The new survey of Illinois by Public Policy Polling (D) shows Republican Rep. Mark Kirk taking a narrow lead in the race for President Obama’s former Senate seat. This is due to a decline in support for Democratic state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, who has been weathering controversies surrounding his family’s bank, which is facing insolvency and is reported to have made loans to people connected with organized crime.
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