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Sen. John McCain fundraising in Chicago on Monday

By Lynn Sweet

WASHINGTON – Sen. John McCain R-Az. is holding two fundraisers in Chicago on Monday, after landing in the city on Sunday to do an event on Ukraine with Sen. Mark Kirk R-Ill.

McCain’s breakfast and lunch funders are at the Park Hyatt. McCain was also doing a few Chicago talk radio hits this morning.

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