Articles filed under US Senate
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Kirk to skip Republican conventionApr 14, 2016 1:00 am - As speculation about a contested Republican convention this summer continues, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk says he won't be attending. "Senator Kirk has his own re-election to wi...
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Despite some similarities, Senate candidates will focus on differencesMar 20, 2016 7:00 am - Bound by an interest in veterans issues, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk and U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth faced an audience together at a John Marshall Law School event in 2014, touche...
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Kirk says he'll consider Obama's Supreme Court nomineeMar 16, 2016 1:00 am - Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk reiterated Wednesday he'll consider President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Merrick Garland. Obama announced the pick of the...
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Kirk and Duckworth win, go on offenseMar 15, 2016 1:00 am - Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk and Democratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth claimed victory in Tuesday's primary and jumped into a tough U.S. Senate race swinging. Duckwort...
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Illinois' Senate primaries crucial to each sideMar 14, 2016 5:30 am - Joining presidential candidates at the top of Tuesday's ballots is a statewide primary battle for the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama. Republican Se...
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Endorsement: Kirk for Republicans in U.S. Senate raceMar 08, 2016 10:00 pm - If Mark Kirk makes it through his party's primary - and he should - he still will have much to prove regarding how he would conduct a second term in the U.S. Senate. As...
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Endorsement: Duckworth for Democrats in U.S. Senate raceMar 08, 2016 10:00 pm - If Tammy Duckworth makes it through her party's primary election — and she should — she still will have much to prove regarding how she would represent Illinois in the U...
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Duckworth, Kirk trade critiques over 'standing up' tweetMar 08, 2016 12:00 am - A deleted post to Twitter that said U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth "has a sad record of not standing up" on veterans issues caused a stir online Tuesday, a week before Illino...
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Zopp, Harris meet in last-chance Senate clashMar 08, 2016 12:00 am - Two Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate clashed over their experiences creating jobs in a debate Tuesday night that served as a late-campaign chance to get their ideas...
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Kirk tries to look past Marter toward November matchupFeb 29, 2016 4:45 am - It didn't take long after the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia before politically savvy Illinoisans started wondering what U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, a Highl...