Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk calls for an end to Gadhafi's regime In Libya

Mar. 21, 2011
Illinois Republican U.S. Sen.

Mark Kirk weighs in on location of nuclear facilities

Mar. 14, 2011
Republican Illinois U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk said a U.S. aircraft carrier was slightly contaminated with radioactive material Sunday.The USS Ronald Reagan has been stationed off the coast of Japan.

Government officials question how Lake Michigan affects Lake Shore Drive

Feb. 8, 2011
There is a new focus on the safety of Lake Shore Drive and how Lake Michigan affects it after last week's blizzard. Hundreds of drivers got stuck in the snow there and eventually had to abandon their vehicles.Illinois U.S.

After storm, senators to probe Lake Shore Drive safety

Feb. 7, 2011
Illinois' two U.S. Senators are looking into the safety of Lake Shore Drive. That follows last week's blizzard, which forced hundreds of drivers to abandon their vehicles there.Senators Dick Durbin and Mark Kirk are trying to coordinate efforts between different government agencies.

Illinois Republicans propose banning Guantanamo Bay detainees from U.S.

Jan. 29, 2011
Two Illinois Republicans want to ban Guantanamo Bay detainees from being held anywhere in the U.S.Illinois U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk said the American prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba should remain open."Common sense should prevail here that the U.S.

Nat'l mag calls IL Senator foreign policy power

Jan. 11, 2011
U.S Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) is one of the "foreign-policy powers" in the new GOP Congress.  That's according to the latest issue of Foreign Policy magazine. "Kirk might have the best foreign-policy chops of any new senator, " writes Foreign Policy's

Durbin, Kirk weigh in on filibuster reform

Jan. 4, 2011
Democratic Illinois Senator Dick Durbin says he supports a proposal by Senate Democrats that would set new limits on filibusters. Durbin says rules allowing senators to simply raise an objection to start a filibuster need to change.

Kirk joins party to block vote, DADT most likely dead

Dec. 9, 2010
The senate cloture vote on the defense authorization bill went down this afternoon, 57 to 40, largely along party lines, most likely killing any hope of passing repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell in this session, and probably for years, given the incoming Republican majority in the House of

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