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Article: Byrne, Pucinski careers on line
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- Chicago Sun-Times
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- March 15, 1988
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It's do or die time for Jane M. Byrne and Aurelia Pucinski.
A defeat in today's Democratic primary for Circuit Court clerk
would, the former mayor concedes, make her political history.
Surprising as it seems, Byrne's only election victory was nine years
ago.
For Pucinski, the Democratic Party's slated candidate, a loss to
Byrne would derail a political career that once appeared starstruck.
Pucinski was defeated in the 1986 primary race for secretary of state
by Janice Hart, a disciple of Lyndon H. La Rouche Jr.
In an ironic twist, Hart is a candidate against Pucinski and
Byrne, although her instant fame in 1986 make her chances this time
virtually nil.
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