D0005631944-11-2110035309 Hart Senate Office Buildinghttp://durbin.senate.gov/contact.cfm202-228-0400Richard'd':4 'il':5 'sen':1 'durbin':3,7,9 'richard':2,6,8M300038DurbinRichard_DurbinJ.Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]5122N0000498120308Democrat202-224-2152Roman CatholicILDickSen.Richard Durbin3.60810810810811http://durbin.senate.gov300038PersondemocratTue Feb 09 11:19:21 -0600 2010Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 2010CHICAGO — Scott Lee Cohen, the pawnbroker whose surprise victory in last week's Democratic lieutenant governor primary was followed by scandalous revelations about him, quit the race Sunday at the urging of party leaders.
Cohen made the tearful'st':48 'bow':2 'lee':12 'urg':40 'last':20 'loui':49 'made':45 'post':51 'quit':34 'race':6,36 'tear':47 'week':21 'cohen':1,13,44 'parti':42 'revel':31 'scott':11 'whose':16 'follow':28 'leader':43 'sunday':37 'chicago':10 'illinoi':5 'lieuten':8,24 'primari':26 'scandal':30 'surpris':17 'victori':18 'democrat':23 'dispatch':52 'governor':9,25 'pawnbrok':15 'post-dispatch':507537198truetruedaylifeSt. Louis Post-Dispatchhttp://www.stltoday.com/OKCohen bows out in Illinois’ race for lieutenant governorhttp://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/illinoisnews/story/DFB1740ED8F7A1AB862576C4000780FD?OpenDocument300038Personsen\.Tue Feb 09 11:19:21 -0600 2010Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 2010...when uncovered upon the diagnosis of one’s own child. The Congenital Heart Futures Act, legislation introduced in March by Sen. Dick Durbin, "aims to prevent premature death and disability and increase the quality of life for the nearly 1.8 million pe'pe':48 '1.8':46 'act':21 'aim':30 'chd':4 'one':13 'sen':27 'awar':2 'dick':28 'eagl':50 'life':42 'near':45 'rais':1 'upon':9 'child':16 'death':34 'futur':20 'heart':19 'march':25 'onlin':51 'uncov':8 'young':6 'disabl':36 'durbin':29 'legisl':22 'increas':38 'million':47 'prevent':32 'qualiti':40 'berkshir':49 'congenit':18 'diagnosi':11 'introduc':23 'prematur':337537200truetruedaylifeBerkshire Eagle Onlinehttp://www.berkshireeagle.com/OKRaise awareness of CHD in younghttp://www.berkshireeagle.com/letters/ci_14362086?source=rss300038Personsen\.Mon Feb 08 22:13:58 -0600 2010Mon Feb 08 00:00:00 -0600 2010...to build an experimental clean-coal power plant known as FutureGen, key politicians announced Monday. Gov. Pat Quinn and Sen. Dick Durbin said the addition of Caterpillar comes on the heels of a decision by Chicago-based Exelon Corp. — one of the nati'gov':24 'key':20 'one':49 'pat':25 'sen':28 'base':46 'coal':14 'come':36 'corp':48 'dick':29 'heel':39 'join':2 'nati':52 'said':31 'addit':33 'build':9 'clean':13 'daili':54 'decis':42 'known':17 'plant':6,16 'power':5,15 'quinn':26 'backer':3 'caller':55 'durbin':30 'exelon':47 'monday':23 'announc':22 'chicago':45 'project':7 'futuregen':19 'clean-coal':12 'experiment':11 'politician':21 'caterpillar':1,35 'chicago-bas':447531962truetruedaylifeThe Daily Callerhttp://dailycaller.com/OKCaterpillar joins backers of power plant projecthttp://dailycaller.com/2010/02/08/caterpillar-joins-backers-of-power-plant-project/300038PersondemocratMon Feb 08 22:13:56 -0600 2010Mon Feb 08 00:00:00 -0600 2010 That's what Democratic Senate whip Dick Durbin said last May when the Senate failed to pass a bankruptcy reform bill that would give bankruptcy judges the ... 'may':11 'bill':21 'blog':30 'dick':7 'fail':15 'give':24 'judg':26 'last':10 'pass':17 'post':29 'said':9 'whip':6 'senat':5,14 'would':23 'durbin':8 'reform':20 'democrat':4 'bankruptci':19,25 'huffington':287531958truetruegoogle newsHuffington Post (blog)OKhttp://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1469682.html300038PersondemocratMon Feb 08 22:13:58 -0600 2010Mon Feb 08 00:00:00 -0600 2010...corruption charges, would have been paired with Cohen on the November ticket. Quinn, U.S. Rep. Danny Davis and Sen. Dick Durbin all had urged Cohen to leave the race. Quinn said Cohen had "made the right decision for the Democratic Party and the people 'lt':2 'gov':3 'lee':6 'new':62 'rep':32 'sen':36 'u.s':31 'urg':41 'amid':11 'davi':34 'dick':37 'leav':44 'made':51 'news':65 'pair':23 'pull':8 'race':10,46 'said':48 'york':63 'charg':19 'cohen':7,25,42,49 'daili':64 'danni':33 'decis':54 'drama':17 'fight':16 'knife':15 'parti':58 'peopl':61 'quinn':30,47 'right':53 'scott':5 'would':20 'candid':4 'durbin':38 'hooker':14 'novemb':28 'ticket':29 'corrupt':18 'illinoi':1 'steroid':12 'democrat':57 'hooker-knife-fight':137531964truetruedaylifeNew York Daily Newshttp://www.nydailynews.com/OKIllinois Lt. Gov. candidate Scott Lee Cohen pulls from race amid steroid, hooker-knife-fight dramahttp://feeds.nydailynews.com/~r/nydnrss/news/~3/HQ0b6BgIXcA/2010-02-08_illinois_lt_gov_candidate_scott_lee_cohen_pulls_from_race_amid_steroid_hookerkni.html300038Personsen\.Mon Feb 08 22:13:58 -0600 2010Mon Feb 08 00:00:00 -0600 2010...just a little over a week, the FutureGen Alliance has added another strong partner with a deep connection to Illinois,” U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said in a statement. “Caterpillar will bring a great deal to the table as the FutureGen Alliance and the De'ad':16 'de':49 'sen':27 'u.s':26 'deal':39 'deep':22 'dick':28 'join':2 'said':30 'tabl':42 'week':11 'anoth':17 'bring':36 'great':38 'littl':8 'power':4 'durbin':29 'strong':18 'allianc':14,46 'connect':23 'illinoi':25 'partner':19 'project':5 'futuregen':3,13,45 'statement':33 'caterpillar':1,34 'chicagobusiness.com':507531963truetruedaylifeChicagoBusiness.comhttp://www.chicagobusiness.com/OKCaterpillar joins FutureGen power projecthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagobusinesscomBreakingNews/~3/gZKMD-oDdMQ/news.pl300038PersondemocratMon Feb 08 22:13:58 -0600 2010Mon Feb 08 00:00:00 -0600 2010...including Gov. Pat Quinn and the party's Senate nominee, state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, as well as senior Sen. Dick Durbin. Cohen was a politically unknown pawnbroker who pumped $2 million of his own money into the race and won an upset victory on '2':39 'lt':6 'gov':11 'npr':54 'pat':12 'sen':28 'won':49 'dick':29 'drop':8 'pump':38 'race':47 'well':25 'alexi':22 'cohen':31 'money':44 'parti':16 'polit':34 'quinn':13 'senat':18 'state':20 'upset':51 'durbin':30 'includ':10 'nomine':3,19 'senior':27 'illinoi':5 'million':40 'treasur':21 'unknown':35 'victori':52 'democrat':1 'governor':7 'pawnbrok':36 'giannoulia':237531960truetruedaylifeNPRhttp://www.npr.org/OKDemocrat's Nominee for Illinois Lt. Governor Drops Outhttp://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2010/02/scott_lee_cohen_withdraws_as_d.html300038PersonsenateTue Feb 09 11:19:21 -0600 2010Mon Feb 08 00:00:00 -0600 2010...Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) were plaintiffs firms. Plaintiffs firms were the top two donors to Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D., Ill.).The first piece of legislation signed by President Obama—the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009—gutted stat'd':13,31 'act':47 'bar':6 'gut':50 'ill':32 'nev':14 'pay':46 'top':22 'two':23 '2009':49 'dick':29 'fair':45 'firm':17,19 'jame':1 'piec':35 'reid':12 'sign':38 'stat':51 'wall':52 'whip':28 'donor':24 'first':34 'harri':11 'lilli':43 'major':27 'obama':41 'senat':9,26 'bought':7 'durbin':30 'leader':10 'legisl':37 'presid':40 'street':53 'copland':2 'journal':54 'ledbett':44 'plaintiff':5,16,187537199truetruedaylifeWall Street Journalhttp://online.wsj.com/public/usOKJames Copland: How the Plaintiffs Bar Bought the Senatehttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703630404575053330978667138.html?mod=WSJ_topics_obama300038PersondemocratMon Feb 08 11:06:57 -0600 2010Mon Feb 08 00:00:00 -0600 2010...federal corruption charges, would have been paired with Cohen on the November ticket. Quinn, U.S. Rep. Danny Davis and Sen. Dick Durbin all had urged Cohen to leave the race. Quinn said Cohen had "made the right decision for the Democratic Party and the'dem':1 'ill':6 'rep':23 'sen':27 'u.s':22 'urg':32 'davi':25 'dick':28 'exit':5 'leav':35 'made':42 'news':54 'pair':14 'race':7,37 'said':39 'charg':10 'cohen':16,33,40 'danni':24 'decis':45 'feder':8 'parti':49 'quinn':21,38 'right':44 'would':11 'candid':4 'durbin':29 'novemb':19 'ticket':20 'corrupt':9 'lieuten':2 'democrat':48,55 'governor':3 'bellevill':52 'news-democrat':537529207truetruedaylifeBelleville News-Democrathttp://www.bnd.com/OKDem. lieutenant governor candidate exits Ill. racehttp://www.bnd.com/news/state/story/1122265.html300038PersonsenatorMon Feb 08 22:13:55 -0600 2010Mon Feb 08 00:00:00 -0600 2010 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Governor Pat Quinn and US Senator Dick Durbin today announced that Caterpillar, a global leader in the manufacturing of heavy machinery, ... '8':1 'pr':24 'us':7 'pat':4 'dick':9 'heavi':22 'press':26 'quinn':5 'senat':8 'today':11 'durbin':10 'global':16 'leader':17 'releas':27 'announc':12 'newswir':25 'governor':3 'machineri':23 'manufactur':20 '/prnewswire':2 'caterpillar':147531956truetruegoogle newsPR Newswire (press release)OKhttp://chicagopressrelease.com/press-releases/caterpillar-joins-futuregen-alliance300038Personsen\.Tue Feb 09 11:19:14 -0600 2010Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 2010Both Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the Majority Whip, and Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, have expressed concern with HAMP and support for cramdown. Without specifically mentioning ...'d':9,19 'ill':10 'rep':15 'sen':5 'blog':3,42 'dick':6 'hamp':32 'hous':24 'mass':20 'whip':13 'd-ill':8 'frank':17 'major':12 'barney':16 'd-mass':18 'durbin':7 'servic':26 'specif':38 'concern':30 'express':29 'financi':25 'mention':39 'support':34 'without':37 'chairman':21 'committe':27 'cramdown':36 'edwardshowel':1,407537188falsetruegoogle blogEdwardshowell's blog http://edwardshowell5618604482.typepad.com/blog/OK- Edwardshowell's bloghttp://edwardshowell5618604482.typepad.com/blog/2010/02/you-think-the-government-will-save-your-home-read-this-article-and-understand-how-truly-important-it-is-to-have-an-attorney-1.html300038PersonsenatorTue Feb 09 11:19:14 -0600 2010Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 2010Senator Dithering Dick Durbin Alexi, my south sider's response to the Senior Senator from Illinois, were I you, would be - "Thanks So Mucking Fuch!" Now! Click my Post Title and Dance! "Come on, my boy!" Posted by pathickey at 6:19 '6':51 '19':52 'boy':46 'bear':8 'come':43 'danc':42 'dick':13 'fuch':35 'geek':7 'gift':9 'hand':3,55 'muck':34 'post':39,47 'titl':40 'alexi':4,15 'bewar':5 'click':37 'senat':11,24 'sider':18 'south':17 'thank':32 'would':30 'zorba':10 'dither':12 'durbin':14 'senior':23 'illinoi':26 'respons':20 'pathickey':497537182falsetruegoogle blog. . . With Both Hands http://hickeysite.blogspot.com/OK. . . With Both Hands: Alexi! Beware of Geeks Bearing Gifts! Zorba ...http://hickeysite.blogspot.com/2010/02/alexi-beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts.html300038PersonsenatorTue Feb 09 11:19:14 -0600 2010Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 2010His potential running mate, Governor Pat Quinn, as well as Senator Dick Durbin and Rep. Danny Davis had all urged Cohen to drop out. Read more about Scott Lee Cohen's colorful past, see a video where Cohen addresses the allegations ...'lt':6 'dem':4 'lee':2,39 'pat':16 'rep':25 'run':13 'see':44 'urg':30 'davi':27 'dick':22 'drop':33 'juri':53 'mate':14 'past':43 'quit':9 'race':10 'read':35 'well':19 'alleg':51 'cohen':3,31,40,48 'color':42 'danni':26 'quinn':17 'right':52 'scott':1,38 'senat':21 'video':46 'candid':8 'durbin':23 'address':49 'illinoi':5 'potenti':12 'governor':7,157537193falsetruegoogle blogRight Juris http://law.rightpundits.com/OKScott Lee Cohen: Dem Illinois Lt. Governor Candidate Quits Race ...http://law.rightpundits.com/?p=1214300038PersondemocratTue Feb 09 11:19:14 -0600 2010Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 2010U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Illinois, is seeking information from 30 technology companies in advance of a hearing he is planning on their human rights practices in China. Read more on Network World ...'12':5 '30':24 '35':6 'uk':2 'afx':1 'u.s':12 'dick':14 'hear':31 'plan':34 'read':42 'seek':21 'check':47 'china':41 'focus':3 'human':37 'right':38 'senat':13 'share':8 'world':46 'advanc':28 'durbin':15 'higher':9 'inform':22 'midday':11 'togeth':48 'compani':26 'illinoi':19 'network':45 'practic':39 'democrat':17 'european':7 'technolog':25 '2010/02/03':47537190falsetruegoogle blogChecking Together http://www.favsky.com/OK(AFX UK Focus) 2010/02/03 12:35 European shares higher at midday ...http://www.favsky.com/digital/mobile-digital/nokia-mobile-digital-digital/afx-uk-focus-20100203-1235-european-shares-higher-at-midday-miners-gain.html300038Personsen\.Tue Feb 09 11:19:14 -0600 2010Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 2010“And the banks–hard to believe in a time when we're facing a banking crisis that many of the banks created–are still the most powerful lobby on Capitol Hill. And they frankly own the place.” Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) Spring 2009 ...'9':3 'd':52 're':22 'ill':53 'sen':48 '2009':55 '2010':4 'bank':13,25,31 'dick':49 'face':23 'hard':14 'hill':41 'mani':28 'time':19 'creat':32 'crisi':26 'd-ill':51 'frank':44 'lobbi':38 'place':47 'power':37 'still':34 'believ':16 'durbin':50 'father':8,59 'spring':54 'america':10,61 'capitol':40 'carapac':5,56 'tuesday':1 'februari':27537186falsetruegoogle blogcarapace - Not your father's america http://carapace.weblogs.us/OKTuesday February 9, 2010 – « carapace – Not your father's americahttp://carapace.weblogs.us/archives/8144300038PersonsenateTue Feb 09 11:19:14 -0600 2010Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 2010Speaking of Illinois, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D), arguably the most popular statewide officeholder in the state, will serve as chairman of Alexi Giannoulias's (D) Senate campaign. * Former Sen. Dan Coats (R) has shaken up the ...'d':12,30 'r':37 'dan':35 'sen':34 'anim':43 'coat':36 'dick':10 'serv':23 'whip':9 'alexi':27 'major':8 'month':3 'polit':42 'senat':7,31 'speak':4 'state':21 'durbin':11 'former':33 'shaken':39 'arguabl':13 'illinoi':6 'popular':16 'campaign':32 'chairman':25 'statewid':17 'giannoulia':28 'officehold':18 'washington':27537185falsetruegoogle blogPolitical Animal http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/OKThe Washington Monthlyhttp://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2010_02/022318.php300038PersondemocratTue Feb 09 11:19:14 -0600 2010Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 2010FOXNews (blog) Illinois' Senior Senator, Dick Durbin, said he believes Alexi Giannoulias, 33, who is running as the Democratic candidate for US Senate will have to come … Durbin To Chair Giannoulias Senate CampaignWCIA-3 News ...'-3':44 '33':23 'il':1 'us':32 'run':26 'web':47 'www':10 'blog':9,12 'come':6,37 'deep':46 'dick':16 'need':4 'news':45,48 'said':18 'alexi':21 'chair':40 'clean':7 'radio':49 'senat':2,15,33,42 'believ':20 'candid':3,30 'durbin':17,38 'foxnew':8,11 'senior':14 'illinoi':13 'democrat':29 'giannoulia':22,41 'campaignwcia':437537194falsetruegoogle blogdeep web news radio http://articles.netai.net/OKIL Senate Candidate Needs to Come Clean – FOXNews (blog) - www ...http://articles.netai.net/?p=12605300038PersonsenateTue Feb 09 11:19:21 -0600 2010Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 2010...Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) were plaintiffs firms. Plaintiffs firms were the top two donors to Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D., Ill.). The first piece of legislation signed by President Obama—the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 —'d':12,30 'act':46 'bar':4 'ill':31 'nev':13 'pay':45 'top':21 'two':22 '2009':48 'dick':28 'fair':44 'firm':16,18 'piec':34 'reid':11 'sign':37 'whip':27 'donor':23 'first':33 'harri':10 'lilli':42 'major':8,26 'obama':40 'senat':7,25 'bought':5 'durbin':29 'leader':9 'legisl':36 'presid':39 'ledbett':43 'overlawy':49 'plaintiff':3,15,177537197falsetruedaylifeOverlawyeredhttp://overlawyered.com/OK“How the Plaintiffs Bar Bought the Senate”http://overlawyered.com/2010/02/how-the-plaintiffs-bar-bought-the-senate/300038PersonsenatorTue Feb 09 11:19:13 -0600 2010Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 2010The U.S. Attorney General should investigate the political shenanigans surrounding Pat Quinn's and Senator Dick Durbin's involvement in literally forcing Scott Lee Cohen off the ticket. Mr. Cohen won the primary for Lieutenant governor. ...'mr':41 'guy':4,52 'lee':36 'pat':6,23 'u.s':14 'won':43 'dick':28 'drop':9 'forc':34 'must':8 'race':12 'class':3,51 'cohen':37,42 'liter':33 'middl':2,50 'polit':20 'quinn':7,24 'scott':35 'senat':27 'durbin':29 'involv':31 'ticket':40 'general':16 'lieuten':47 'primari':45 'attorney':15 'governor':5,48 'investig':18 'surround':22 'shenanigan':217537180falsetruegoogle blogTHE MIDDLE CLASS GUY http://themiddleclassguy.blogspot.com/OKTHE MIDDLE CLASS GUY: GOVERNOR PAT QUINN MUST DROP OUT OF RACEhttp://themiddleclassguy.blogspot.com/2010/02/governor-pat-quinn-must-drop-out-of.html300038PersondemocratTue Feb 09 11:19:14 -0600 2010Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 2010Is this a good idea? “U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said Sunday he'll chair the Senate campaign of fellow Democrat Alexi Giannoulias as he takes on a better-funded and more experienced Republican foe.” Seems like a big risk for both. ...'ll':19 'big':45 'foe':41 'sen':13 'u.s':12 'blog':2 'dick':14 'fund':36 'good':10 'idea':11 'like':43 'risk':46 'said':16 'seem':42 'take':31 'alexi':27 'chair':20 'senat':22 'archiv':3 'better':35 'durbin':15 'fellow':25 'jetsam':6 'sunday':17 'flotsam':4 'campaign':23 'democrat':26 'experienc':39 'commentari':1,49 'giannoulia':28 'republican':40 'better-fund':347537181falsetruegoogle blogCommentary http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/OKCommentary » Blog Archive » Flotsam and Jetsamhttp://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/rubin/233891