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Illinois House Eight: Duckworth, Raja on “Chicago Tonight” at 7 p.m.

By Lynn Sweet

Carol Marin interviews Illinois House Eight Democratic primary rivals Raja Krishnamoorthi and Tammy Duckworth on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight at 7:00 pm CST.

http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2012/03/07/8th-district-democratic-primary-forum

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