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EDITOR'S NOTE: Many Americans believe only the wealthy or politically well-connected can run for elected office. However, you can take part in a grass roots effort designed to put the Illinois GOP back in the hands of the people. The following information was compiled by Doug Ibendahl, co-founder of Republican Young Professionals (RYP) (http://www.ilryp.org) and contributor to Champion News (http://www.championnews.net/). Ibendahl addresses the process Illinois voters can follow to become a Republican Precinct Committeeman. Ibendahl writes, "Only 10 valid signatures from registered voters in your precinct are needed to get on the ballot for Precinct Committeeman..." (Rules may differ in...

Posted on Wed, Jun. 16, 2004 Black businessman looks for GOP votes in Senate race DICK PETTYS Associated Press ROCKMART, Ga. - Herman Cain is a self-made man with a rags-to-riches background and a yen to start a political career at the top, never mind the long march most candidates make through steppingstone offices to get a shot at the U.S. Senate. It's not a unique biography for a Republican candidate in Georgia and it invites comparisons to Guy Millner, the wealthy businessman who seemed ill-suited to the campaign trail and three times led Georgia Republicans to electoral defeats in...