It's really starting to look like the wheels are falling of the dim bandwagon. This involves Illinois' 17th Congressional District during the past two HR voting cycles.
Friends of Lane Evans agree to pay FEC $185,000 to settle suit : The Friends of Lane Evans will pay the Federal Election Commission $185,000 in a consent judgment filed this week in federal court. The agreement will let the defendants settle the case without admitting or denying the allegations made in the suit. The FEC filed the lawsuit in January 2004 in U.S. District Court, Rock Island, against the Friends of Lane Evans and its treasurer, Samuel M. Gilman; the 17th District Victory Fund and its treasurer; and the Rock Island Central Democratic Committee and its treasurer, John A. Gianulis. The suit was filed after the Rock Island County Republican Party filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission in 2000 regarding the 17th District Victory Fund. The complaint included 17 causes of action relating to the 1998 and 2000 election campaigns when Rep. Evans, D-Rock Island, defeated challenger Republican Mark Baker.
Does this also explain how Osama Obama got votes in percentages rivaled only by the heyday of Saddam? lol