Articles filed under US Senate
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Experts: Stroke could make Kirk a tougher opponent in 2016Jan 02, 2013 4:30 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk hasn’t said whether he’ll seek re-election in 2016, but experts say if he does, his recovery and return to Congress could make a campaign challenge b...
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Senator Kirk speaks for the first time about his strokeJan 02, 2013 4:00 am - For Mark Kirk, there was no white light, no tunnel. What Illinois' junior U.S. senator experienced was three angels standing at the foot of his bed. "You want to come...
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Kirk: Experimental therapy helped him relearn to walkJan 02, 2013 4:00 am - Mark Kirk literally rose to this occasion. A beaming Kirk emerged from a Willis Tower stairwell on Nov. 4 after climbing more than three dozen flights of stairs on his ...
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Durbin chairs first hearing on school to prison pipelineDec 12, 2012 1:04 pm - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin Wednesday chaired the first federal hearing looking at the relationship between schools and the criminal justice system. The hearing follows a rece...
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Editorial: Kirk, other Willis climbers inspire us allNov 12, 2012 4:00 am - He may not have climbed all 103 floors of the Willis Tower in 13 minutes, as one man did. He may have climbed only the top 37 floors. But it was no less thrilling to see...
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McCaskill defeats controversial Akin in Senate raceNov 06, 2012 9:14 pm - Missouri Democrat Claire McCaskill defeated Republican Representative Todd Akin to win a second U.S. Senate term. The race was turned upside down Aug. 19 when Akin, 65, ...
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Sen. Kirk joins the campaign trail via videoOct 31, 2012 6:00 pm - Kirk team sends video to support Dold
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Sen. Durbin visits Palatine Opportunity CenterSep 22, 2012 10:32 am - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin spent about an hour at the Palatine Opportunity Center last week, greeting clients, congratulating Harper College GED students for their dedication...
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Durbin wants feds to check for vulnerable bridgesJul 10, 2012 10:37 am - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is requesting the Federal Railroad Administration conduct spot-checks of railway bridges in the region after a train derailment caused one structur...
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Kirk's office points to other coin bills, but little else, in response to allegationsJun 01, 2012 4:00 pm - In the wake of a report that he may have advanced commemorative coin legislation that benefitted clients of a former girlfriend, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk's office is pointing...