Mark Kirk

Audio & Video

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   Does the Vice Presidential pick sway your vote for President?

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   04/04/2012

   Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney swept the three primaries held yesterday and now has turned his attention on to taking down President Obama. It is now time that we look at who who be a good vice presidential pick for Romney. Who should be the vice president nomination and whoever he does pick would that sway your vote?
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   Adrian Walker on Scott Brown and Don't Ask Don't Tell

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   12/13/2010

   Technically it was a procedural move, a Washington power play, one that had nothing to do with his true feelings on equality for gays and lesbians. But really, you voters who elected Scott Brown as a breath of independent fresh air, how did you feel about his decision to help kill, or at least delay, the repeal of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’’ policy Thursday? Adrian Walkerthe writer of this story from the Boston Globe joins Charley to discuss why he went after Scott Brown and give his side of the story.
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   Republicans not budging in the Senate.

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   12/01/2010

   Every Senate Republican has signed onto a letter vowing to block all Democratic-backed legislation until the chamber extends the Bush tax cuts and approves a spending bill to keep the government running. Throwing down the gauntlet, all 42 members of the GOP caucus are sending the letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid warning him that they will bring matters to a standstill unless he swiftly brings those tax-and-spending issues to the floor.
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   Will the Dream Act get passed in the lame-duck Session

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   11/29/2010

   Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Monday that Congress can’t afford to wait to pass the DREAM Act, even as immigration allies acknowledge there’s little hope of getting the bill done in the lame-duck session. In his second conference call with reporters in 12 days, Duncan reiterated that the legislation is not an issue of politics or ideology but rather fairness and economic necessity. The DREAM Act would provide a path to citizenship for tens of thousands of young, undocumented immigrants who attend college or serve in the military for at least two years. Critics still dismiss the proposal as “amnesty” for illegal immigrants.
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   Palin Shoots down Scott Brown

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   08/27/2010

   The rogue-vs-rogue ruckus between GOP superstars Sarah Palin and Scott Brown could be a political boon for the Massachusetts senator, according to pundits who say Palin’s jibe that he’s a bust in conservative Alaska can only burnish his upstart image in the blue Bay State. “Scott Brown is probably doing cartwheels after Palin’s comments - they’re laughable and only bolster his appeal,” said Mike Harrington, a GOP political consultant