals
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Illinois House Approves Recall Amendment
(WGN-AM) - The Illinois House sent state senators a plan prompted by former Governor Rod Blagojevich's ouster that could lead to voters getting the chance to recall future governors from office.
Governor Pat Quinn watched as the House voted 109-6 on...Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Primaries, Elections, Pat Quinn, Illinois
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Durbin Pushes for Reform
(WGN-AM)-U.S. Senator Dick Durbin spoke in front of Northwestern Memorial Hospital's ER on Sunday to discuss healthcare reform. Durbin was joined by Dr. Javette Orgain, President of the Academy of Family Physicians, a group belonging to seven national...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Illinois, Chicago Tribune, Health Care Reform (2009)
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Court Releases Recording of Burris Wiretap
(WGN-AM) - A federal court has released the recording of a phone conversation between Roland Burris and Rod Blagojevich's brother, which took place before the then-governor appointed Burris to take the U.S. Senate seat held by Barack Obama before he was...Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Elections, Illinois, Politics, Executive Branch
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