IL-SEN: Giannoulias challenges candidates to weigh in on Sotomayor

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Thursday July 16, 2009 · 11:18 AM PDT

2009/07/16 · 11:18

Giannoulias challenges candidates to weigh in on Sotomayor

7/16/2009

"Voting on the confirmation of a Supreme Court Justice is one of the most important responsibilities of a United States Senator. The people of Illinois deserve to know how all potential U.S. Senate candidates would approach this crucial task.

"I commend President Obama on his outstanding choice and congratulate Judge Sotomayor for her thoughtful testimony this week.

"Sadly, the Right-Wing attack machine has used this most solemn constitutional responsibility to smear Judge Sotomayor. This hate-filled rhetoric is not only inappropriate and outrageous, but completely false and should have no place in the debate surrounding her selection.

"I urge all individuals, Democrat and Republican, who have expressed an interest in running for the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by President Obama to let Illinois voters know how they would carry out their responsibility on a confirmation vote for Judge Sotomayor."

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Sources Say Rubio Reconsidering Senate Race

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Wednesday July 15, 2009 · 3:18 PM PDT

2009/07/15 · 15:18

Sources Say Rubio Reconsidering Senate Race

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Florida. Two Republican sources said today that even as former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio campaigns for retiring GOP Sen. Mel Martinez's Senate seat, he has been calling around to top Republican donors and activists in the state to discuss the idea of switching from the Senate primary against GOP Gov. Charlie Crist and into the open-seat race for attorney general, where a serious Republican candidate has yet to emerge.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

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