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GOP Senator Holds Up Duckworth's Nomination
A Republican senator has delayed President Barack Obama's nomination of Tammy Duckworth, an injured Iraq war helicopter pilot, to be an assistant secretary...
Duckworth's VA Nomination Submitted To U.S. Senate
President Barack Obama has submitted Tammy Duckworth's nomination for a Veterans Affairs post to the U.S...
Quinn Names 28-Year-Old To Veterans' Affairs Post
...said he would build on the progress made by his predecessor, Tammy Duckworth. President Barack Obama nominated Duckworth last week to serve as an...
White House Names Duckworth To VA Post
Illinois Veterans Affairs Director Tammy Duckworth has been nominated by President Barack Obama to be an assistant...
Supporters Rally For Ill. Senate Appointee Burris
The Roland Burris debate heated up Sunday. Supporters demand that he become Illinois junior senator, but top Democrats are digging in their heels. This week, new senators will be sworn...
Burris Drama Plays Out As Senate Set To Begin Work
The Senate's top two Democrats defended their right to deny a seat to Roland Burris, Barack Obama's successor-in-waiting, while refusing to rule out a deal as Congress and its new...
Illinois Gov.: Sen. Reid Implicated For Calling Me
Illinois' embattled governor complained through his spokesman Saturday that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is guilty of a conflict of interest in that Reid telephoned him in early December to...
Sen. Reid Called Blagojevich About Senate Seat
Fresh details emerged Saturday in a looming U.S. Senate showdown over the embattled Illinois governor's choice to fill a seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama -- an appointment Senate leaders...
Gov's Lawyers Want Obama Aides, Jackson To Testify
...over his seat - Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes, Illinois Veterans' Affairs Director Tammy Duckworth, Rep. Jan Schakowsky and Jackson Jr. "In later telephone conversations, Mr...
Blagojevich Questioning Takes Up Obama's Time
President-elect Barack Obama has said all along that neither he nor his team was involved in any eye-popping dealmaking over filling his vacated Senate seat. Obama's hand-picked investigator agreed. "Everybody...