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Keyes to Victory? The Illinois GOP Banks on Bluster

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Illinois Times | August 12, 2004

Illinois Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, Maryland export Alan Keyes, has a history of failed campaigns based on extreme right-wing rhetoric -- but he's somehow managed to escape intense media scrutiny.

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Tags: Barack Obama, Abortion, African-American, Alan Keyes, Illinois Senate

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