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Illinois House Primary Worries Democrats
Roll Call- October 25, 2007
GLENVIEW, Ill. — It’s enough to keep Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Chris Van Hollen (Md.) awake at night: two well-funded Democratic candidates squaring off for the chance to take on a vulnerable GOP incumbent next year — and fracturing a crucial Democratic voting bloc in the process.
Splitting Headache For N. Shore Dems
PRIMARY ELECTION | Intra-party battle could pave the way for Republican to win
Chicago Sun-Times- October 21, 2007
BY CAROL MARIN Sun-Times Columnist
We already know Illinois is going to be pivotal in the battle for Congress. Republican Rep. J. Dennis Hastert of Plano is resigning; Democrat Melissa Bean of Barrington still has a target on her back.
Illinois: Seals Officially Kicks Off Second Try to Oust Kirk
Roll Call- June 21, 2007
On Wednesday Dan Seals (D) officially launched his bid for a rematch with Rep. Mark Kirk (R) in the 10th district.
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Seals seeks Democrats' nod to challenge Kirk
Chicago Tribune- June 21, 2007
NORTH SUBURBS -- Ending months of speculation, Wilmette businessman Dan Seals on Wednesday formally announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination in the 10th Congressional District. The seat is held by four-term Republican incumbent Rep. Mark Kirk of Highland Park, who narrowly defeated Seals in the 2006 race for the north suburban post. "The differences between me and Congressman Kirk are clear," Seals said in a prepared statement. "He has supported President Bush's agenda and I do not."
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10th District Congress Endorsement: Seals (D)
Waukegan Journal - November 3, 2006
In the past two years, Congress has done .... what, exactly? Name a major initiative from which we've benefited. Sorry; time's up. Which is also our position on Mark Kirk's three-term tenure in Congress. ... Dan Seals is no stranger to Capitol Hill. And we believe he has the best chance the 10th District has of contributing to a much-needed change of direction on The Hill.
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FOR CONGRESS: SEALS
A Promising New Voice With New Ideas For The 10th District
Chicago Jewish Star - November 3, 2006
Dan Seals shows promise, and proposes a program of action which is typically Democratic and which could produce positive results for the 10th District. We endorse Dan Seals.
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Campaign threatens Jewish leader for backing his opponent
Chicago Jewish News - November 3, 2006
Robert Schrayer, who was recently named chairman of the Tel Aviv University American Council, said he "had become disenchanted with the administration, and (Mark Kirk) represents the leadership of the Congress for that administration. I subsequently met Dan Seals, liked him very much, and decided to back him."
(See also Chicago Jewish News' companion article, "Jewish View of Election 2006 - Dan Seals," available below.
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Jewish View Of Election 2006 - Dan Seals
Chicago Jewish News - November 3, 2003
Q: Why should a Jew vote for you?
A: I support Jewish values here. I don't think my opponent can say that. He is a supporter of Israel but he hasn't supported our values here. It's nice to have two candidates who are both strong on Israel. The differences lie more on the domestic front. He voted to intervene in the Terri Schiavo case. If you believe in the separation of church and state, that was a very upsetting vote. There is a memorial whose feature is a 40-foot cross; he voted to make that a federal property. This should not be part of something tax monies are paying for.
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Flap in Illinois Over GOP Threat
The Jewish Daily Forward - November 3, 2006
A vulnerable Republican incumbent battling for re-election in suburban Chicago is facing criticism this week — including a call for a federal investigation — over an e-mail message in which an aide seemingly threatened to punish Tel Aviv University because one of its top American donors was backing the Democratic challenger.
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Kirk, Seals face off in debate
Wilmette Life - November 2, 2006
U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk and challenger Dan Seals sparred on a wide range of issues, including the war in Iraq, immigration, health care, the death penalty and other topics during the first and only 10th Congressional District public debate at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire last week.
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Who won debate? Voters back their guy
Pioneer Press - November 2, 2006
Audience members attending last week's debate between U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk and his Democratic challenger Dan Seals had their own views regarding who won.
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Kirk, Seals face off in lone debate
Pioneer Press - November 2, 2006
U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk and challenger Dan Seals sparred on a wide range of issues, including the war in Iraq, immigration, health care, the death penalty and other topics during the first and only 10 th Congressional District public debate at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire last week.
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Kirk $2.8 million; Seals $1.25 million
Pioneer Press - November 2, 2006
U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk, R-10th, of Highland Park, has raised more than $2.8 million for his re-election effort, more than double the nearly $1.25 million raised by his Democratic challenger Dan Seals, according to newly released campaign disclosure reports. But Seals said he is pleased with his campaign's fund-raising success so far and believes it's another indication the race is becoming more competitive.
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Candidates split on Medicare Part D, other health issues
Daily Herald - November 2, 2006
The candidates in the 10th Congressional District are split on some important health care issues, and those differences could be key as some predict the Nov. 7 vote will be close.
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Democrats make last-minute effort to win Kirk seat
Associated Press - November 2, 2006
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The 10th Congressional District race in Chicago's northwest suburbs has all the makings of a real contest. Yet neither party was paying much attention to the seat, until now.
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Kirk, Seals view their contributions, No Child Left Behind
Daily Herald - November 1, 2006
The 10th congressional district is contested between incumbent Republican Mark Kirk of Highland Park and Democratic challenger Dan Seals of Wilmette.
The 10th district covers much of the eastern half of Lake County and significant parts of the Northwest suburban Cook County.
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Candidates split on Medicare Part D, other health issues
The Daily Herald -- Thursday, November 2, 2006
Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk says the country should cap pain and suffering awards to medical malpractice victims. He also thinks
Medicare's prescription drug plan for seniors has been a major success. Democratic candidate Dan Seals thinks lawsuit caps won't
work, and argues the drug program has been muddled and confusing for seniors.
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Kirk, Seals face off in debate
Wilmette Life- Thursday, November 2, 2006
WASHINGTON -- Federal and state prosecutors were asked Monday to investigate whether a staffer for U.S. Rep.
Mark Kirk violated laws when she tried to get a prominent backer of Kirk's opponent, Democrat Dan Seals, to back down.
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Mikva wants probe of e-mail from Kirk staffer
Chicago Sun-Times- Tuesday, October 31, 2006
WASHINGTON -- Federal and state prosecutors were asked Monday to investigate whether a staffer for U.S. Rep.
Mark Kirk violated laws when she tried to get a prominent backer of Kirk's opponent, Democrat Dan Seals, to back down.
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Kirk Hit Hard on Staffer's E-mail
Roll Call- Tuesday, October 31, 2006
The National Jewish Democratic Council is hammering U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk for a controversy involving a Kirk staffer who reportedly
sent an over-the-top political threat to the president of Tel Aviv University, telling him that he'd best rid the school's
board of a supporter of Kirk's Democratic opponent, Dan Seals.
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Overshadowed Kirk-Seals race has own sparks
Chicago Tribune- Monday, October 30, 2006
As he tries to become the first Democrat to represent the North Shore's 10th
Congressional District in more than two decades, first-time candidate Dan Seals
has raised over $1.2 million, aired pricey TV ads and met thousands of voters.
But with Election Day nearing, Seals hasn't achieved the one thing he wants most:
more face time against three-term Republican Rep. Mark Kirk.
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Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL-10) Blackmails Tel Aviv University
Philadelphia Jewish Voice- Monday, October 30, 2006
The Chicago Sun-Times and Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported this week
that a staffer for Republican Congressman Mark Kirk (IL) sent an e-mail this
July to Tel Aviv University's American Council President threatening that the
University National Chairman Robert Schrayer's support for Kirk's opponent
Dan Seals "can have a very bad effect on the university." She followed that
threat with another: "Revenge is a dish best served cold."
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Seals says it's time for a Democrat
Daily Herald- Saturday, October 28, 2006
Dan Seals differs with U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk on the war in Iraq by wanting troops
to pull out in a year. The two differ on plans for immigration reform and in their
backing of some of President Bush's tax cuts. Seals also notes Kirk's vote to authorize
government involvement in the Terri Schiavo case.
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Gloves come off in 10th District debate
The Waukegan News Sun- Saturday, October 28, 2006
LINCOLNSHIRE — Republican Congressman Mark Kirk and his Democratic challenger
Dan Seals went on the attack this week at Adlai Stevenson High School in the biggest
Lake County political event of the year and one of the biggest in decades.
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Seals: 'I'm no Obama'
Chicago Sun-Times - Friday, October 27, 2006
Political neophyte Dan Seals has been compared to Sen. Barack Obama.
But Seals, who is trying to unseat Republican assistant majority whip Mark Kirk in the
northern suburbs, downplays the comparison, saying the only similarity is their complexion --
both are African-American.
"I'm no Obama,'' he says, though he enjoys the senator's support.
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Temperatures rise in 10th District debate
The Daily Herald - October 27, 2006
Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk and Democrat Dan Seals clashed on the war in Iraq, immigration and ethics in a heated exchange Thursday night during the only public debate the 10th Congressional District race will see.
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Seals, Kirk Disagree On Immigration Reform
WBBM 780 AM - October 27, 2006
In the North Shore's 10th Congressional District, the planned 700-mile fence along the U.S.- Mexican border is one hot topic in what's turning out to be a tight race. Congressman Mark Kirk is facing a tough challenge from political newcomer Dan Seals.
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10th District incumbent facing strong challenger
ABC 7 NEWS - Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Mark Kirk, a three-term congressman who has had an air of invincibility over the years, seems to realize at this point that he is in the fight of his political life.
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Poll indicates Seals leads Kirk in 10th Congressional District
WBBM 780 AM - Saturday, October 14, 2006
The Democratic challenger for the 10th Congressional District seat, Dan Seals, says voters who know him are supporting him over incumbent Mark Kirk for the November election.
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10th District hopeful to start airing TV ads
Daily Herald - Saturday, Oct. 14, 2006
Democrat Dan Seals will begin airing a television ad Monday tying Republican Rep. Mark Kirk's votes in Congress to support President Bush.
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Kirk, Seals offer viewpoints on e-mail scandal
The Daily Herald - Friday, October 6, 2006
Seals, of Wilmette, suggested Republicans have covered up the
wrongdoing to save themselves politically. He pointed to claims by at
least one congressional aide that Republican leaders were told about
inappropriate e-mails to pages as far back as two years ago.
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GOP opts for strategy of unity
Chicago Tribune - Friday, October 6, 2006
Democrat Dan Seals, challenging Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) in the 10th District, demanded on Friday that Kirk resign his House leadership post as a majority whip if he continues to support Hastert's speakership.
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Campaign '06: The Paris Primary
Time Magazine - Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Seals was pitch-perfect, insisting that "Rumsfeld needs to go" and saying that it was time to overhaul energy policies, since "we are putting billions of tax dollars into supporting the oil companies." On a day when the Mark Foley's scandal dominated the news back home, here Iraq was the focus. Every candidate vowed to set a rapid exit strategy for troops if elected - a message that brought predicable cheers. "We need to bring this to a resolution as quickly as possible," said Seals of the war.
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Neil Steinberg
The Sun Times - Wednesday, October 4, 2006
"He[Kirk] voted to intervene in the Terri Schiavo case," he said, and my gut twisted in cold revulsion. The federal
government barging into that poor woman's hospital room was one of the grossest abuses of power since
Rich Daley bulldozed Meigs Field in the night.
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Local candidates fire jabs in Foley fallout
Crains - Monday, October 2, 2006
"They were more concerned about protecting one of their own colleagues in an election year than protecting the teenage boy," Mr. Seals said in a statement.
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Who new what?
The Sun Times - Monday, October 2, 2006
"They put their own protection over the protection of that boy," said Democrat Dan Seals, who is trying to unseat North Shore Republican Rep. Mark Kirk. "Their second mistake was trying to cover it up."
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Candidates gear up for two forums
The Daily Herald - Friday, September 22, 2006
A pair of forums involving the two hopefuls in the 10th Congressional District are set, but only one will be open to the public.
Incumbent Congressman Mark Kirk, a Highland Park Republican, will square off with Democrat hopeful Dan Seals of Wilmette at an Oct. 26 debate hosted by the League of Women Voters.
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Dem Criticizes Kirk For Katrina Voting
The Journal & News Topics Newspapers - Wednesday, September 6, 2006
At the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, 10th Dist. Congressional candidate, Democrat Dan Seals, questions why his opponent, U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk (R.-10th) did not support bills that would provide additional support to regions ravaged by Katrina and Hurricane Rita.
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Race between Kirk and Seals taking on higher profile
Daily Herald - Tuesday, August 29, 2006
If there's a sleeper race in the suburbs this fall, it's the 10th Congressional District contest pitting well-respected three-term Republican Mark Kirk against impressive Democratic newcomer Dan Seals.
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Seals the Deal
The Chicago Reporter - August 15, 2006
Daniel Seals' bronze complexion has left many people guessing when they try to determine his racial background. "People will walk up and start speaking Hebrew to me sometimes. They assume I'm Israeli," said Seals, 34, the Democratic Party nominee for Illinois' 10th Congressional District. "An Egyptian guy thought I had this whole kind of North African type of thing. Who knows, but all my family looks the way I do."
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Kirk proposes reforms to No Child Left Behind
Pioneer Press - August 10, 2006
Joined by a small group of teachers and school officials, U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk, R-10th, of Highland Park, on Tuesday announced proposed changes to the federal No Child Left Behind Act to address concerns of local school districts. Accompanied by members of his 10th District Education Advisory Board, Kirk discussed bi-partisan legislation he is introducing called the Education Assessment Technical Corrections Act (H.R. 5717), which proposes reforms to the federal education law. Kirk, who supported the No Child Left Behind Act, said the changes seek to reform school performance standards under the act, as a large percentage of schools are failing to meet the standards.
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Seals seeks six debates
Pioneer Press - August 10, 2006
Democratic congressional candidate Dan Seals has requested a series of six debates with incumbent U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk, R-10th, before the Nov. 7 general election.
Kirk, of Highland Park, did not respond specifically to Seals' call for debates but a spokesman said the congressman has tentatively agreed to two dates for debates.
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Local Jewish community rallies to support Israel
Pioneer Press - July 20, 2006
As the Middle East crisis intensifies, many members of the local Jewish community have stepped up to take an active role.
"Nearly 60 years ago, at the founding of the state of Israel, we as a community vowed to do everything in our power to help the Jewish state," said Midge Shafton, chairman of the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago's board of directors, at a news conference last week. "That commitment is as deep as it is enduring. When Israel is attacked, we in Chicago respond."
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Campaign cash streaming into suburban races
Crain's - July 14, 2006
A growing stream of campaign cash is headed into Chicago suburban races for Congress, with the $1-million mark having been passed in at least three districts to the north and west of the city.
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10th District Heating Up
Lakeland Journal - July 7, 2006
The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan Washington political publication, recently upgraded the 10th District race between Dan Seals and Mark Kirk to its Competitive House Race chart. Seals is turning up the heat on U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk R-Highland Park.
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House Hunt - Democrats are making a race of it in the GOP's 10th District base
Crain's - June 19, 2006
Chicago-area voters are enjoying a rare treat this election year. Usually, voters are an afterthought when it comes to selecting local members of Congress. The politicians in both parties have done such a fine job at reapportionment that any real fights occur in the March primaries, leaving little, if anything, to decide in the November general election. Not this year. Two top-tier races already are under way in metropolitan Chicago.
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Cook Competitive House Race Report
Report Says 10th Race is Getting More Competitive
Pioneer Press - June 1, 2006
Supporters of Democratic congressional candidate Dan Seals say they are heartened by an independent report which shows the race against Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk for the 10th Congressional District becoming more competitive.
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Reaction Mixed to Border Troops
Pioneer Press - May 18, 2006
President Bush's plan to deploy thousands of National Guard troops to protect the border and overhaul the nation's immigration system is meeting with mixed reactions from area politicians and congressional candidates.
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Walk With Israel
Lakeland Journal - May 12, 2006
Editor's Note: The Walk with Israel was actually in Highland Park, not in Wilmette as stated below.
After returning from a weeklong trip to Israel last month where he met with politicians, diplomats, businessmen and journalists, Dan Seals, Democratic candidate for the 10th Congressional District seat, participated in Wilmette's Walk with Israel on Sunday.
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Seals Sets his Focus on Tough Fight Ahead Against Kirk
Daily Herald - Thursday, March 23, 2006
Even with half of Cook County uncounted late Tuesday, it was obvious Dan Seals had handily won the Democratic nomination for the 10th Congressional District, the party's first primary for the seat in about 30 years.
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Seals Wraps Up Votes in 10th District
Daily Herald - Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Non-stop campaigning and strong support from influential party members propelled Dan Seals to apparent victory for the 10th Congressional District Democratic nomination.
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