Rep. Bobby Rush

Democrat  •  1st District, Illinois  •  10th Term  •  Sworn In 1993
Current Term 2011 - 2012 View All

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06/01/12
Chicago Alderman Warns 'People Are...

Earlier this year, Congressman and former Black Panther Bobby Rush also threatened Metra over African Americans not getting their fair sh...

Source: Big Hollywood
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06/01/12
Walsh spreading ‘old and tired’ st...

Yet in too many cases, they still have to knock down barriers just to earn an honest buck. That’s why U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Chicago) is...

Source: Chicago Sun-Times
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05/31/12
Beale predicts violence if Metra d...

Earlier this year, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Chicago) was threatening to stop Metra “in its tracks” unl...

Source: Chicago Sun-Times
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05/31/12
Beale predicts violence if Metra d...

...I must follow and I will not violate the law,” Clifford said. Earlier this year, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that U.S. Rep. Bobby R...

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05/31/12
OBAMA NEEDS A PRIMARY CHALLENGER I...

In 2000, he was asked by Mayor Richard M. Daley to challenge incumbent U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush in a Democratic primary. "The Washington Post...

Source: American Reporter
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05/30/12
On Losing: Mitt Romney and Barack ...

I still burn, for example, with the thought of my one loss in politics, a drubbing in 2000 at the hands of incumbent Democratic Congressm...

Source: Big Hollywood
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05/30/12
Organizers start new chapter with ...

In addition to Davis, U.S. Reps. Bobby Rush and Jesse Jackson Jr. as well as late former Cook County Board President John Stroger, Jr. an...

Source: Windy City Times
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05/25/12
OBAMA NEEDS A PRIMARY CHALLENGER I...

In 2000, he was asked by Mayor Richard M. Daley to challenge incumbent U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush in a Democratic primary. "The Washington Post...

Source: American Reporter
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05/24/12
In Texas Primary, Rep. Eddie Berni...

Whether he succeeds or instead faces the same fate that befell Obama in his failed 2000 primary challenge to Rep. Bobby Rush (Ill.) may d...

Source: Huffington Post
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05/24/12
Obama Campaign Ad Controversy, 200...

Breitbart News has unearthed a long-overlooked report of an off-air argument between Obama and Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) during a break in a...

Source: Big Hollywood
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05/24/12
In Texas Primary, Rep. Eddie Berni...

Whether he succeeds or instead faces the same fate that befell Obama in his failed 2000 primary challenge to Rep. Bobby Rush (Ill.) may d...

Source: jon
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05/09/12
Faith Leaders Join Rush in Metra P...

U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, D-1st, led hundreds of protestors last Thursday in a march on Metra headquarters in downtown Chicago. The congressm...

Source: citizen
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05/04/12
More black firms wanted on Chicago...

U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush led a protest march outside Metra offices on west Jackson Thursday, demanding Metra rebid the Englewood Flyover proj...

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05/03/12
Rep. Rush, Activists March On Metr...

U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) is leading a protest march Thursday, asking Metra to restart the bidding process on the Englewood Flyover p...

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05/03/12
Rep. Rush, Activists March On Metr...

U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) is leading a protest march Thursday, asking Metra to restart the bidding process on the Englewood Flyover p...

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05/03/12
Rep. Rush, Activists March On Metr...

U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) is leading a protest march Thursday, asking Metra to restart the bidding process on the Englewood Flyover p...

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05/03/12
Rep. Rush, Activists March On Metr...

U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) is leading a protest march Thursday, asking Metra to restart the bidding process on the Englewood Flyover p...

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05/02/12
Black Wall Street Chicago, United ...

Congressman Bobby Rush deserves a Black United Front of Black elected officials, civic leaders and grassroots community leaders at 10:00 ...

Source: Marksallen
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05/02/12
Black Wall Street Chicago, United ...

Congressman Bobby Rush deserves a Black United Front of Black elected officials, civic leaders and grassroots community leaders at 10:00 ...

Source: Marksallen
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04/30/12
Join Congressman Bobby Rush for a ...

As the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) comes to a close, I wanted to extend an invitation for you to attend the exclusive screening ...

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