Mark Kirk

Obama Calls Senator Kirk, Sends His 'Well Wishes'

Posted 05.31.2012

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Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) on Thursday got a call from President Barack Obama. Kirk tweeted Thursday, "Thanks to President Obama @whitehouse for calli...

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Senator Kirk's Ex-Wife Files Campaign Finance Complaint

Posted 05.29.2012

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Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.)'s ex-wife Kimberly Vertolli has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission alleging that the senator may have ille...

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Internet Freedom Is a Human Right

Sen. Chris Coons | Posted 05.10.2012

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Internet freedom -- the freedom to exchange thought, opinion, expression, and association to meet political, social, education, or religious objectives -- should not be restricted for law-abiding citizens in the United States or anywhere in the world.

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WATCH: Senator Re-Learns How To Walk After Stroke

Posted 05.08.2012

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Five months after suffering a serious stroke, U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) says he's well on his way to recovery. The senator's office released ...

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Kirk Leaves Rehab, Heads Home 3 Months After Stroke

Posted 05.03.2012

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More than three months after he suffered a serious stroke, U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) is now leaving a rehabilitation center as he continues to r...

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First Post-Stroke Photo Of Senator Kirk Released

Posted 04.24.2012

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The office of U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk on Tuesday released a photo of the 52-year-old senator, the first new photograph of the Illinois Republican since he...

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GOP Lawmaker: Illinois Economy Continues To Deteriorate

Posted 04.12.2012

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U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Ill.), standing in for the still recovering U.S. Senator Mark Kirk, on Wednesday delivered a report on the state's financi...

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Kirk Making Strong Steps In Recovery

AP | Posted 02.17.2012

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CHICAGO -- Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk has started walking exercises on a treadmill as he continues his recovery from a stroke in January. Dr. Richard Ha...

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Senator Moved To Stroke Rehab Center

AP | Posted 04.12.2012

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CHICAGO — Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk has left the Chicago hospital where he was treated after his stroke last month and has been transferred to a r...

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Kirk Reaches Milestone In Stroke Recovery

AP | Posted 02.07.2012

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CHICAGO -- Doctors say Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk has reached an important milestone in his recovery from a major stroke. Northwestern Memorial Hospital...

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Part Of Senator's Skull Reattached After Stroke

AP | Posted 04.08.2012

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CHICAGO -- Doctors say Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk has reached an important milestone in his recovery from a major stroke. Northwestern Memorial Hospital...

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Kirk's Condition Upgraded To Good, Senator Watched Super Bowl

Posted 02.06.2012

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U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), still recovering from a ischemic stroke and undergoing brain surgery more than two weeks ago, has seen his condition ...

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Sen. Mark Kirk's Stroke Shows They Can Hit The Young, Too

AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 03.31.2012

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WASHINGTON — When a stroke hits at 52, like what happened to Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois, the reaction is an astonished, "But he's so young." Th...

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Mark Kirk's Condition Improving After Stroke

AP | Posted 03.31.2012

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CHICAGO — Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk is able to talk and his condition has been upgraded to fair a little more than a week after he suffered a stro...

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Doctors Remove Two Pieces Of Kirk's Brain

AP | Posted 03.27.2012

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CHICAGO -- Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk remains in serious but stable condition after suffering a stroke over the weekend. His neurosurgeon said Thursday ...

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Doctors Hopeful About Senator's Condition After Serious Event

AP | Posted 03.26.2012

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CHICAGO — The neurosurgeon who operated on Mark Kirk after the Illinois senator had a stroke says he is progressing as expected but remains in s...

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Senator Keeping Seat Empty For Mark Kirk

AP | Posted 03.25.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A Democratic senator who planned to sit with a Republican for President Barack Obama's State of the Union address says he will keep the ...

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How Kirk's Absence Affects The Senate

AP | SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 03.25.2012

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CHICAGO — Sen. Mark Kirk was doing better than expected after suffering a stroke and undergoing emergency surgery, his neurosurgeon said Tuesday...

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GOP Senator Suffers Stroke, Undergoes Surgery

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 01.23.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk (R) suffered a stroke over the weekend and is being treated in a Chicago hospital where he underwent emergency b...

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Mark Kirk: Mitt Romney Is What 'America Needs'

Posted 12.18.2011

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Mitt Romney is expected to get another endorsement out of the Illinois GOP this week, as U.S. Senator Mark Kirk is reportedly set to announce his supp...

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Senior Arrested Protesting Cuts To Social Services: 'I'm Ready To Make Noise'

The Huffington Post | Lizzie Schiffman | Posted 01.07.2012

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More than 1,000 senior citizens and their supporters marched from Chicago's Federal Plaza to the intersection of Jackson and Clark Street Monday morni...

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Illinois Senators Differ On 'Occupy,' Kirk Calls Protests 'Unintellectual'

Posted 12.18.2011

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Illinois' two U.S. senators this week addressed the continuing Occupy Wall Street demonstrations that have only continued to grow in their home state ...

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Jobless Turn Out On Capitol Hill To Press Senators

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 12.11.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A throng of the out-of-work and underemployed gathered in the atrium of a Senate office building Tuesday afternoon to urge lawmakers to ...

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Mark Kirk In Libya To Greet New Regime

NBC Chicago | Posted 11.29.2011

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Illinois Senator Mark Kirk became one of the first American politicians to greet the new Libyan regime, Thursday, when he traveled to the recently lib...

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U.S. Senators Visiting Libya

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 11.29.2011

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TRIPOLI, Libya — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham said Thursday that Libyans who met a team of visiting senators had expressed gratitude and want to rep...

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