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Mark Kirk Says Voters Want to Rein in Government
CHICAGO (AP) -- After winning the president's former Senate seat, Republican Mark Kirk says Illinois voters clearly want him to rein in Democratic policies that increase spending and expand government.

But exit polling suggests that's not necessarily the case.

Kirk said his win was partly a rebuke of the White House but even more a rejection of Democratic leadership in Congress. He promised to push for an extension of all Bush-era tax cuts and to fight unnecessary spending.

However, only two out of 10 voters said cutting taxes should be the top priority for the next Congress. The rest split about evenly between balancing the budget and spending money to create jobs.

And only one-third of voters said they cast their ballot to express opposition to President Barack Obama.

Kirk, a congressman, narrowly defeated Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, a basketball buddy of the president's.

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11 03 10 by Newsroom
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