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...three Illinois Republicans slugging it out for the G.O.P. nomination for the House seat held by Democrat Lane Evans is using high-caliber weapons to secure his spot on the ballot. MICHAEL CURTISS, M.D., a general practitioner from western Illinois, raised about $50,000 in funds by raffling guns on the Internet. Currently up for grabs is a .50-cal. rifle that Democratic Chicago Representative Rod Blagojevich is trying to ban--the ArmaLite AR-50. Curtiss snidely refers to it as the "Blagojevich Special." At least 1,000 tickets at $20 a pop have been sold. Curtiss insists that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaigns | 3/13/2000 | See Source »

...three Illinois Republicans slugging it out for the GOP nomination for the House seat held by Democrat Lane Evans is using high-caliber weapons to secure his spot on the ballot. Michael Curtiss, M.D., a general practitioner from western Illinois, raised about $50,000 in funds by raffling guns on the Internet. Currently up for grabs is a .50-cal. rifle that Democratic Chicago representative Rod Blagojevich is trying to ban - the ArmaLite AR-50. Curtiss snidely refers to it as the "Blagojevich Special." At least 1,000 tickets at $20 a pop have been sold. Curtiss insists that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Illinois Candidate Makes a High-Caliber Bid | 3/5/2000 | See Source »

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