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This frame grab from television released Monday, March 15, 2010, by the Kirk for Senate campaign shows U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk in his first general election television ad for the U.S. Senate. The Republican candidate will face Democrat Alexi Giannoulias for President Barack Obama's old Senate seat.

WASHINGTON - MARCH 11: Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) (R) and Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) talk with reporters about the possibility of the use of reconciliation to pass health care reform legislation at the U.S. Capitol on March 11, 2010 in Washington, DC. Gregg said he and other Republican leaders have been talking with the Senate parliamentarian's office about possible reactions if the Democrats resort to reconciliation, a way to pass legislation without being blocked by filibuster.

WASHINGTON - MARCH 11: Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) (L) and Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) talk with reporters about the possibility of the use of reconciliation to pass health care reform legislation at the U.S. Capitol on March 11, 2010 in Washington, DC. Gregg said he and other Republican leaders have been talking with the Senate parliamentarian's office about possible reactions if the Democrats resort to reconciliation, a way to pass legislation without being blocked by filibuster.

WASHINGTON - MARCH 11: Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) (R) and Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) talk with reporters about the possibility of the use of reconciliation to pass health care reform legislation at the U.S. Capitol on March 11, 2010 in Washington, DC. Gregg said he and other Republican leaders have been talking with the Senate parliamentarian's office about possible reactions if the Democrats resort to reconciliation, a way to pass legislation without being blocked by filibuster.

Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., left, listens as Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 10, 2010, to discuss the Democrats jobs agenda.

Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., left, accompanied by Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., center, and Meei Shi Child, an unemployed worker from Chevy Chase, Md., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 10, 2010, to discuss the Democrats jobs agenda.

President Barack Obama shakes hands as he leaves a reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Americans have come to detest Congress ever more deeply as it nears the end of a nasty fight over health care. But more than half still back President Barack Obama, a bright spot for a Democratic Party counting on its leader to help stave off expected losses in elections this fall.

NEW YORK - MARCH 04: A rental sign is displayed on a Harlem building on March 4, 2010 in New York City. Harlem, the legendary epicenter of black political culture in America, has been shaken by the ethical investigations of two of its leading politicians who have deep roots in the community. New York Governor David Paterson and Democratic Representative Charles B. Rangel have both come under investigation for ethical lapses. Paterson has been contending with pressure to resign from office after allegations emerged that he and state troopers attempted to influence witness testimony in a domestic-violence dispute involving one of his aides, David Johnson. Congressman Rangel, Democrat of New York, has stepped down as Chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee due to an investigation into accepting political gifts and for withholding taxes.

NEW YORK - MARCH 04: A construction worker walks near the subway tracks in Harlem on March 4, 2010 in New York City. Harlem, the legendary epicenter of black political culture in America, has been shaken by the ethical investigations of two of its leading politicians who have deep roots in the community. New York Governor David Paterson and Democratic Representative Charles B. Rangel have both come under investigation for ethical lapses. Paterson has been contending with pressure to resign from office after allegations emerged that he and state troopers attempted to influence witness testimony in a domestic-violence dispute involving one of his aides, David Johnson. Congressman Rangel, Democrat of New York, has stepped down as Chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee due to an investigation into accepting political gifts and for withholding taxes.

NEW YORK - MARCH 04: Campaign posters of Democratic Representative Charles B. Rangel are displayed in a Harlem storefront on March 4, 2010 in New York City. Harlem, the legendary epicenter of black political culture in America, has been shaken by the ethical investigations of two of its leading politicians who have deep roots in the community. New York Governor David Paterson and Democratic Representative Charles B. Rangel have both come under investigation for ethical lapses. Paterson has been contending with pressure to resign from office after allegations emerged that he and state troopers attempted to influence witness testimony in a domestic-violence dispute involving one of his aides, David Johnson. Congressman Rangel, Democrat of New York, has stepped down as Chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee due to an investigation into accepting political gifts and for withholding taxes.

NEW YORK - MARCH 04: Men stand on the street in Harlem on March 4, 2010 in New York City. Harlem, the legendary epicenter of black political culture in America, has been shaken by the ethical investigations of two of its leading politicians who have deep roots in the community. New York Governor David Paterson and Democratic Representative Charles B. Rangel have both come under investigation for ethical lapses. Paterson has been contending with pressure to resign from office after allegations emerged that he and state troopers attempted to influence witness testimony in a domestic-violence dispute involving one of his aides, David Johnson. Congressman Rangel, Democrat of New York, has stepped down as Chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee due to an investigation into accepting political gifts and for withholding taxes.

NEW YORK - MARCH 04: A poster of famous African American politicians, who have spent part of their careers in Harlem, is displayed in a Harlem storefront on March 4, 2010 in New York City. Harlem, the legendary epicenter of black political culture in America, has been shaken by the ethical investigations of two of its leading politicians who have deep roots in the community. New York Governor David Paterson and Democratic Representative Charles B. Rangel have both come under investigation for ethical lapses. Paterson has been contending with pressure to resign from office after allegations emerged that he and state troopers attempted to influence witness testimony in a domestic-violence dispute involving one of his aides, David Johnson. Congressman Rangel, Democrat of New York, has stepped down as Chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee due to an investigation into accepting political gifts and for withholding taxes.

NEW YORK - MARCH 04: A woman walks by a mural of legendary African American political activist and Harlem resident Malcolm X on March 4, 2010 in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. Harlem, the legendary epicenter of black political culture in America, has been shaken by the ethical investigations of two of its leading politicians who have deep roots in the community. New York Governor David Paterson and Democratic Representative Charles B. Rangel have both come under investigation for ethical lapses. Paterson has been contending with pressure to resign from office after allegations emerged that he and state troopers attempted to influence witness testimony in a domestic-violence dispute involving one of his aides, David Johnson. Congressman Rangel, Democrat of New York, has stepped down as Chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee due to an investigation into accepting political gifts and for withholding taxes.

NEW YORK - MARCH 04: Graffiti lines the wall in front of buildings in the Harlem neighborhood on March 4, 2010 in New York City. Harlem, the legendary epicenter of black political culture in America, has been shaken by the ethical investigations of two of its leading politicians who have deep roots in the community. New York Governor David Paterson and Democratic Representative Charles B. Rangel have both come under investigation for ethical lapses. Paterson has been contending with pressure to resign from office after allegations emerged that he and state troopers attempted to influence witness testimony in a domestic-violence dispute involving one of his aides, David Johnson. Congressman Rangel, Democrat of New York, has stepped down as Chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee due to an investigation into accepting political gifts and for withholding taxes.

NEW YORK - MARCH 04: A teenager looks out over the neighborhood of Harlem on March 4, 2010 in New York City. Harlem, the legendary epicenter of black political culture in America, has been shaken by the ethical investigations of two of its leading politicians who have deep roots in the community. New York Governor David Paterson and Democratic Representative Charles B. Rangel have both come under investigation for ethical lapses. Paterson has been contending with pressure to resign from office after allegations emerged that he and state troopers attempted to influence witness testimony in a domestic-violence dispute involving one of his aides, David Johnson. Congressman Rangel, Democrat of New York, has stepped down as Chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee due to an investigation into accepting political gifts and for withholding taxes.

NEW YORK - MARCH 04: Birds fly over buildings in the Harlem neighborhood on March 4, 2010 in New York City. Harlem, the legendary epicenter of black political culture in America, has been shaken by the ethical investigations of two of its leading politicians who have deep roots in the community. New York Governor David Paterson and Democratic Representative Charles B. Rangel have both come under investigation for ethical lapses. Paterson has been contending with pressure to resign from office after allegations emerged that he and state troopers attempted to influence witness testimony in a domestic-violence dispute involving one of his aides, David Johnson. Congressman Rangel, Democrat of New York, has stepped down as Chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee due to an investigation into accepting political gifts and for withholding taxes.

NEW YORK - MARCH 04: Campaign posters of Democratic Representative Charles B. Rangel are displayed in a Harlem storefront on March 4, 2010 in New York City. Harlem, the legendary epicenter of black political culture in America, has been shaken by the ethical investigations of two of its leading politicians who have deep roots in the community. New York Governor David Paterson and Democratic Representative Charles B. Rangel have both come under investigation for ethical lapses. Paterson has been contending with pressure to resign from office after allegations emerged that he and state troopers attempted to influence witness testimony in a domestic-violence dispute involving one of his aides, David Johnson. Congressman Rangel, Democrat of New York, has stepped down as Chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee due to an investigation into accepting political gifts and for withholding taxes.

NEW YORK - MARCH 04: A man walks by a statue of African American politician Adam Clayton Powell on March 4, 2010 in the Harlem neighborhood of New York. Harlem, the legendary epicenter of black political culture in America, has been shaken by the ethical investigations of two of its leading politicians who have deep roots in the community. New York Governor David Paterson and Democratic Representative Charles B. Rangel have both come under investigation for ethical lapses. Paterson has been contending with pressure to resign from office after allegations emerged that he and state troopers attempted to influence witness testimony in a domestic-violence dispute involving one of his aides, David Johnson. Congressman Rangel, Democrat of New York, has stepped down as Chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee due to an investigation into accepting political gifts and for withholding taxes.

FILE - In this March 4, 2010, file photo Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-N.Y., left, of the moderate New Democrat Coalition, walks out of the West Wing of the White House after talking with President Obama about health care in Washington. In private pitches to Democrats, Obama tells them to have faith in him, and voters, as he makes his final health care pitch to coax Congress into passing the proposals despite voters' misgivings and Republicans' dire warnings.

Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, center, files papers to run against U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., in the Democrat primary for Senate with his wife Shanti, left, at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday, March 2, 2010.