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Illinois senators at center of rocky vote on Hagel

Durbin, Kirk in middle of confirmation fight

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U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, a Springfield Democrat.

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U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, Highland Park Republican.

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Illinois appears smack dab in the middle of the U.S. Senate's Hagel confirmation controversy, with Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin actively lobbying for and Republican Sen. Mark Kirk lobbying against the confirmation of the Obama administration's pick for defense secretary.

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