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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for Rep. Bobby Rush [D, IL-1]</title>
  <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/person/atom_blogs/400350_bobby_rush" rel="self"/>
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  <updated>2008-09-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
  <author>
    <name>opencongress.org</name>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/person/blog/400350</id>
  <entry>
    <title>Black world conference in New Orleans</title>
    <link href="http://www.bnvillage.co.uk/news-politics-village/100502-black-world-conference-new-orleans.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-04:/commentary/2787772</id>
    <updated>2008-09-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The BN Village </name>
    </author>
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Barnes, whose son was murdered, described the legislation as "a comprehensive approach to saving lives &#226;&#8364;&#8220; not the band-aid approach." The effort has gained the support of US Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Chicago), who will be introducing the CAN DO ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bnvillage.co.uk/news-politics-village/100502-black-world-conference-new-orleans.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Antoine's bailing?</title>
    <link href="http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2008/09/antoines-bailin.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-04:/commentary/2787771</id>
    <updated>2008-09-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>illinoisreview </name>
    </author>
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Antoine Members, the African-American Republican who is running against US Rep. Bobby Rush, was crazy about being a Republican on Tuesday but is now thinking about leaving the party! &#226;&#8364;&#162; &#226;&#8364;&#162; Translation: He feels his trip to the Republican ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2008/09/antoines-bailin.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Re: McCains VP Lack of Experience</title>
    <link href="http://smartpolitics.tribe.net/thread/9d845259-bcbc-4fbf-8f49-c18e84d365d7#369efa29-7f72-41cb-81db-717f73541005" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-04:/commentary/2784274</id>
    <updated>2008-09-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Tribe.net: Intelligent Political Discussion </name>
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^2000 -- Obama defeated in effort to unseat US Rep. Bobby Rush. ^2002 -- Obama speaks out against invading Iraq. -- Palin loses Republican primary for Alaska lieutenant governor ^2003 -- In biggest year of his legislative career, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://smartpolitics.tribe.net/thread/9d845259-bcbc-4fbf-8f49-c18e84d365d7#369efa29-7f72-41cb-81db-717f73541005"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>judywatt @ 2008-09-04T09:25:00</title>
    <link href="http://judywatt.livejournal.com/1240101.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-04:/commentary/2784273</id>
    <updated>2008-09-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>judywatt </name>
    </author>
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_ Palin elected mayor of Wasilla. 2000 _ Obama defeated in effort to unseat US Rep. Bobby Rush. 2002 _ Obama speaks out against invading Iraq. _ Palin loses Republican primary for Alaska lieutenant governor ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://judywatt.livejournal.com/1240101.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bailing out?</title>
    <link href="http://thesixthward.blogspot.com/2008/09/bailing-out.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-04:/commentary/2784272</id>
    <updated>2008-09-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Sixth Ward </name>
    </author>
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Here today, gone tomorrow? Antoine Members, the African-American Republican who is running against US Rep. Bobby Rush, was crazy about being a Republican on Tuesday but is now thinking about leaving the party! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://thesixthward.blogspot.com/2008/09/bailing-out.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Experience - a Comparison</title>
    <link href="http://amksheoref.blogspot.com/2008/09/experience-comparison.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-03:/commentary/2781448</id>
    <updated>2008-09-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Am Kshe Oref - A Stiff-Necked People </name>
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Palin elected mayor of Wasilla. 2000. &#226;&#8364;&#162; Obama defeated in effort to unseat US Rep. Bobby Rush. 2002. &#226;&#8364;&#162; Obama speaks out against invading Iraq. &#226;&#8364;&#162; Palin loses Republican primary for Alaska lieutenant governor ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://amksheoref.blogspot.com/2008/09/experience-comparison.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>State of the Black World Conference Planned for New Orleans in ...</title>
    <link href="http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/09/02/state-of-the-black-world-conference-planned-for-new-orleans-in-november/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-02:/commentary/2781449</id>
    <updated>2008-09-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Black Politics on the Web </name>
    </author>
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Barnes, whose son was murdered, described the legislation as &#226;&#8364;&#339;a comprehensive approach to saving lives &#226;&#8364;&#8220; not the band-aid approach.&#226;&#8364;&#157; The effort has gained the support of US Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Chicago), who will be introducing the CAN DO ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/09/02/state-of-the-black-world-conference-planned-for-new-orleans-in-november/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Re: Sarah Palin is McLazarus' VP pick</title>
    <link href="http://recforums.prosoundweb.com/index.php?t=rview&amp;amp;goto=368191&amp;amp;th=24653#msg_368191" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-30:/commentary/2758718</id>
    <updated>2008-08-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PSW Recording Forums RDF feed </name>
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In 2000, he ran unsuccessfully in the Democratic primary for Illinois' 1st Congressional district against incumbent Representative Bobby Rush. After the loss, Obama rededicated his efforts to the state Senate. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://recforums.prosoundweb.com/index.php?t=rview&amp;goto=368191&amp;th=24653#msg_368191"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>March movies. Interviews; movies; music; books; games; unsigned ...</title>
    <link href="http://ip-redr-t8.blogspot.com/2008/08/march-movies-interviews-movies-music.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-29:/commentary/2760694</id>
    <updated>2008-08-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Redr </name>
    </author>
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March th, at: am comments (0) rep bobby rush (d-il) is the lone democrat cicconi told journalists that the battle work neutrality was all about movies. munity school at first light movies awards march,. Stars (out of four) luc jacquet s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ip-redr-t8.blogspot.com/2008/08/march-movies-interviews-movies-music.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Brookfield Zoo: Lions Lying Down with Lambs</title>
    <link href="http://www.ashland-towninfo.info/brookfield-zoo-lions-lying-down-with-lambs/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-28:/commentary/2778184</id>
    <updated>2008-08-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ashland </name>
    </author>
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Jesse Jackson Jr., not to be confused with his maladroit father, began a veritable Virginia Reel of hugs and forgiveness among his colleagues, beginning with fellow congressional rep. Bobby Rush (who was upset by rumors that Jackson Jr. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ashland-towninfo.info/brookfield-zoo-lions-lying-down-with-lambs/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HUGGING ILLINOIS POLS????</title>
    <link href="http://carol1111marin.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/hugging-illinois-pols/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-28:/commentary/2752379</id>
    <updated>2008-08-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>carolmarinblog </name>
    </author>
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On Wednesday morning at the breakfast meeting of the Illinois delegation, Rep. Bobby Rush rose to say a few words. Recovering from the aftershocks of radical cancer surgery, he is physically a shadow of his former self. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://carol1111marin.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/hugging-illinois-pols/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Blagojevich, Madigan hug. Next up, Cubs win World Series</title>
    <link href="http://effinghamcountydemocrats.blogspot.com/2008/08/blagojevich-madigan-hug-next-up-cubs.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-28:/commentary/2752378</id>
    <updated>2008-08-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Effingham County Democrats </name>
    </author>
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Jackson hugged US Rep. Bobby Rush, who has just recovered from cancer surgery. The South Side congressman was then embraced by Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, which brought him to tears at the podium in Denver. Jackson has frequently been ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://effinghamcountydemocrats.blogspot.com/2008/08/blagojevich-madigan-hug-next-up-cubs.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>It's Officially Obama, and Decidedly Historic</title>
    <link href="http://electioncenter.military.com/2008/08/its-officially.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-28:/commentary/2752377</id>
    <updated>2008-08-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Election Center </name>
    </author>
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He won his seat in the Illinois Legislature in 1996. But his first bid for higher office, a brash challenge to Rep. Bobby Rush in an inner-city Chicago congressional district, ended in failure in 2000. Four years later, as a candidate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://electioncenter.military.com/2008/08/its-officially.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>They Had a Dream</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.discovery.com/twisted_physics/2008/08/they-had-a-drea.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-28:/commentary/2752376</id>
    <updated>2008-08-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Discovery Space: Twisted Physics </name>
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US Rep. Bobby Rush of Chicago, Illinois, is the one who persuaded the Air Force to reconsider, describing their long-standing refusal as "a classic case of institutionalized racism." Lawrence is a forgotten man no more. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.discovery.com/twisted_physics/2008/08/they-had-a-drea.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Rush rallies for health care</title>
    <link href="http://www.vot3r.com/stories/Rush-rallies-for-health-care" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-28:/commentary/2749575</id>
    <updated>2008-08-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>VOT3R - Universal Health Care NEWS </name>
    </author>
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Before cheering supporters, Rep. Bobby Rush Monday proclaimed himself cancer-free and challenged Sen. Barack Obama to make.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.vot3r.com/stories/Rush-rallies-for-health-care"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>We Done Overcame - Yay?</title>
    <link href="http://cinie.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/we-done-overcame-yay/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-28:/commentary/2749574</id>
    <updated>2008-08-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Cinie&amp;#39;s World </name>
    </author>
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Even in Chicago, though he had been involved in voter registration campaigns, community organizing and efforts to mobilize and coordinate black chuch out reach efforts, Bobby Rush had no trouble painting him as an out-of-touch, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://cinie.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/we-done-overcame-yay/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Barack Obama : Political Career Timeline</title>
    <link href="http://blog.macb.net/2008/08/barack-obama-political-career-timeline.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-28:/commentary/2749573</id>
    <updated>2008-08-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mac Beach </name>
    </author>
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1999 - Obama begins running for Congress * 2000 - Obama loses his challenge for Congressional seat held by Rep. Bobby Rush * 2001 - Obama receives legal services contract with Illinois firm owned by Robert Blackwell, Jr. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blog.macb.net/2008/08/barack-obama-political-career-timeline.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Obama the first black presidential nominee</title>
    <link href="http://www.leadertelegram.com/story-news.asp?id=BHJSUB93F4U" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-28:/commentary/2747076</id>
    <updated>2008-08-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Leadertelegram.com Front Page News </name>
    </author>
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But his first bid for higher office, a brash challenge to Rep. Bobby Rush in an inner-city Chicago congressional district, ended in failure in 2000.Four years later, as a candidate for the Senate, he dazzled with a keynote address at ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.leadertelegram.com/story-news.asp?id=BHJSUB93F4U"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Dems choose Obama in historic acclamation</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/27/democrats-choose-obama-in_n_121984.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-27:/commentary/2778183</id>
    <updated>2008-08-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Politics on huffingtonpost.com </name>
    </author>
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He won his seat in the Illinois Legislature in 1996. But his first bid for higher office, a brash challenge to Rep. Bobby Rush in an inner-city Chicago congressional district, ended in failure in 2000. Four years later, as a candidate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/27/democrats-choose-obama-in_n_121984.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Obama, Clinton Nominated By Dems For President</title>
    <link href="http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=185319874" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-27:/commentary/2769080</id>
    <updated>2008-08-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Inbox Robot: bobby choice News </name>
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also included the delegates' acceptance of Obama's choice of Delaware Sen. Joseph Biden as vice ... higher office, a brash challenge to Rep. Bobby Rush in an inner-city Chicago congressional district, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=185319874"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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