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• Poll shows desire for tort reform in health care package

  By John O'Brien | Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 @ 10:30am

  Dean WASHINGTON - A majority of Americans say tort reform measures should be taken to drive down healthcare costs, a new poll shows.

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• Republicans to push for tort reform

  By Chris Rizo | Monday, Nov 23, 2009 @ 9:00am

  McConnell WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate will have "extensive" debate on health care reform in the coming weeks, with Republicans pushing for tort reform, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday.

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• Republican steps up to challenge AG Madigan

  By Chris Rizo | Wednesday, Oct 14, 2009 @ 9:24am

  Kim SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is no longer running unopposed for reelection next year.

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• Blago & Gino

  By The Madison County Record | Saturday, May 2, 2009 @ 6:00am

  Young. Fresh-faced. Self-absorbed. And most of all, pro-lawsuit. That's how East Alton law firm SimmonsCooper likes its political candidates.

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• SimmonsCooper donations kick in for Giannoulias

  By Ann Knef | Friday, May 1, 2009 @ 4:00am

  Browder has donated $2,400 Attorneys, staff and relatives of East Alton asbestos firm SimmonsCooper have so far contributed more than $60,000 to the U.S. Senate campaign of Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias.

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• Time to lead, not listen

  By The Madison County Record | Saturday, Apr 11, 2009 @ 7:34am

  The one and only Roland Burris was in Edwardsville this week, on a "learning and listening" tour of the state he represents in the U.S. Senate.

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• We the People need to safeguard our liberties

  By Tad Armstrong | Saturday, Apr 11, 2009 @ 3:40am

  "We-the-People-of-this-era" have failed ourselves in our own self-governing. Indeed, we have failed over one million Americans who have died on the battlefields of freedom (from the Revolutionary War to Afghanistan) and countless others who have been disabled, orphaned or widowed (the additional price of freedom).

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• If taxpayers finance judicial campaigns, let's remove political parties

  By Ed Murnane | Sunday, Apr 5, 2009 @ 2:49am

  At long last, one of the spotlights in Springfield has been shining on the issue of judicial selection – specifically how we select judges in Illinois and finance their campaigns.

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• Possible Madigan governorship draws strong reactions among legal reformers

  By Chris Rizo | Thursday, Mar 26, 2009 @ 8:12am

  Madigan SPRINGFIELD - A recent poll indicating that Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is the Democratic frontrunner for governor has some leading tort reform advocates saying they are a bit nervous.

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• Madigan emerges as Democratic frontrunner for governor

  By Chris Rizo | Thursday, Mar 12, 2009 @ 9:45am

  Madigan SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is the would-be Democratic frontrunner in the 2010 gubernatorial race, a poll indicates.

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• Illinois AG: Burris's Senate term can be cut short

  By Chris Rizo | Thursday, Feb 26, 2009 @ 7:39am

  Madigan SPRINGFIELD-Illinois lawmakers can cut embattled U.S. Sen. Roland Burris's term short by setting a special election, state Attorney General Lisa Madigan wrote in a formal opinion.

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• Madigan presses for FOIA overhaul

  By Chris Rizo | Friday, Feb 20, 2009 @ 4:32am

  Madigan SPRINGFIELD - Illinois government agencies should be fined up to $1,000 each time they refuse to allow citizens to view basic public records, the state attorney general says.

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• Restored faith in the Chicago Democrats

  By Dan Proft | Sunday, Jan 25, 2009 @ 8:00am

  I will admit; over the last several weeks my faith in the ability of Chicago Democrats to run Illinois state government had been shaken.

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• Justices: Burris appointment valid even without White's signature

  By Chris Rizo | Friday, Jan 9, 2009 @ 3:48pm

  Karmeier Roland Burris's appointment to the U.S. Senate by embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich is valid, the state Supreme Court has ruled.

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• Illinois governor impeached; AG calls on Blagojevich to leave office

  By Chris Rizo | Friday, Jan 9, 2009 @ 11:40am

  Blagojevich SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Friday reiterated her calls for Gov. Rod Blagojevich to resign office, following a House vote to impeach the embattled governor.

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• Madigan: Secretary of state not required to sign off on Senate appointment

  By Chris Rizo | Wednesday, Jan 7, 2009 @ 8:00am

  Madigan SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline)-The Illinois secretary of state has done everything he is legally required to do regarding Roland Burris's controversial appointment to the U.S. Senate by the state's embattled governor, court papers say.

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• Reid pushed for Madigan to succeed Obama

  By Chris Rizo | Monday, Jan 5, 2009 @ 9:26am

  Reid WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid reportedly urged Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to consider appointing Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan to the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.

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• Burris appointment and the Constitution

  By The Madison County Record | Friday, Jan 2, 2009 @ 9:26am

  To the editor:

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• Call for special election

  By The Madison County Record | Sunday, Dec 21, 2008 @ 7:41am

  Dear President Jones and Speaker Madigan:

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• Constitution expert says high court made right decision in Blagojevich case

  By Ann Knef | Thursday, Dec 18, 2008 @ 7:00am

  Armstrong The Illinois Supreme Court made the right decision not to oust Gov. Rod Blagojevich from office, said a constitutional law expert.

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