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Tuesday, April 23
Apparently, Republican Senate hopeful Rep. Mark Kirk is wooing an endorsement from former Gov. Sarah Palin. Crain's Greg Hinz thinks this is "awfully dumb." And, it seems, Kirk's Democratic challenger, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias couldn't agree more.