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Durbin talks about daughter's death before election | Clout Street - local political coverage

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Posted by Ray Long at 4:30 p.m. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said today that his daughter's death the weekend before the election served as a reminder that family is more important than politics. Illinois' senior senator lost his 40-year-old daughter, Christine, due to complications from a ...

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Obama will resign Senate seat Sunday | Clout Street - local political coverage

— newsblogs.chicagotribune.com — UPDATED AT 1:50 p.m. Posted by John McCormick and Rick Pearson at 1:35 p.m. President-elect Barack Obama... said today he will step down from his Senate seat effective this Sunday. The decision adds to the pressure on Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a fellow ... (more) Obama will resign Senate seat Sunday | Clout Street - ...

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Durbin has private lunch with Obama | Clout Street - local political coverage

— newsblogs.chicagotribune.com — Posted by John Chase at 3:30 p.m. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin had lunch with President-elect Barack Obama... today and said they talked about everything from Obama's potential cabinet to his replacement as the junior senator from Illinois. The pair got ... (more) Durbin has private lunch with Obama | Clout Street - ...

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