F000454 1955-10-07 2304 Rayburn House Office Building http://foster.house.gov/Contact/ 14 202-225-0697 Bill 'd':4 'il':5 '-14':6 'rep':1 'bill':2,7,9 'foster':3,8,10 M 412257 Foster Bill_Foster Rep. Bill Foster [D, IL-14] N00029139 3312 Democrat 202-225-2976 IL Bill Foster 3.22222222222222 http://foster.house.gov/ 412257 Person democrat Wed Nov 04 21:45:28 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...state priorities. The governor then is scheduled to attend a news conference in support of legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, a Democrat from Geneva, that would establish the National Military Family Relief Fund Act. The proposal would all 'act':44 'd.c':8 'rep':28 'u.s':27 'bill':29 'fund':43 'head':6 'meet':4 'news':19 'skip':2 'quinn':1 'state':9 'would':36,47 'attend':17 'confer':20 'famili':41 'foster':30 'geneva':34 'legisl':24 'nation':39 'propos':46 'relief':42 'tribun':50 'chicago':49 'schedul':15 'sponsor':25 'support':22 'transit':3 'democrat':32 'governor':12 'militari':40 'prioriti':10 'establish':37 6579119 true true daylife Chicago Tribune http://www.chicagotribune.com/ OK http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~r/chicagotribune/cloutstreet/~3/qEecyALnE9I/quinn-skips-transit-meeting-to-head-to-dc.html 412257 Person democrat Tue Nov 03 21:43:24 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...governor then is scheduled to attend a news conference in support of legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, a Democrat from Geneva, that would establish the National Military Family Relief Fund Act. The proposal would allow taxpayers to contrib 'act':41 'd.c':8 'rep':25 'u.s':24 'bill':26 'fund':40 'head':6 'meet':4 'news':16 'skip':2 'allow':45 'quinn':1 'would':33,44 'attend':14 'confer':17 'famili':38 'foster':27 'geneva':31 'legisl':21 'nation':36 'propos':43 'relief':39 'taxpay':46 'tribun':50 'chicago':49 'contrib':48 'schedul':12 'sponsor':22 'support':19 'transit':3 'democrat':29 'governor':9 'militari':37 'establish':34 6570988 true true daylife Chicago Tribune http://www.chicagotribune.com/ OK http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~r/ChicagoBreakingNews/~3/uWj1sWDr7HI/quinn-skips-transit-meeting-to-head-to-dc.html 412257 Person democrat Wed Nov 04 21:45:28 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Subcommittee Chairman Paul Kanjorski (D., Pa.) oppose it. But some Democrats will support it. In addition to Mr. Adler, Rep. Bill Foster, (D., Ill.) said he would vote for it.Mr. Kanjorski said he hoped the bill won't be "precipitously watered down," bu 'd':11,29 'bu':49 'mr':24 'pa':12 'ill':30 'rep':26 'won':43 'bill':2,27,42 'face':4 'hope':40 'paul':9 'said':31,38 'vote':34 'wall':50 'addit':22 'adler':25 'hurdl':6 'it.mr':36 'oppos':13 'water':47 'would':33 'exempt':5 'foster':28 'street':51 'journal':52 'support':19 'chairman':8 'democrat':17 'investor':1 'precipit':46 'kanjorski':10,37 'subcommitte':7 6579117 true true daylife Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/public/us OK http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125726942201825759.html?mod=WSJ_topics_obama 412257 Person congress Mon Nov 02 21:43:25 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...a top-tier challenger to the three-term congresswoman. In the 14th District, several Republicans filed to challenge Democrat Bill Foster , including attorney Ethan Hastertand state Rep. Randy Hultgren. Republicans were unable to avoid a primary in the 'cq':47 'rep':35 'top':9 '14th':20 'bill':28 'deal':6 'done':5 'file':2,24 'term':16 'tier':10 'avoid':42 'ethan':32 'polit':48 'randi':36 'sever':22 'state':34 'three':15 'unabl':40 'foster':29 'includ':30 'deadlin':3 'illinoi':1 'primari':44 'attorney':31 'challeng':11,26 'democrat':27 'district':21 'hultgren':37 'top-tier':8 'hastertand':33 'republican':23,38 'three-term':14 'congresswoman':17 6562318 true true daylife CQ Politics http://www.cqpolitics.com/president_2008/index.html OK http://www.cqpolitics.com/news-000003237556 412257 Person congress Fri Oct 30 10:33:12 -0500 2009 Fri Oct 30 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ...is the latest in a series of local Republicans to step forward to seek their party's nod to take on incumbent U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, D-Batavia, in the fall of 2010. Purcell is opposed by Ethan Hastert, of Elburn, a lawyer and son of former U.S. Speaker 'd':35 'nod':25 'rep':31 'son':53 'u.s':30,56 '2010':41 'bill':32 'fall':39 'file':2 'form':4 'seek':21 'seri':13 'step':18 'take':27 'daili':58 'ethan':46 'local':15 'oppos':44 'parti':23 'elburn':49 'former':55 'foster':33 'incumb':29 'latest':10 'lawyer':51 'purcel':1,42 'batavia':36 'forward':19 'hastert':47 'speaker':57 'campaign':6 'chronicl':59 'committe':7 'd-batavia':34 'republican':16 'congression':5 6531055 true true daylife Daily Chronicle http://www.daily-chronicle.com/ OK http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/10/29/50427909/index.xml 412257 Person rep\. Sun Oct 25 21:42:50 -0500 2009 Sun Oct 25 00:00:00 -0500 2009 US Rep. Bill Foster has been named to the Reagan Centennial Commission. The bipartisan commission was created by House Resolution 131, which Foster ... 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'10':4 'fl':9 'one':23 'top':3 'bill':19 'ford':31 'race':6 'elect':1 'mayor':5 'night':2 'rival':29 'saint':7 'state':33 'swing':32 'thank':26 'foster':20 'person':24 'strong':16 'african':12 'project':34 'turnout':14 'american':13 'democrat':18 'kathleen':30 'petersburg':8 'republican':28 'african-american':11 6485206 true true google news Swing State Project OK http://www.swingstateproject.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=5791 412257 Person representative Sun Oct 25 21:42:52 -0500 2009 Sat Oct 24 00:00:00 -0500 2009 Danner supports Bill Foster. Like Danner, Schmiege has been self-employed in St. Petersburg, working for a variety of clients. His company specializes in ... 'st':1,25 'bill':14 'citi':3 'face':8 'jeff':6 'like':16 'self':22 'work':27 'client':32 'danner':7,12,17 'employ':23 'foster':15 'member':5 'compani':34 'council':4 'leonard':9 'schmieg':10,18 'special':35 'support':13 'varieti':30 'petersburg':2,26 'self-employ':21 'tampabay.com':37 6485212 true true google news Tampabay.com OK http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/elections/st-petersburg-city-council-member-jeff-danner-faces-leonard-schmiege-in/1046331 412257 Person democrat Sat Oct 24 21:42:07 -0500 2009 Sat Oct 24 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ...Williams, Deveron Gibbons, Scott Wagman, Jamie Bennett. The more people see and hear of St. Petersburg mayoral candidates Bill Foster and Kathleen Ford, the more we lament that one of the also-rans failed to make it into the runoff. Loser of the week C 'c':58 'st':27,60 'gov':5 'one':41 'put':3 'ran':46 'see':23 'tom':11 'also':45 'bill':31 'fail':47 'ford':35 'hear':25 'jami':18 'make':49 'role':1 'time':62 'week':57 'crist':6 'loser':10,54 'mayor':29 'peopl':22 'scott':16 'track':8 'candid':30 'foster':32 'gibbon':15 'lament':39 'revers':2 'runoff':53 'wagman':17 'bennett':19 'deveron':14 'florida':4 'gallagh':12 'william':13 'also-ran':44 'kathleen':34 'petersburg':28,61 'tampabay.com':59 6477919 true true daylife TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times http://www.tampabay.com/ OK http://www.tampabay.com/news/article1046749.ece 412257 Person democrat Sun Oct 25 21:42:52 -0500 2009 Fri Oct 23 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ... was arrested when a State Police special tactics team stormed his truck at about 9:10 pm at the Razorback Concrete Co., on Bill Foster Memorial Highway. ... '9':20 '10':21 'co':27 'pm':22 'end':3 'gas':2 'bill':29 'long':4 'team':14 'tear':1 'lonok':33 'polic':11 'state':10 'storm':15 'truck':17 'arrest':7 'foster':30 'memori':31 'tactic':13 'concret':26 'highway':32 'special':12 'democrat':34 'standoff':5 'razorback':25 6485211 true true google news Lonoke Democrat OK http://www.lonokedemocrat.com/articles/2009/10/23/cabot_star_herald/news/nws01.txt 412257 Person congress Sat Nov 07 10:32:49 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 I called Bill Foster's Washington office and urged a no vote. (Foster took over Denny Hastert's seat.) I also e-mailed. It took a while to get through, and I asked the person if she's getting lots of calls. She was indeed. I asked her what the 'e':34 'ask':45,59 'get':41,51 'lot':52 'urg':20 'also':32 'baar':2,64 'bill':1,7,14,63 'call':6,13,54 'care':11 'inde':57 'mail':35 'seat':30 'side':5,67 'took':25,37 'vote':23 'west':4,66 'denni':27 'offic':18 'e-mail':33 'foster':8,15,24 'pelosi':10 'person':47 'hastert':28 'washington':17 6607077 false true google blog Bill Baar's West Side http://baarswestside.blogspot.com/ OK http://baarswestside.blogspot.com/2009/11/calling-bill-foster-on-pelosi-care.html 412257 Person congress Sat Nov 07 21:43:59 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 IL Bill Foster 202-225-2976. ILD aniel Lipinski 202-225-5701. IN Baron Hill 202-225-5315. KS Dennis Moore 202-225-2865. MD Frank Kratovil 202-225-5311. MI Dale Kildee 202-225-3611. MI Mark Schauer 202-225-6276 ... 'il':6 'ks':24 'md':30 'mi':36,42 '202':9,15,21,27,33,39,45 'get':1 'ild':12 '-225':10,16,22,28,34,40,46 'bill':7 'dale':37 'hill':20 'mark':43 'moor':26 '-2865':29 '-2976':11 '-3611':41 '-5311':35 '-5315':23 '-5701':17 '-6276':47 'aniel':13 'atlas':4,48 'baron':19 'denni':25 'frank':31 'kilde':38 'shrug':5,49 'foster':8 'schauer':44 'kratovil':32 'lipinski':14 6611901 false true google blog Atlas Shrugs http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/ OK http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2009/11/get-on-it.html 412257 Person rep\. Sat Nov 07 21:43:59 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 I tried calling each of U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean's offices all day Saturday and was connected to a recording pretty much all day. The few times I did get put thru to leave a voice-mail it was full. Bean and U.S. Rep. Bill Foster of ... 'day':27,38 'get':44 'put':45 'rep':7,21,59 'tri':16 'u.s':20,58 'yes':12 'bean':9,23,56 'bill':60 'call':17 'full':55 'leav':48 'mail':52 'much':36 'thru':46 'time':41 'voic':51 'vote':11 'obama':14 'occam':4,66 'offic':25 'razor':6,68 'studi':2,64 'foster':61 'pretti':35 'record':34 'connect':31 'melissa':8,22 'saturday':28 'voice-mail':50 6611903 false true google blog A Study in Occam's Razor http://www.blogacause.com/blogacause/blog/Sentiant OK http://www.blogacause.com/blogacause/blog/Sentiant/2009/11/07/Rep-Melissa-Bean-to-vote-Yes-on-Obama-Pelosicare 412257 Person republican Sat Nov 07 21:43:59 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Bill Foster (Ill.) “Encouraged” House is moving forward; voted no on climate bill. Bart Gordon (Tenn.) Republicans targeting Science panel chairman. Raúl Grijalva (Ariz.) Wants vote on “robust” public option. Baron Hill (Ind.) ... 'ill':14 'ind':44 'ariz':35 'bart':25 'bill':11,12,24 'care':10 'hill':4,43 'hous':16 'move':18 'taft':2,46 'tenn':27 'vote':20,37 'want':36 'baron':42 'panel':31 'raúl':33 'truth':7 'climat':23 'foster':13 'gordon':26 'health':9 'moment':5 'option':41 'public':40 'robust':39 'scienc':30 'target':29 'forward':19 'chairman':32 'encourag':15 'grijalva':34 'victoria':1,45 'republican':28 6611900 false true google blog VICTORIA TAFT http://victoriataftkpam.blogspot.com/ OK http://victoriataftkpam.blogspot.com/2009/11/hill-moment-of-truth-on-health-care.html 412257 Person rep\. Fri Nov 06 21:43:45 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 “'I am pleased that the stimulus continues to spur economic activity within the 14th District, and helps maintain our area leadership in high technology,' Rep. Foster said.” (Bill Foster Press Release, ... 'rep':33 '14th':22 'area':28 'bill':8,36 'help':25 'high':31 'said':35 'spur':17 'activ':19 'pleas':11 'press':38 'proof':6 'econom':18 'foster':34,37 'releas':39 'review':2,41 'within':20 'continu':15 'illinoi':1,40 'district':23 'maintain':26 'stimulus':14 'unemploy':3 'skyrocket':4 'technolog':32 'leadership':29 6601942 false true google blog Illinois Review http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/ OK http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2009/11/unemployment-skyrockets-more-proof-that-bill-fosters-stimulus-has-failed.html 412257 Person democrat Fri Nov 06 21:43:45 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 He hid from his constituents during recess, claiming “death threats.” He'll do what Nancy says. “Blue Dog Democrat” my foot. http://kansascitykansan.com/blogs/guest-post-us-rep-dennis-moore-health-care-reform/4538#comments .... Anyone know if 'll':21 'dog':27 'hid':11 'say':25 'blog':8 'blue':26 'foot':30 'know':35 'list':3 'anyon':34 'claim':17 'death':18 'erick':6 'nanci':24 'short':2 'action':5 'recess':16 'threat':19 'redstat':9,37 'constitu':14 'democrat':28 'kansascitykansan.com':32 '/blogs/guest-post-us-rep-dennis-moore-health-care-reform/4538#comments':33 'kansascitykansan.com/blogs/guest-post-us-rep-dennis-moore-health-care-reform/4538':31 6601945 false true google blog RedState http://www.redstate.com/ OK http://www.redstate.com/erick/2009/11/06/the-short-list-for-action/ 412257 Person democrat Fri Nov 06 21:43:53 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Edwards (Texas) A perennial GOP target; rejected climate bill Keith Ellison (Minn.) Bob Etheridge (N.C.) May run for Senate Bill Foster (Ill.) “Encouraged” House is moving forward; voted no on climate bill Bart Gordon (Tenn.) Republicans targeting S 'bob':20 'gop':12 'ill':29 'may':23 'n.c':22 'run':24 'aclu':48 'bart':40 'bill':16,27,39 'hous':3,31 'minn':19 'move':33 'stop':46 'tenn':42 'texa':9 'vote':4,35 'count':5 'keith':17 'senat':26 'climat':15,38 'edward':8 'foster':28 'gordon':41 'reject':14 'target':13,44 'current':1 'ellison':18 'forward':34 'perenni':11 'democrat':2 'encourag':30 'etheridg':21 'healthcar':7 'republican':43 6601952 false true daylife Stop The ACLU http://www.stoptheaclu.com/ OK http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/stoptheaclu/cxLr/~3/nGHVjv1LeOA/ 412257 Person democrat Sat Nov 07 21:43:59 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Bill Foster (Ill.) “Encouraged” House is moving forward; voted no on climate bill. Bart Gordon (Tenn.) Republicans targeting Science panel chairman. Raúl Grijalva (Ariz.) Wants vote on “robust” public option ... Rep. Tom Perriello (D-Va.) undecid 'd':44 'va':45 'ill':12 'rep':40 'tom':41 'ariz':33 'bart':23 'bill':10,22 'd-va':43 'hous':3,14 'move':16 'tenn':25 'vote':4,18,35 'want':34 'count':5 'panel':29 'raúl':31 'climat':21 'foster':11 'gordon':24 'option':39 'public':38 'robust':37 'scienc':28 'target':27 'current':1 'forward':17 'undecid':46 'chairman':30 'democrat':2 'encourag':13 'grijalva':32 'horserac':9,48 'healthcar':7,8,47 'perriello':42 'republican':26 6611899 false true google blog Healthcare Horserace http://healthcarehorserace.com/ OK http://healthcarehorserace.com/activism/11062009/current-democrat-house-vote-count-on-healthcare/ 412257 Person senate Fri Nov 06 21:43:45 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 x-Rep. Suzanne Kosmas (D). IDAHO: x-Rep. Walt Minnick (D). ILLINOIS: Rep. Bill Foster (D). x-Rep. Mark Kirk (R) (open seat; Kirk is running for the Senate). LOUISIANA: x-Rep Charlie Melancon (open seat; Melancon is running for the ... 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'st':25,29 'bay':56 '1992':52 'bill':4,16,34 'buzz':57 'ford':2,14,42,54 'made':44 'pair':47 'pete':26 'race':28 'said':36 'sinc':51 'tend':6,18 'wake':11,23 'elect':33 'mayor':27,32 'rival':40 'former':39 'foster':5,17,35 'friend':50 'kathleen':1,13,41 'friendship':9,21 'petersburg':30 'mayor-elect':31 6601941 false true google blog Bay Buzz http://blogs.tampabay.com/baybuzz/ OK http://blogs.tampabay.com/baybuzz/2009/11/kathleen-ford-and-bill-foster-tend-to-their-friendship-in-wake-of-st-pete-mayoral-race.html