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Gun showdown vote Thursday: Obama calls Sen. Mark Kirk

By  Lynn Sweet
   
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Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) is one of eight Republican senators who are open to at least having votes on measures to curb gun violence, scheduled for Thursday. Other Republican senators have threatened to filibuster.

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