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Posts Tagged ‘lane evans’

Lane Evans to retire

Rep. Lane Evans (D-17th), who hasn’t been able to cast a vote since Feb. 14 and hasn’t been to his office in more than a month, has told party leaders he will soon announce his retirement from Congress very soon, the Chicago Tribune reported today.
He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1995, when he realized [...]

March 28, 2006 in Statehouse & Capitol
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It’s not a dream folks: The government is going to knock on my door one day

The following an email I just received from The Online Coaltion, of which I am a member, that seeks to prevent the government regulating blogs in the name of campain reform:
Dear Friends,
You haven’t heard from us in a few months - but we’ve been working hard to protect your freedom to speak online. And now [...]

November 10, 2005 in Watchdog
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