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Monday, April 29
It's unclear who's going to run on the Democratic side but Rep. Mark Kirk (R -Ill.) is intent on fighting for President Obama's former senate seat, Josh Kraushaar reports. Kirk already has the money for it with $1 million stocked away in his campaign war chest.