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• in Politics
  Sen. Russell Pearce Furious On Van Susteren Show, Some Republicans Wary
  School Teachers and Republicans offended by Pearce calling them "anarchists" and the "Recall Cartel"
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  Total snoozer of Illinois primary turns into fiery fight as reporters find Democratic Lt. Gov. Scott Lee Cohen's sordid past.
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• Women Speak Out On CPS School Closings & Immigration Reform As Mothers Day Weekend Begins (VIDEO)

  
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  Including the voice of women, and particularly mothers, in pending issues across the city, state, and country is increasingly important, according to several organizations which saw the start of Mother’s Day weekend as an opportunity to advocate for their causes. The Chicago Foundation for Women on Friday joined ...
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• Illinois River Town Still Recovering From Flood

  
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  Two hundred families still cant return home in Marseilles. CBS 2s Dorothy Tucker reports.
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• Kirk questions Defense under secretary on cost of base closure (video)

  
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  WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) Thursday questioned Defense Under Secretary and Chief Financial Officer Robert Hale on the expected costs and timing of the Administration’s request to commence another round of base closures within the United States. During...
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• Gay rights amendment could endanger federal immigration bill

  
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  WASHINGTON - While the Illinois General Assembly grapples with whether or not to legalize same sex marriage in Illinois, at the federal level, the U.S. Senate Gang of Eights immigration measure could be deep-sixed with a change the gay rights...
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• Sen. Ted Cruz: Committee not serious about border security

  
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  … Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during the markup of the immigration overhaul bill Thursday. The 18 committee members have proposed more than 300 amendments to the 844 page piece of legislation that would, if passed, create a path to U.S. citizenship for immigrants who are in the country illegally. (Win ...
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• Quinn, Illinois congressional delegation, press Obama for federal flood relief for Chicago area counties

  
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  WASHINGTON--Gov. Pat Quinn formally requested federal flood assistance on Thursday, unleashing a bi-partisan push from the entire Illinois congressional delegation for President Barack Obama to declare 11 Illinois counties in need of disaster relief following torrential April downpours. Quinn, in Springfield, said 49 ...
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• Spotlight: U.S. Drones & Targeted Killing

  
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  Transcripts: WhatTheFolly.com: Transcript: Sen. Dick Durbin’s remarks on drones & targeted killing – Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on April 23, 2013 WhatTheFolly.com: Transcript: Sen. Ted Cruz’s remarks on drones & targeted...
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• Senate advances online sales tax measure to House: Durbin votes yes; Kirk no

  
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  WASHINGTON--Illinois and other states could collect sales tax on online purchases under a measure approved by the Senate Monday on a 69-27 vote. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), who championed the "Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013" voted yes; Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) voted no. The legislation now advances to the House, where ...
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• Wayne LaPierre Connects Boston Marathon Blasts With Guns, Dick Durbin Criticizes NRA

  
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  Ever since  the Senate rejected a bipartisan plan to expand background checks for gun buyers  on April 17, the National Rifle Association (NRA) members have had the chance to continue with their pro-gun rhetoric with more enthusiasm. Read More:  NRA Criticized For Its Absurdity
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• Immigration Debate to Touch on Same-Sex Rights

  
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  Senators began laying the groundwork on Sunday for formal debate on immigration overhaul legislation in the coming week, including a provision that would grant immigration rights to same-sex couples.
  2 weeks ago

• Sen. Durbin on CNNs "State of the Union" with Candy Crowley: Gun measure needs 5 more votes

  
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  WASHINGTON--Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), discussing trying again to pass a gun-control measure in the Senate, said Sunday on CNN the backers need to find five more votes, but "we can do this." "What we need to see is a change in political sentiment within the Senate. We need to pick up five more votes, and thats quite ...
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• Kirk Says Progress Continues As He Discusses Stroke Rehab With Students

  
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  U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk made a symbolic return to his former Congressional District on the North Shore on Friday, four months after returning to work in Congress.
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• Obama Taps Penny Pritzker As Commerce Secretary

  
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  Another Chicagoan could soon join President Barack Obama’s Cabinet. The president nominated billionaire and longtime fundraiser Penny Pritzker to be the next U.S. Commerce Secretary.
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• Watching a dung beetle drag its “prey” back to its lair: Chuck Schumer

  
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  “Immigration reform could be a bonanza for Democrats [and] cripple Republican prospects in many states they now win easily.” — Politico, April 22, 2013 In 1984, California was sufficiently conservative so that it cast its electoral votes for President Ronald Reagan . It was not fiercely pro-gun, but, ...
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• Durbin Proposes Cap On Interest Rates For Payday Loans

  
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  Senator Dick Durbin said today that some of the nations biggest banks are now offering what are essentially payday loans, with interest rates as high as 400-percent.
  3 weeks ago

• Morning Bell: American Families Cannot Afford the Cost of Amnesty

  
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  Our nation is going broke, and now is not the time to increase burdens on American families. The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S. 744)—commonly called the “Gang of Eight bill” after the eight Senators who came up with it, Charles Schumer (D-NY), Dick Durbin (D-IL), ...
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• Transcript: Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano’s remarks on the Boston Marathon bombing suspects before the Senate Judiciary Committee

  
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  Transcript of remarks by Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano on the Boston Marathon bombings before the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 23, 2013: Homeland Security Secretary Janet...
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• The Ghost of Self-Deportation

  
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  Check out the video above, if you can, to see Senator Durbin have a relatively congenial back-and-forth with Kansas Secretary of State (and intellectual star of the anti-immigration reform lobby) Kris Kobach over DREAMers and “self-deportation.” As you’ll see, part of the reason it’s rather civil is because ...
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• Durbin to chair hearing on drones and targeted killings Tuesday

  
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  WASHINGTON--Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) chairs a hearing Tuesday on "Drone Wars: The Constitutional and Counterterrorism Implications of Targeted Killing." The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Right "will focus on the constitutional and statutory authority for targeted ...
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• Durbin Tweets push for Immigration policy reform

  
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  From Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbins Twitter feed: Thanks to the #Dreamers&our nation’s young immigrants for their work to put #CIR at the top of our agenda #TheTimeIsNow — Senator Dick Durbin (@SenatorDurbin) April 18, 2013
  4 weeks ago

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