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Article: Buckets o' mud; THE CONGRESSIONAL RACE BETWEEN HALVORSON AND OZINGA TURNS UGLY.(News)(Martin Ozinga)(Debbie Halvorson)
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- Crain's Chicago Business
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- September 29, 2008
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Byline: Greg Hinz
Call it "the outside agent of change against the experienced pro who can get things done.'' Both have buckets of dough to make their case, and the hostility level is rising fast amid charges of hypocrisy and political taint.
No, it's not Barack Obama against John McCain-though this race is just as nasty as that one, so nasty that the two sides can't even agree on which local reporter should moderate a debate.
The race in question is a bell-ringer pitting cement mogul Martin Ozinga against Illinois Senate Majority Leader Debbie Halvorson for the 11th District congressional seat in the fast-growing southwest suburbs.
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