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by Josh Kalven
9:56am
Mon Jun 23, 2008

The Trib Covers The Jackson-Halvorson Feud

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Over the weekend, the Tribune offered a fairly helpful run-down of an issue that has left many Democrats scratching their heads in recent weeks -- the public disagreement between Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. and State Sen. Debbie Halvorson over the proposed third airport in ...

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by Mose Buchele
11:54am
Wed Jun 4, 2008
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Marty Ozinga: Ready (To Drill) On Day One

Environment

Today 11th District congressional candidate Marty Ozinga will be working the pumps at a Gas City gas station in Mokena. Described as a "four hour shift" in a campaign press release, the event is intended to highlight his conservative approach to the energy crisis. ...

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by Mose Buchele
4:38pm
Mon Jun 2, 2008
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Internal Polling Shows Halvorson Ahead By 11

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Today, State Sen. Debbie Halvorson's congressional campaign released internal polling that bodes very well for her 11th District bid. According to the survey, conducted in May by Azalone-Liszt Research, she is 11 points ahead of her Republican rival, cement magnate Marty ...

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by Mose Buchele
11:55am
Mon Jun 2, 2008

Daily Journal Introduces "Saint Ozinga"

Martin Ozinga

A May 30 profile of 11th district congressional candidate Marty Ozinga in The Daily Journal devoted nearly 1,800 words to the candidate's religious affiliation. The article noted that he's of Dutch Calvinist stock and attends an interdenominational church. It classified ...

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by Mose Buchele
4:27pm
Fri May 30, 2008

More on Ozinga's Marshall County Legal Troubles

Martin Ozinga

On Nov. 8, 2006, 11th District GOP congressional candidate Marty Ozinga and Barry Voorn, the vice president and chief legal counsel of his concrete company, attended a public hearing in the town of Henry, Illinois. The purpose of the meeting was to secure the town's ...

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by Progress Illinois
7:30pm
Wed May 28, 2008

In Deposition, Ozinga Shifts From Flat Denial To "I Do Not Recall"

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As we noted earlier this month, 11th District Republican congressional candidate Martin Ozinga III is in a bit of hot water stemming from a lawsuit his concrete company, Ozinga Bros., Inc., brought against 83-year-old farmer Raymond Kunkel. The suit attempts to force ...

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by Mose Buchele
12:02pm
Fri May 23, 2008

Ozinga Consultant Tied To Abramoff

Martin Ozinga

Central to Republican Marty Ozinga's bid for the open 11th Congressional District seat is his claim to be a Washington outsider. His campaign's slogan -- "I am not a politician" -- says it all. But if this is the image Ozinga wants to project, he probably should ...

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by Mose Buchele
1:52pm
Mon May 19, 2008

Ozinga Looks Longingly To Indiana

Labor

A recent Morris Daily Herald profile offered 11th District congressional hopeful Marty Ozinga the perfect platform to burnish his campaign image. After all, the piece simply reprinted his criticism of the Democratic Party and his opponent, State Sen. Debbie Halvorson, ...

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by Mose Buchele
2:40pm
Mon May 12, 2008

Ozinga's Sworn Statements Called Into Question

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In a development that doesn't bode well for his 11th District run, five people have contradicted a claim that cement magnate and GOP congressional candidate Marty Ozinga made in a sworn affidavit stemming from a lawsuit over a land deal.

The suit in question was ...