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  • News August 17, 2006

    Illinois

    Illinois Gubernatorial Candidate Rod Blagojevich Responds: Jobs: Four years ago, in the face of a $5 billion deficit and with an Illinois economy that had lost almost 250,000 jobs in the previous three years before I came into office, I balanced the budget through a series of touch budget cuts and by reducing the size of

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  • News August 17, 2006

    Georgia

    Georgia - Mark Taylor Currently Lt. Governor Winning the Governor’s Office is the first step towards more effective job creation, more secure retirement benefits, less expensive health care premiums and more expansive education opportunities for our members and their children.  That’s why we are focusing our attention on a dozen gubernatorial races across the country.  Republican

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  • News August 17, 2006

    Florida

    Florida - Jim Davis Winning the Governor’s Office is the first step towards more effective job creation, more secure retirement benefits, less expensive health care premiums and more expansive education opportunities for our members and their children.  That’s why we are focusing our attention on a dozen gubernatorial races across the country.  Republican Candidate Charlie Crist’s

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  • News , Politics & Legislation August 16, 2006

    Senate

    Midterm elections for the Senate will be held on November 7, 2006 for 33 of 100 seats; 15 Republicans are retiring or running for reelection; 17 Democrats are retiring or running for reelection; and 1 independent is retiring. Senators elected in this election will serve until January 3, 2013. The IAM has targeted these key

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  • News August 16, 2006

    House Of Representatives

    Midterm elections for the United States House of Representatives will take place November 7, 2006. Congressional districts redrawn after the 2000 census put most of the 435 seats into solid Democratic or solid Republican districts. Yet, there remain enough competitive races to shift the balance of power, with Democrats needing to pick up 15 seats

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