Kerry Lester
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Kirk talks about voting for repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell'Dec 17, 2010 10:00 pm - New Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk was one of only eight Republicans to break from his party and vote for repeal of the ‘don't ask, don't tell' policy banning openly gay troops...
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Suburban representatives say yes to tax dealDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - Many suburban members of Illinois' congressional delegation weren't thrilled with aspects of a sweeping piece of legislation that would extend tax cuts to Americans at e...
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No strikes? Tougher tenure? Lawmakers contemplating school reformsDec 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Beginning Thursday, hearings are being held on reforming some of the most controversial aspects of public schooling in Illinois. Eliminating teachers' right to strike is...
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Durbin, Kirk meet in the middle to vote for tax dealDec 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Illinois' two senators met in the middle Wednesday to vote in favor of legislation that would extend rapidly expiring tax cuts to Americans at every income level. The m...
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Kirk looks back, forward in first Senate speechDec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - New suburban Sen. Mark Kirk took the Senate floor for the first time very much like he left the House floor for the last: looking back on his predecessors' accomplishmen...
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Hannah's e-mail leads Quinn to declare January Stalking Awareness MonthDec 11, 2010 10:00 pm - To those who know her, it's no surprise that Hannah Perryman would keep working for stalking victims, though her own ordeal is over. But the rapid pace of happenings sin...
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Civil unions and the churchDec 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Running for president in 1960, John F. Kennedy fended off concerns that as a Catholic he'd be controlled by the pope. “I am the Democratic candidate for president who al...
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New Amtrak route to run through Elgin, not McHenryDec 10, 2010 10:00 pm - A much anticipated Amtrak route will include Elgin and Rockford, but snubs McHenry County. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced Friday it had selec...
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Was Noland's suggestion for party dress out of line?Dec 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Noland says no one complained, but experts suggest it wasn't wise
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Kirk names several suburbanites to chair advisory boardsDec 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Sen. Mark Kirk Thursday named several suburban residents as chairs of his five newly formed advisory boards. Kirk, who was sworn into the Senate on Nov. 29 to fill the r...