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Jim Oberweis
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by Josh Kalven
10:28am
Wed Oct 29, 2008

Foster Highlights Oberweis' "Negative Attacks"

IL-14

As Capitol Fax noted yesterday, 14th District GOP congressional candidate has started running a negative TV ad against Rep. Bill Foster, hitting him for supporting the Wall Street bailout package.  Yesterday, Foster hit back with a spot that briefly highlights the new "...

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by Josh Kalven
10:44am
Tue Oct 28, 2008
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Oberweis Swipes Biden Line: Bailout "Doesn't Represent Change," Just "More Of The Same"

Joe Biden

As Capitol Fax noted today, 14th District GOP congressional candidate Jim Oberweis appears to have violated his pledge to run a positive campaign with a new negative ad hitting Rep. Bill Foster for his votes on the Wall Street bailout package.  Also of note is a new two-...

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by Josh Kalven
11:42am
Sun Oct 12, 2008

Speaking Of Foster Endorsements ...

Bill Foster

No sooner had I posted the previous item on the Esquire endorsement did I notice a much more relevant media outlet's decision to back Rep. Bill Foster: the Chicago Sun-Times.  From today's editorial: Our earlier reservations about Foster concerned his style and ...

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by Adam Doster
1:51pm
Wed Oct 1, 2008
3 comments

Oberweis Joins The Community Reinvestment Act Chorus

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We've done our part to point out that the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) did not -- I repeat, did not -- lead to the current economic crisis. But the myth just keeps cropping up in conservative circles. Last Friday, the Daily Herald
published a bevy of interviews with ...

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by Josh Kalven
1:30pm
Sat Aug 2, 2008
2 comments

Oberweis Compares Himself To ... Lincoln

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Reader TB pointed out another amusing passage from Chicago Magazine's profile of GOP election shopper Jim Oberweis. This one comes at the very end of the article:

Oberweis resists saying where his breaking point is. The mounting
losses and the public sneers do ...

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by Mose Buchele
3:28pm
Fri Aug 1, 2008

That's One Way Of Putting It

Jim Oberweis

This month in Chicago Magazine, Ben Goldberger asks
a question that many of us have wondered about perennial Republican
candidate Jim Oberweis: after so many losses and in the face of
unpopularity in his own party, what motivates the man to keep running?

Apparently ...

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by Josh Kalven
9:32am
Mon Jul 28, 2008

Memo To Illinois GOP: Blame Denny

Jim Oberweis

Remember how -- following his loss in the 14th District special election in March -- their were murmurs from the highest ranks of the Republican Party in Washington that Jim Oberweis shouldn't again be on the ballot come November? House Minority Leader John Boehner was ...

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by Josh Kalven
12:12pm
Wed Jul 9, 2008
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Oberweis Appeals To The Sweet Tooth

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GOP congressional candidate Jim Oberweis' efforts to sweeten his image seem to have taken a literal turn as of late. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee sent out some photos today that apparently show him handing out coupons for Oberweis Dairy ice cream. It ...

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by Adam Doster
9:40am
Thu Jun 5, 2008

Fifth Time's A Charm?

IL-14

Jim Oberweis continued his publicity tour yesterday, telling The Courier News editorial board that an image makeover is all he needs to unseat Democratic Rep. Bill Foster in the 14th District this November:

"The opportunity is there," Oberweis said during ...