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Tuesday, April 23
Last night, Illinois GOP leaders asked Alan Keyes to be their candidate against Barack Obama this fall. Keyes' response: he'll think about it, and let us know on Sunday. GOP leaders are excited about having Keyes as their candidate, although one source quoted in the Sun-Times article points to a potential problem for his campaign: "Well, he doesn't try real hard to make everybody happy."