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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: WASHINGTON – In a severe blow to efforts to tighten the nation’s gun control laws, the U.S. Senate on…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 10, 2013 - On Thursday, the Senate voted 68 - 31 to rebuff initial delaying tactics and clear…
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Updated: 3:46 p.m., 5:54 p.m.Republican Senator Mark Kirk of Illinois has released a statement today in support of same-sex marriage.On his website, Kirk…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 7, 2013 - WASHINGTON – After nearly three months of debate following the mass shooting of 20…
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Illinois' two U.S. senators - Democrat Dick Durbin and Republican Mark Kirk - say they and other senators will introduce a bill to crack down on gun…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 30, 2013 - WASHINGTON – While conservative Republican senators grilled gun-control advocates at…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 3, 2013 - WASHINGTON – For U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., the opening of the 113th Congress on…
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U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk will return to work in Washington on Jan. 3, a year after suffering a major stroke that required months of intense rehabilitation.Kirk…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 6, 2012 - WASHINGTON – Thanking the people of Illinois for “their patience with this patient,”…
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U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk has issued his first public remarks since suffering a stroke.In a video released Tuesday, Kirk says he can't wait to get back to work…