Obama Boosts Illinois Senate Candidate: ; Democrat Alexi Giannoulias Is Running for Seat President Once Held
Charleston Daily Mail › August 06, 2010
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CHICAGO - President Barack Obama stepped into the contest for the Illinois Senate seat he once held Thursday, hoping to help save Democrats from an embarrassing defeat in November.
Speaking at a fundraiser for Democratic candidate Alexi Giannoulias, Obama said voters need to send the Illinois state treasurer to Capitol Hill to boost his administration's policies, which Obama says have pulled the country from the brink of recession. Sticking to the script he's followed throughout the election season, Obama said voters have a choice between Democrats who want to move the country forward, and Republicans who want to revert to the failed policies of the past.See the full content of this document
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Obama Boosts Illinois Senate Candidate: ; Democrat Alexi Giannoulias Is Running for Seat President Once Held
"They promise to do the exact same things that got us into this mess," Obama told the crowd in his hometown.
Obama's headlining stop for Giannoulias was the f...See the full content of this document
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