Open Congress : Blog Articles for Sen. Mark Kirk [R, IL]

Disaffected and it Feels So Good: Senator Mark Kirk please recover ...

2012-05-30T01:00:00Z

Kirk suffered serious damage to his brain, is going to have long-term impairments and, of course, recent news has emerged that Senator Mark Kirk engaged in possible criminal behavior while running for office in 2010.

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Ex-Wife of Sen Mark Kirk Files FEC Complaint About His Campaign ...

2012-05-30T01:00:00Z

Kimberly Vertolli and then-husband Sen. Mark Kirk in happier times. This isn't the first time Kimberly Vertolli, Sen. Mark Kirk's ex-wife, has gone public with embarrassing information. In this case, it sounds an awful lot like the ...

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In federal filing, Mark Kirk's ex-wife says he funneled campaign cash ...

2012-05-29T01:00:00Z

The ex-wife of Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission, alleging that Kirk may have improperly hidden campaign payments to an ex-girlfriend by paying her through a company doing ...

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Meet the 112th | U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk's ex-wife files FEC complaint ...

2012-05-29T01:00:00Z

May 29–Soon after Mark Kirk's ex-wife announced she would no longer support his 2010 run for the U.S. Senate, he brought her onto his campaign team, then quietly paid her after his victory. But Kimberly Vertolli, a lawyer ...

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Ex-Wife: Kirk Improperly Paid His Ex-Girlfriend For Campaign Work ...

2012-05-29T01:00:00Z

The ex-wife of U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) has filed a federal election complaint, alleging he improperly paid his ex-girlfriend for campaign work.

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“U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk's ex-wife files FEC complaint about campaign ...

2012-05-29T01:00:00Z

Is Campaign Disclosure Heading Back to the Supreme Court? Don't expect to see Karl Rove's Rolodex just yet, Slate, May 16, 2012. Unleash the Hounds Why Justice Souter should publish his secret dissent in Citizens ...

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U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk's ex-wife files FEC complaint about campaign ...

2012-05-29T01:00:00Z

Soon after Mark Kirk's ex-wife announced she would no longer support his 2010 run for the U.S. Senate, he brought her onto his campaign team, then quietly paid her after his victory. But Kimberly Vertolli, a lawyer who ...

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Mark Kirk's Ex-Wife Files FEC Complaint | NBC Chicago

2012-05-29T01:00:00Z

The ex-wife of Senator Mark Kirk filed an FEC complaint alleging her ex-husband may have broken campaign finance laws during his 2010 Senate run.

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Ex-Wife Of U.S. Senator Mark Kirk Alleges Improper Campaign ...

2012-05-29T01:00:00Z

A bitter feud is brewing between Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), ex-wife Kimberly Vertolli and a one-time girlfriend of the lawmaker. The Chicago Tribune is reporting that Kirk is being accused by his ex-wife of violating campaign ...

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FREEDOMISMIST: GET WELL SOON U.S. SENATOR MARK KIRK ...

2012-05-28T01:00:00Z

GET WELL SOON U.S. SENATOR MARK KIRK (R-IL) - WE WILL NEVER FORGET! Posted by Eileen at 10:44 PM · Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook ...

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THE POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES OF MARK KIRK'S BIOLOGICAL

2012-05-27T01:00:00Z

CROIX OUT OF THE U.S. & STATE-SPONSORS OF TERRORISTS & THEIR DEFENSE TEAMS BEHIND BARS By Carol Felsenthal Senator Mark Kirk, 52, was still recuperating at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago after ...

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Saving Illinois from Senator Kirk : Truth is Contagious

2012-05-26T01:00:00Z

Senators will vote on an amendment crafted by Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) that would require the State Department to report on how many of the millions of people currently supported by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency ...

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Libertarian Republican: Senator Kirk shows his libertarian colors on ...

2012-05-26T01:00:00Z

When the Senate Appropriations Committee takes up the fiscal 2013 State Department and foreign operations appropriations bill today, senators will vote on an amendment crafted by Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) that would require ...

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Crazy Country: Who is a Palestinian Refugee? And who is a Jewish ...

2012-05-26T01:00:00Z

Who is a Palestinian Refugee? And who is a Jewish refugee? And what should the US Senate do about it? To. Senator Mark Kirk. US Senate. Capitol Hill. Washington, D.C.. USA. Dear Sir. From the media I hear that you have ...

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Saving Illinois from Senator Kirk | Mondoweiss

2012-05-26T01:00:00Z

Saving Illinois from Senator Kirk | Mondoweiss

2012-05-25T01:00:00Z

Legislating the Refugee Problem - The Daily Beast

2012-05-24T01:00:00Z

Senator-elect Mark Kirk (R-IL) during an election-night party November 2, 2010. Kirk won the Senate seat vacated by U.S. President Barack Obama. (Frank Polich / Getty Images). A shining example is Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL), ...

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Sen. Kirk Visits With Polish President | NBC Chicago

2012-05-23T01:00:00Z

Sen. Mark Kirk, still in therapy for an ischemic stroke he had in January, visited Tuesday with Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski. ... "I think the senator was justifiably honored, I could tell he was touched. I think this is the ...

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Sen. Mark Kirk on UNRWA « Arun with a View

2012-05-23T01:00:00Z

Jonathan Schanzer has a piece on the Foreign Policy web site on language Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) is trying to insert into the 2013 foreign appropriations bill that would require the US government to determine the exact ...

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Sen. Mark Kirk meets with Poland's President Komorowski: First time ...

2012-05-23T01:00:00Z

Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski meeting with Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.)Tuesday at his Chicago office. (photo courtesy Embassy of Poland) Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) returned to his office Tuesday for the first time since his ...

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