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Gubernatorial campaign wars and fashion notes mix in Illinois race
Blagojevich launches Topinka Watch to pressure reporter questions while Topinka supporters create Red Squad to counter him. Dan Rutherford ties to Brady aides, including a man abducted at gunpoint in 2002. AFL CIO endorses Blagojevich, citing support for working families amid controversy. Giannoulias draws fashion buzz as he advances a treasurer bid, and a disputed Lottery history ties education funding to broad state projects.
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Blagojevich
Topinka Watch
Topinka
All Things
Jim Oberweis
Oberweis
GOP
George Ryan
Ryan
Sheila Nix
Judy Baar
Cheney
Chicago
Dick Cheney
Illinois
Republican Party
Andy McKenna
Blagojevich Kasher
Red Squad
Dan Rutherford
Jesse White
Rutherford
R-Chenoa
Bill Brady
Steve Schoeffel
Erik Woehrmann
House
Woehrmann
U.S
Tim Johnson
Urbana
Washington D.C
Johnson
Jerry Clarke
Clarke
AFL Cio
Margaret Blackshere
Lee News Service
Blackshere
Michael
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
James Meeks