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  • Dem Senate hopeful (Blair Hull) starts earliest Illinois TV blitz ever

    06/25/2003 10:59:18 PM PDT · by LdSentinal · 1 replies · 490+ views
    Chiacgo Sun-Times ^ | 6/24/03 | Scott Fornek
    Millionaire Senate candidate M. Blair Hull took to the airwaves Monday, running television and radio commercials introducing himself to voters--nearly nine months before the Democratic primary. The initial round of 60-second biographical ads will only appear in Downstate areas, but Chicagoans shouldn't feel left out. This early media buy is only a small slice of the $40 million Hull has pledged to spend on the race. He will soon be as easy to find on the TV dial as Emeril Lagasse. "You will hear from us consistently," said Mike Henry, Hull's campaign manager. Hull, 60, is believed to be launching...
  • Rush Senate endorsement puts payback before prudence (Illinois)

    06/25/2003 10:54:44 PM PDT · by LdSentinal · 2 replies · 589+ views
    Chiacgo Sun-Times ^ | 6/25/03 | Steve Neal
    Rep. Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.), an outspoken advocate of black empowerment, has a hidden agenda in pushing Joyce Washington for the U.S. Senate. Rush is unhappy that state Sen. Barack Obama (D-Chicago) is emerging as the consensus choice of the African-American community in the 2004 Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. He encouraged Washington to challenge Obama and is seeking to recruit allies to her cause. Among those supporting Obama are the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Illinois Senate President Emil Jones, Representatives Danny K. Davis (D-Ill.) and Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.), former Appellate Court Justices R. Eugene Pincham and William...