FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2009 file photo, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin holds a news conference to discuss the latest developments in Gov. Rod Blagojevich's impeachment and the appointment of Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate in Chicago. AP Photo logo AP Photo 8 months ago

FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2009 file photo, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin holds a news conference to discuss the latest developments in Gov. Rod Blagojevich's impeachment and the appointment of Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate in Chicago.

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  1. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., joins politicians as they gather in historic Union Station to announce that Illinois will receive over one billion dollars of stimulus money for the development of high speed rail in the state during a news conference, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010, in Chicago. The money will be used to upgrade tracks between Chicago and St. Louis. Gov. Pat Quinn says that'll create 6,000 jobs.
  2. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke looks up during his meeting with Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) to discuss Federal Reserve policy and Bernanke's upcoming confirmation vote at Capitol Hill in Washington January 25, 2010. The combination of the financial nervous breakdown and the uneven economic recovery has turned central bankers into the equivalent of military generals waging a war. The question is whether, in the face of political opposition, they will deploy the weapons at their disposal. Picture taken January 25, 2010. To match Special Report DAVOS/ECONOMY.
  3. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke looks up during his meeting with Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) to discuss Federal Reserve policy and Bernanke's upcoming confirmation vote Capitol Hill in Washington, in this January 25, 2010 file photo. The U.S. Senate Thursday looked poised to narrowly approve Ben Bernanke's nomination to a second term running the world's most powerful central bank, despite misgivings over perceived policy missteps. Bernanke's nomination cleared a procedural roadblock with a 77-23 vote on January 28. 2010, and the Senate moved directly to a vote on final confirmation, where only a simple majority of 51 votes in the 100-person chamber is needed for approval.
  4. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 28: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R-NV) (2nd-R) speaks during a news conference as Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) (R), Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) (L) listen on Capitol Hill on January 28, 2010 in Washington, DC. Sen. Reid spoke about President Obama's State Of The Union Speech he delivered last night.
  5. U.S. Senate Majority leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (L) and Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) wait in the House Chamber prior to U.S. President Barack Obama's first State of the Union Address on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 27, 2010.
  6. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 25: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (L) is greeted by Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) before a meeting at the U.S. Capitol on January 25, 2010 in Washington DC. President Obama nominated Mr. Bernanke to a second term and he will need at least 60 votes to win confirmation.
  7. Senator Dick Durbin, R, (D-IL) meets with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to discuss Federal Reserve policy and Bernanke's upcoming confirmation vote Capitol Hill in Washington January 25, 2010. U.S. lawmakers looked likely to grudgingly approve Bernanke to a second term as Federal Reserve chairman this week after the White House stepped in to defend his crisis-fighting record and rally votes.
  8. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is seen during his meeting with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010.
  9. President Barack Obama's top adviser David Axelrod, right, accompanied by U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., left, and Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn speaks to the media before addressing a fundraising breakfast at Misericordia Home, the center where his daughter with developmental disabilities lives, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010, in Chicago. Axelrod siad both the president and the Democratic Party will work hard to keep Obama's old Senate seat, and it's wrong to think that what happened in Massachusetts will happen around the country or in Illinois. A Republican won the late Sen. Edward Kennedy's seat in a special election last week.
  10. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 20: (L-R) U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), and Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) speak to the media after the weekly policy luncheon on Capitol Hill January 20, 2010 in Washington, DC. The Senate Democrats have lost their supermajority status after Martha Coakley was defeated by Republican Scott Brown in the special election in Massachusetts for the seat that was left vacate by the late Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA).
  11. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan answers questions by U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill during an Asian Carp briefing sponsored by Durbin and U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert, D-Ill., at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010, in Chicago. Michigan and other Great Lakes states have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to order the locks closed immediately to prevent the Carp from entering the Great Lakes.
  12. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill asks questions of panel members during an Asian Carp briefing sponsored by Durbin and U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert, D-Ill., right, at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010, in Chicago. Michigan and other Great Lakes states have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to order shipping locks separating the Great Lakes from the Mississippi River basin closed immediately to prevent the Carp from entering the Great Lakes. Officials at the briefing said while they don't want the Asian carp to enter Lake Michigan, they worry shutting the locks could cause flooding in the Chicago area and impact local commerce.
  13. Charles M. Wooley, Midwest Deputy Regional Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service answers questions by U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill during an Asian Carp briefing sponsored by Durbin and U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert, D-Ill., at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010, in Chicago. Michigan and other Great Lakes states have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to order shipping locks separating the Great Lakes from the Mississippi River basin closed immediately to prevent the Carp from entering the Great Lakes.
  14. Asian Big Head Carp swim, with a White Bass, bottom center, in an exhibit while U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill asks questions of panel members during an Asian Carp briefing sponsored by Durbin and U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert, D-Ill., at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010, in Chicago. Michigan and other Great Lakes states have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to order shipping locks separating the Great Lakes from the Mississippi River basin closed immediately to prevent the Carp from entering the Great Lakes.
  15. Asian Carp swim behind U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson D-Ill, as she asks questions at an Asian Carp briefing sponsored by U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill, and U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert, R-Ill., at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010, in Chicago.
  16. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 24: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (R) puts his hand on the shoulder of Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) (L) following the passage of a historic healthcare reform bill at the U.S. Capitol December 24, 2009 in Washington, DC. The bill passed by the Senate will provide healthcare coverage to 31 million uninsured Americans and represents the largest overhaul in healthcare in decades. Also pictured in the background are Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) and Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT).

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  1. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, center, is joined by U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. left, and other politicians as they gather in historic Union Station to announce that Illinois will receive over one billion dollars of stimulus money for the development of high speed rail in the state during a news conference, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010, in Chicago. The money will be used to upgrade tracks between Chicago and St. Louis. Gov. Pat Quinn says that'll create 6,000 jobs.
  2. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 28: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R-NV) (2nd-R) speaks during a news conference as Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) (R), Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) (L) listen on Capitol Hill on January 28, 2010 in Washington, DC. Sen. Reid spoke about President Obama's State Of The Union Speech he delivered last night.
  3. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 28: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R-NV) (2nd-R) speaks during a news conference as Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) (R), Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) (L) listen on Capitol Hill on January 28, 2010 in Washington, DC. Sen. Reid spoke about President Obama's State Of The Union Speech he delivered last night.
  4. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 28: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R-NV) (L) speaks as Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) (R) listens during a news conference on Capitol Hill on January 28, 2010 in Washington, DC. Sen. Reid spoke about President Obama's State Of The Union Speech he delivered last night.
  5. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 28: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R-NV) (L) speaks as Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) (R) listens during a news conference on Capitol Hill on January 28, 2010 in Washington, DC. Sen. Reid spoke about President Obama's State Of The Union Speech he delivered last night.
  6. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 28: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R-NV) (2nd-R) speaks during a news conference as Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) (R), Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) (L) listen on Capitol Hill on January 28, 2010 in Washington, DC. Sen. Reid spoke about President Obama's State Of The Union Speech he delivered last night.
  7. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee member Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., left, sits next to fellow member Sen. Robert Bennett, R-Utah, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, during the committee's hearing on Intelligence Reform.
  8. CHICAGO - FEBRUARY 02: Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias (R) takes a break from campaigning to have lunch with some of his campaign staff at the Billy Goat Tavern on primary election day February 2, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. Giannoulias is considered the frontrunner to be the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama and currently held by Roland Burris.
  9. CHICAGO - FEBRUARY 02: Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias (C) campaigns for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate at Manny's Coffee Shop and Deli on primary election day February 2, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. Giannoulias is considered the democratic frontrunner for the seat once held by President Barack Obama and currently held by Roland Burris.
  10. CHICAGO - FEBRUARY 02: Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias (C) campaigns for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate at Manny's Coffee Shop and Deli on primary election day February 2, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. Giannoulias is considered the democratic frontrunner for the seat once held by President Barack Obama and currently held by Roland Burris.
  11. CHICAGO - FEBRUARY 02: Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias takes a break from campaigning to have lunch with some of his campaign staff at the Billy Goat Tavern on primary election day February 2, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. Giannoulias is considered the frontrunner to be the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama and currently held by Roland Burris.
  12. CHICAGO - FEBRUARY 02: Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias arrives for a campaign stop at Manny's Coffee Shop and Deli as he stumps for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate on primary election day February 2, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. Giannoulias is considered the democratic frontrunner for the seat once held by President Barack Obama and currently held by Roland Burris.
  13. CHICAGO - FEBRUARY 01: Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (D-IL) addresses voters during a campaign stop at a downtown hotel on February 1, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. Quinn, the former Illinois Lt. Governor, was appointed governor last year after Governor Rod Blagojevich (D-IL) was impeached and removed from office.
  14. CHICAGO - FEBRUARY 01: Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (D-IL) greets supporters during a campaign stop at a downtown hotel on February 1, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. Quinn, the former Illinois Lt. Governor, was appointed governor last year after Governor Rod Blagojevich (D-IL) was impeached and removed from office.
  15. CHICAGO - FEBRUARY 01: Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (D-IL) greets supporters during a campaign stop at a downtown hotel on February 1, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. Quinn, the former Illinois Lt. Governor, was appointed governor last year after Governor Rod Blagojevich (D-IL) was impeached and removed from office.
  16. CHICAGO - FEBRUARY 01: Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (D-IL) greets supporters during a campaign stop at a downtown hotel on February 1, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. Quinn, the former Illinois Lt. Governor, was appointed governor last year after Governor Rod Blagojevich (D-IL) was impeached and removed from office.

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