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Subject: Dennis Hastert's seat falls to opposition in special election ..... Author: Ed Tracey [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: Sat, March 08, 2008 8:09:12 House Dems Score Special Election Upset By Chris Cillizza, Washington Post political section Physicist Bill Foster (D) defeated dairy magnate Jim Oberweis (R) in the Illinois special election to replace former House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R), a win that reinforces the perils facing House Republicans at the ballot box this fall. With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Foster had 52.5 percent of the vote to Oberweis's 47.5 percent. That result was amazing given the 14th District's clear Republican lean. President Bush won the district, which spans into the far western suburbs of Chicago, with 55 percent in 2004 and 54 percent in 2000. Hastert won reelection easily for more than two decades. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date Re: It's just as well. Has (turd) was one of the most corrupt politicians in Washington. I suspect many Republicans who supported the Iraq war will be in trouble in November. Even though the Dems didn't nothing to stop it either. (NT) The American people are fed up with these politicians. One by one they're going to get their ass kicked out! Sat, March 08, 2008 10:37:14 I agree, Hastert was a useless pile of crap, & the worst House Speaker in US history. What a waste of human life he was! (NT) -- ., Sat, March 08, 2008 10:39:56