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    US Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin (C) answers questions
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  • Sen. Richard Durbin defends "Buy American"
    Sen. Richard Durbin defends "Buy American"
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    Sen. Richard Durbin defends "Buy American"
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  • Sen. Richard Durbin defends "Buy American"
    Sen. Richard Durbin defends "Buy American"
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    Dick Durbin
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  • Sen. Dick Durbin addresses a crowd during ceremonies at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC
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  • Durbin said Congress would wait for the results of the October 1 talks
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Dick Durbin's Biography

Richard Joseph "Dick" Durbin (born November 21, 1944) is the senior United States Senator from the U.S. state of Illinois and Democratic Party Whip, the second highest position in the Democratic Party leadership in the Senate. He became Majority Whip of the U.S. Senate when the 110th Congress convened on January 4, 2007. In April 2006, Time magazine identified Senator Durbin as one of "America's 10 Best Senators." He was the first United States Senator to support the presidential candidacy of Barack Obama.

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    The Senate voted 62-36 against a measure that would have barred funding for U.S. civilian court trials of 9/11 detainees. The measure, proposed as an amendment to a bill that funds the commerce, ...

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  • Senate rejects effort to block civilian trials for 9/11 suspects
    News Source: Lexington Herald-Leader | about 6 hours ago
    After an emotional debate over how to keep Americans safe, the Senate Thursday narrowly defeated an effort to prevent civilian trials in U.S. courts for the accused planners of the 9/11 attacks. The Senate's 54-45 vote to reject the measure by Sen.
  • Senate tables amendment on 9/11 trials
    News Source: The Hill | about 7 hours ago
    In a 54-45 vote, the chamber tabled a proposal by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) that would have prohibited funding for civilian trials instead of sending the suspects through a military commission at the U.S. prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
  • VA chief orders full review of hospital
    News Source: Chicago Tribune | 1 day ago
    New problems that have emerged at a troubled VA Medical Center in Marion, Ill., have prompted Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to order a "top-to-bottom" review of the facility, Sen. Dick Durbin said Wednesday. Durbin and other Illinois
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  • Illinois Review: Ever wanna tell Durbin what you think?
    Blog Source: illinoisreview.typepad.com | 1 day ago
    Our not-so-esteemed US Senator Dick Durbin is rarely out among the commoners like us, but he has opened his website up for an opinion survey on health care reform. Ignore his intro, and proceed to tell him what you think....
  • Illinois Pedant: Dick Durbin -- Smartass
    Blog Source: illinoispedant.blogspot.com | 1 day ago
    With a 2000-page healthcare bill now before the House, Illinois Senator Dick Durbin wonders what size the bill should be. (Sadly we're stuck with him for five more years). Look for his remarks at 0:45. ...
  • Blog For Arizona: President Obama signs the Matthew Shepard ...
    Blog Source: arizona.typepad.com | 1 day ago
    ... waged by the family of Matthew Shepard, by the family of James Byrd, by folks who held vigils and led marches, by those who rallied and organized and refused to give up, by the late Senator Ted Kennedy who fought so hard for this ...
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