Articles filed under US Senate
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Obama veto threat targets Kirk plan on IranJan 22, 2015 12:01 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, a Highland Park Republican, said he expects the Senate to move forward with a proposal increasing sanctions on Iran despite President Barack Obama's...
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Reports: Duckworth will consider Senate runJan 19, 2015 12:01 am - U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, a Hoffman Estates Democrat, is weighing a run for U.S. Senate, reports say. If nominated as the Democrat for the 2016 Senate race, Duckworth w...
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Half-dozen Kirk staffers move over to RaunerJan 12, 2015 12:01 am - As Republican Bruce Rauner takes over the vast state government, he'll have the help of more than a half-dozen top staff who used to work for U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk. Rauner...
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Republicans in charge of Senate - but 2016 awaitsDec 22, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - Republicans have the Senate majority now and are set to challenge President Barack Obama and the Democrats on Capitol Hill this January. But a much tougher ...
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Kirk honored at retirement ceremonyDec 15, 2014 12:01 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk was honored Monday at a Pentagon ceremony celebrating his retirement from the Navy, where he spent more than 20 years in the reserves. The Highland P...
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Riopell: Kirk says 2016 opponents have 'quite a hill to climb'Nov 21, 2014 4:30 am - Any challengers have 'quite a hill to climb,' GOP senator says
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Local leaders react to Obama's immigration planNov 20, 2014 12:01 am - Elected leaders representing the suburbs and state reacted along party lines to President Obama's speech Thursday that spares roughly 5 million people in the United Stat...
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Discontented voters hand Senate to RepublicansNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - Rising discontent with President Barack Obama produced a Republican-controlled Senate on Tuesday that will join the House in confronting the White House on ...
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Durbin re-elected, says race was toughest of his careerNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - Incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin won a fourth term Tuesday in a race he called the toughest of his career. "What the lesson is for tonight is ... that people a...
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Senate control could turn on 2 independents' movesOct 30, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - After millions of Americans vote next week, it's possible that one or two men will decide which party controls the Senate. One is Sen. Angus King, a Maine i...