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Sen. Mark Kirk would vote for "clean" bill to raise debt ceiling

By Lynn Sweet

WASHINGTON–Senate Democrats are preparing to vote later this week on a “clean” measure to raise the debt ceiling, and Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) would support it, his office said on Monday.

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Twenty-five years later, the gun industry’s greed and elected leaders’ cowardice continue to prevail, the head of the National Urban League writes.

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Bears

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The Sun-Times’ experts pick whom they think the team will take with the No. 9 pick in Thursday night’s draft:

By Patrick Finley, Mark Potash, and 1 more

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Dear Abby: Daughters dislike that I get alimony from their father

They have abandoned their mom and say relationship won’t resume until she stops ‘taking the money’ from her alcoholic ex.

By Abigail Van Buren

Outdoors

Go & Show: RFC's swap meet and NADCA's decoy & sporting collectibles show

Riverside Fishing Club’s Fishing Tackle & Outdoors Swap Meet on Saturday and the continuing North American Vintage Decoy & Sporting Collectibles Show are Go & Show this week.

By Dale Bowman

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