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Former Illinois congressman Phil Crane dies
Chicago Tribune ^ | November 9, 2014 | By Katherine Skiba, Tribune reporter and not Steelers6

Posted on 11/09/2014 9:22:10 PM PST by Steelers6

"His accomplishments, and his lifelong pursuit of conservative principles, will have a lasting effect for generations to come: from his work on the Ways and Means Committee and the Republican Study Committee, to his work founding the Heritage Foundation and leading the American Conservative Union. He fought for lower taxes, a simplified tax code, free-market principles, and free trade."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: conservative; crane; illinois; obituary; reagan
Got the chance to meet him in Springfield right before the Republicans wiped the floor with the Democrats in 1994. The last week of his life they did it again. Great man, rest in peace Phil
1 posted on 11/09/2014 9:22:11 PM PST by Steelers6
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2 posted on 11/09/2014 9:28:11 PM PST by Bobalu (Hashem Yerachem (May God Have Mercy)
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Lord, may we please have more men like him. Amen.


3 posted on 11/09/2014 9:56:34 PM PST by HokieMom (Pacepa : Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
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