GOP candidates appear at Mount Vernon Sweet Corn festival
The Republican slate on the seven day Common Sense Express bus tour visited Mount Vernon for the Sweet Corn and Watermelon Festival parade. Gubernatorial candidate Judy Barr Topinka led six statewide contenders including Joe Birkett Stewart Umholtz Christine Bodogno Dan Rutherford and Carole Pankau amid heat and crowds in Jefferson County.
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Jefferson County
Illinois
Springfield
Judy Barr Topinka
Topinka
Joe Birkett
Stewart Umholtz
Christine Bodogno
Dan Rutherford
Carole Pankau
GOP
Democratic Party
Steve Jahne
Judy Baar Topinka
Undfunded candidate Stover eyes upset of Shimkus
Centralia councilman Danny Stover challenges five term Republican John Shimkus for Illinois 19th District U.S. House seat. With a 20 to 1 fundraising deficit and lower name recognition, Stover beams at Bush’s slide as a potential path to victory. He promotes a platform diverging from Bush and GOP policies. See Stover on page 5A.
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Danny Stover
Centralia
John Shimkus
Collinsville
U.S
Illinois
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Stover
Bush
Israel raids Lebanon test fragile cease-fire in six day old truce
Israeli commandos hit a Hezbollah stronghold in Lebanon amid a fierce gunbattle as Lebanon warned of halting troop deployments. U N Secretary General Kofi Annan called the operation a breach of the cease-fire. One Israeli officer died and two soldiers were wounded. France sent 49 peacekeepers to join UNIFIL with about 200 more expected next week as the 15,000 soldier force aims to police the truce.
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Belford challenges Phelps for House seat
Harrisburg report notes Rhonda Belford, Hardin County native, has entered the race to oppose Brandon Phelps for the 118th District seat. The impending contest is framed as a rare challenge to a member of the Phelps political family, with Belford acknowledging the task ahead.
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Phelps
Harrisburg
Rhonda Belford
Brandon Phelps
Hardin County
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Danny L. Stover
Kelly Shields
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