Articles filed under US Senate
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Giannoulias approves benefits for domestic partnersJun 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias Sunday signed an executive order enabling gay and lesbian employees in his office who have domestic partners to receive the same rig...
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Use news, not news excerpts, when you voteJun 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Who is going to determine how you perceive the candidates you support in the coming election? You? Or the candidates? There is hardly mystery surrounding the power of po...
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Kirk has excellent record of serviceJun 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Congressman Mark Kirk is a 20-year Navy veteran with an outstanding record of service to our nation's veterans. I am a veteran myself, and have strong respect for what K...
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Mark Kirk disgraces the U.S. NavyJun 07, 2010 11:00 pm - As a Navy veteran, I am embarrassed by Congressman Mark Kirk's false claim that he was named "Intelligence Officer of the Year." He says that it was a mistake. Nonsense....
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Vets irked by Kirk's military claims - but it won't decide their voteJun 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Some local veterans say they are fed up with politicians inflating claims about military service - but that may not determine how they vote in an election. While many co...
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Quinn calls Kirk's embellishments 'disappointing'Jun 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says it's "disappointing" Republican Senate candidate Mark Kirk embellished his military record. A Democrat, Quinn said Monday any inaccuracies m...
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Kirk apologizes for misstating military recordJun 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Senate candidate Mark Kirk apologized Thursday for making inaccurate statements about his service in the Navy Reserves, while acknowledging more discrepancies. "I apolog...
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A new distinction for Mark KirkJun 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Now that Mark Kirk has come clean in stating that he was not the U.S. Navy "Intelligence Officer of the Year" in 1998, although he used those words on the floor of the U...
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New questions focus on Kirk's description of his serviceJun 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Mark Kirk's military service was supposed to be a major plus in his campaign for the U.S. Senate. Instead, the Highland Park Republican congressman finds himself increas...
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Kirk must apologize instead of attackJun 01, 2010 11:00 pm - It's important, and unfortunate, to acknowledge at the outset that the two major-party candidates for U.S. Senate from Illinois appear determined to ensure that voters d...