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Mark Steven Kirk (born September 15, 1959) is the junior United States Senator from Illinois and a member of the Republican Party.
Read More at Wikipedia ›A simple congressional request for the United States to distinguish between Palestinians displaced by the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict and millions of their descendants poses a high-stakes diplomatic and political challenge for President Barack Obama.
The State Department dislikes the idea, arguing that it would force the U.S. to prejudge one of the final so-called status issues of Mideast peace negotiations — refugees — that both Democrats and Republicans say Israel and the Palestinians should resolve in the now-stalled two-state talks. State Department spokesman Mark Toner insisted Wednesday that the fate of refugees "needs to be worked out between the parties."Jordan opposes it, as it wonders who will care for the hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees within its borders if the definition changes.Whatever step the Obama administration takes in an election year is certain to resonate as Republicans and GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney persist in questioning the president's ...Sen. Mark Kirk suffered a stroke and underwent surgery on Monday, after which doctors indicated his prognosis is good for recovery though he will need rehabilitation...
A Senate panel expressed its outrage Thursday over Pakistan's conviction of a doctor who helped the United States track down Osama bin Laden, voting to cut aid to Is...
A Senate committee outraged over Pakistan imprisoning a doctor who led the U.S. to Usama bin Laden engaged Thursday in some dollar diplomacy by voting to cut aid to ...
Sen . Mark Kirk sounds off
Sen . Mark Kirk weighs in on America's role in the Middle East
Intent on weakening Iran economically, the Senate on Monday approved tough new penalties on the Tehran regime to thwart its nuclear ambitions.By voice vote, the Sena...
Intent on weakening Iran economically, the Senate on Monday approved tough new penalties on the Tehran regime to thwart its nuclear ambitions.By voice vote, the Sena...
Newly sworn-in Ill. Sen . Mark Kirk proposes first bill and more in busy first 36 hours on job
Congressman Mark Kirk on President Obama's work towards a nuclear free world
CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias said Sunday that he won't be hurt politically by his subpoena to testify at the corruption trial of ousted Ill...
WILMINGTON, Del. -- In the turbulent year of the tea party , Republican Rep. Mike Castle of Delaware set out to jangle no nerves as he ran for a Senate seat long hel...
WILMINGTON, Del. -- John Carney of Delaware is a rarity in a campaign season of foreboding for Democrats, a practicing politician with a strong chance of winning a R...
Illinois lawmaker talks about his progress
Rep . Mark Kirk blasts bringing Gitmo detainees to Illinois
Illinois Rep . Mark Kirk returns from tour of duty in Afghanistan
Illinois Rep . Mark Kirk opposes sending Gitmo detainees to America's heartland
Stark words from Republican senator after S&P downgrades U.S. fiscal outlook to 'negative'
Sen . Mark Kirk weighs in
Doctors who treated Sen. Mark Kirk , 52, after he suffered a stroke reported the senator has a ‘very good’ chance of making a full mental recovery – but signs indica...
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