Mark Kirk timeline
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Illinois Republican Congressman Mark Kirk raises more than $580,000 in second quarter 2009
Illinois Republican Rep. Mark Steven Kirk raised more than $580,000 in this year's second quarter and has more than $1 million in his campaign... Read more
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US Rep Mark Steven Kirk (R-IL) will run for US Senate, sources say
Rep. Mark Steven Kirk will run for the Senate next year, a Republican source confirmed Wednesday. Kirk’s willingness to give up his House seat... Read more
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Andy McKenna steps back from US Senate seat (Illinois) run and clears path for Mark Kirk to run
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Andy McKenna said today that he will step aside if Rep. Mark Kirk runs for the Senate, clearing the way for... Read more
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Report: Mark Kirk to announce bid for US Senate Seat
North Shore Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk will announce his long-expected foray into the U.S. Senate race Monday, sources familiar with his... Read more
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Mark Kirk meets with visiting Chinese vice premier
Visiting Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan Sunday held talks with U.S. Representatives Rick Larsen and Mark Kirk. Both sides agreed to enhance... Read more
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Mark Kirk (IL-R) votes against high speed rail
What's curious, then, is Kirk's vote, along with Congressman Peter Roskam, to try and strip $4 billion in federal funding set aside for a national... Read more
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Mark Kirk presents alternative plan for health care reform
U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk presented Monday a rival plan for national health-care reform in opposition to the Democratic proposals making their way... Read more
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Mark Kirk holds town hall meeting on health care reform
An Arlington Heights town hall meeting on health-care reform led to impassioned debate Monday afternoon, with overflow crowds chanting, carrying... Read more
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Senator John McCain endorses Mark Kirk for Illinois Senate Seat
Republican Congressman Mark Kirk received a big endorsement Sunday in his bid for the U.S. Senate. Former presidential candidate and current... Read more
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Immigrant group targets Mark Kirk with TV ads featuring his face on a condom
Mark Kirk's record on immigration reform is not sterling. It's also a topic he'd prefer to avoid. But if the North Shore Republican wants to run... Read more
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Mark Kirk changes mind on Cap and Trade position at GOP rally in DuPage County Illinois
I voted for it because it was in the narrow interests of my congressional district. But as your representative, representing the entire state of... Read more
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Mark Kirk wants Obama Administration to withdraw $400,000 in funding to Libyan charity run by Gadhafi family
The Obama Administration plans to give $400,000 in funding to a Libyan charity run by the Gadhafi family, and U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) wants... Read more
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RNC Chairman Michael Steele withdraws endorsement from Mark Kirk
This past June, Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL) — who is now running for Senate — was one of the eight Republicans to cast a vote in favor of Waxman-Markey... Read more
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Mark Kirk says Census Bureau should sever ties with SEIU due to links to ACORN
U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk, a Republican Senate candidate, said Monday the Census Bureau should drop any involvement with the Service Employees... Read more
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US Senate candidate Mark Kirk holds health care town hall meeting in Northbrook, IL
At his health care townhall in Northbrook today, GOP Rep. and U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kirk received an off-topic question regarding his support... Read more
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Mike Ditka backing Pat Hughes over Mark Kirk for Republican Senate nomination in Illinois
Chicago Bears legend Mike Ditka is backing the little-known Patrick Hughes for the Republican Senate nomination in Illinois. In a statement... Read more
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Illinois Senate candidates announce campaign cash
The news only confirms what we already knew: the fight over President Barack Obama's old Senate seat is going to be an expensive one. Republican... Read more
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Candidates in Illinois US Senate Race divided on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy
Illinois’ Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate want to overturn the nation’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on gays serving in the military, but... Read more
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Mark Kirk funded poll shows lead over Alexi Giannoulias for US Senate Seat
Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) holds a seven-point lead over Alexi Giannoulias (D) and a wide lead over GOP primary opponents in his Senate campaign,... Read more
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Rasmussen poll shows Alexi Giannoulias ahead of Mark Kirk in IL US Senate Race
State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, a Democrat, has inched past Republican Rep. Mark Kirk in an Illinois governor match-up (although, within the... Read more
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Poll Shows Big Leads for Alexi Giannoulias and Mark Kirk in Illinois US Senate Race
Democrat Alexi Giannoulias and Republican Mark Kirk have been campaigning against each other as if they were the only ones running for the U.S.... Read more
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Illinois US Senate Candidates Announce Positions on gun control
DEMOCRATS: –Alexi Giannoulias: “No one needs a semiautomatic weapon on the streets of Chicago, and no convicted felons or domestic abusers need... Read more