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Mark Kirk's Condition Improving After Stroke

AP | Posted 03.31.2012 | Politics
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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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World Bank Board: Time to Step Up for an Open and Transparent Selection Process for the Next Bank President

Sunil Chacko | Posted 03.11.2012 | Business
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Sunil Chacko

The next president of the World Bank ought to be selected carefully and in an open and transparent manner. It is January now and the next president should be selected before June 30 when Robert Zoellick's term ends.

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An Open Letter to U.S. Senator Mark Kirk

Kathy Kelly | Posted 08.29.2011 | World
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Kathy Kelly

Senator Kirk, we are your constituents. It's not too late for you to acknowledge that your earlier call for military action against us jeopardizes our safety and to reverse your claim which insinuates that we are dangerous people.

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The Chicago River Is Broken

Henry Henderson | Posted 08.01.2011 | Chicago
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Henry Henderson

Senators and other elected officials have joined the public outcry for cleaning up the waterway and restoring it to meet acceptable standards for public health and safety. But this is not just an icky sewer problem.

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Take Action for Safer Schools

Ari Solomon | Posted 05.30.2011 | Home
Read More: Senator Mark Kirk, Public Schools, Lgbt, Safe Schools Improvement Act, Bullying, LGBT Youth, President Obama, School Reform, Teen Suicide, Senator Robert Casey, Home News
Ari Solomon

On March 8, Senators Robert Casey (D-PA) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) reintroduced the Safe Schools Improvement Act (SSIA), S. 506.

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Democracy for Some

Joshua Hoyt | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
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Joshua Hoyt

The actions of Senator Kirk, who promised to support Latino families, to block a vote on the DREAM Act mean that the hopes of thousands of young people have been crushed today. This will not be forgotten.

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Senator Mark Kirk, World Banker

Sunil Chacko | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Sunil Chacko

Senator Mark Kirk, who won President Obama's Senate seat, is the only Senator who has been on the staff of the World Bank Group. In the broadcasted Q...

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