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Ill. Senate candidates spar over character, issues

Vince Coglianese Contributor
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CHICAGO — Democrat Alexi Giannoulias portrayed Republican Mark Kirk as an untrustworthy friend of Karl Rove during a debate Tuesday night, while Kirk wondered how Giannoulias could continue to question his military record when he has never served a day in uniform.

While there were no major fireworks in the televised debate between the two major party candidates for President Barack Obama’s old Senate seat, they did lay out their policy differences on some issues, including gay marriage and immigration.

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