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Martin Ozinga
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by Josh Kalven
1:38pm
Wed Aug 13, 2008
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While Halvorson Visits Injured Stepson, Ozinga Attacks (UPDATED W/AUDIO)

Martin Ozinga

This entry was originally posted on August 12 at 11:28pm.

Last Friday, we learned that State Sen. and Democratic congressional candidate Debbie Halvorson's stepson, Jay Bush, was seriously injured while serving in Afghanistan.  According to an account in the ...

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by Mose Buchele
11:11am
Tue Aug 5, 2008

I Trust Marty Ozinga ... To Sign My Paycheck

Martin Ozinga

The Republican strategy in the 11th District this election year has been largely focused on depicting cement magnate Marty Ozinga as a
blue-collar everyman. Indeed, Ozinga's own employees
have been repeatedly used in political ads, testifying to his worth as a
candidate. ...

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by Mose Buchele
10:25am
Mon Aug 4, 2008
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Halvorson Calls Out Ozinga On Health Care

IL-11

A few weeks ago, Progress Illinois drew attention to 11th District GOP congressional candidate Marty Ozinga's misguided view
that there are "very few people nowadays that have no health service at
all." Ozinga's callous assessment of the U.S. health care crisis ...

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by Josh Kalven
9:21am
Wed Jul 30, 2008

Sun-Times Covers Ozinga's Late Taxes

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Earlier this month, we documented how 11th District GOP congressional candidate Marty Ozinga's concrete company was late on tens of thousands of taxes in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin, leading to legal action in each state. The story then got picked up by the Politico, ...

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by Josh Kalven
12:38pm
Thu Jul 17, 2008
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Ozinga Camp Claims Health Care Quote Taken "Out Of Context"

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Today, the Herald News picked up on 13th District GOP congressional candidate Marty Ozinga's recent statement during a CAN-TV interview that: "There are very few people these days that have no health service at
all. I don't care who you are, if you're sick or you get ...

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by Josh Kalven
2:09pm
Mon Jul 14, 2008

Ozinga: "There Are Very Few People Nowadays That Have No Health Service At All"

Martin Ozinga

Today, the conservative Illinois Review urged readers to watch a recent CAN-TV interview (full video after the jump) with 11th District GOP congressional candidate Marty Ozinga, asserting: "[Y]ou'll be impressed and encouraged to learn more about this exceptional ...

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by Mose Buchele
11:24am
Wed Jul 9, 2008

Ozinga Bros.' History Of Financial Mismanagement

IL-11

Marty Ozinga's image as a capable businessman has been at the
forefront of his campaign for the open 11th Congressional District seat. "I
am not a politician," the GOP candidate is quick to point out, highlighting his decades-long ownership of a concrete company ...

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by Josh Kalven
9:52am
Fri Jun 27, 2008

The Millionaire's Amendment Here At Home (UPDATED)

Martin Ozinga

The Tribune's David Mendell takes a closer look at the Supreme Court's decision yesterday striking down the so-called "millionaire's amendment" and discerns that it wouldn't have any real effect on federal races here in Illinois this election cycle:

The ...

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by Mose Buchele
2:47pm
Thu Jun 26, 2008

Legal Troubles Deepen For Ozinga

Martin Ozinga

While his congressional campaign team positions him as a well-intentioned man of the people, Republican Marty Ozinga's legal troubles seem to just keep growing.

Last Friday, Circuit Court Judge John Barra allowed two more plaintiffs to challenge
a land deal between ...