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Unfettered Competition May Just as Easily Lead to Lobbyists as It Does to Excellence

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Posted on July 17, 2008 - 12:51am at Enclave
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A couple of years ago the University of Chicago lost its exclusive no bid contracts for two famous national labs when the Energy Department decided to open the bidding process to private companies.  Did U. of C.

Sign of things to come

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Posted on March 9, 2008 - 2:16am at Loose TN Cannon
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Despite being outspent 2 to 1, Democrat Bill Foster won the Congressional seat held by former Republican Speaker of the House, Dennis Hastert in a special election in the heavily Republican district west of Chicago.

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Sign of things to come

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Posted on March 9, 2008 - 1:44am at Tennessee Free
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Despite being outspent 2 to 1, Democrat Bill Foster won the Congressional seat held by former Republican Speaker of the House, Dennis Hastert in a special election in the heavily Republican district west of Chicago.
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Mr. Foster’s success deeply disappointed Republicans, in part for its broader implications: the victory in this early race may buoy [...]

Hastert Seat Goes Blue

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Posted on March 8, 2008 - 9:53pm at Nashville21
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Former Speaker of the House, Dennis Hastert, resigned from Congress last year, and a Democrat, Bill Foster, just won his seat in a generally safe-Republican district.

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