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IL Senate Candidate Sought Palin Support
CHICAGO (AP) -- GOP Senate candidate Mark Kirk is seeking a few kind words from Sarah Palin to help quiet the sharp criticism he faces from more conservative Republicans in Illinois.

A memo from Kirk to a Palin friend and adviser asks the former vice presidential nominee to say something "quick and decisive" about him when she's in Chicago later this month.

Palin will be in Chicago Nov. 16 to talk about her new book on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Kirk's memo says the media will focus on whether she opposes his bid for the president's former seat.

Palin's clout within the GOP was proven when she backed a little-known conservative in a New York congressional race, helping to drive the Republican establishment's preferred candidate out of the race. The Democratic candidate wound up winning the seat.

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11 05 09 by Newsroom
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