Likely Illinois Republican senatorial candidate Mark Kirk has a strong showing in an early poll. Remember how zealous Republicans
abandoned
relentlessly campaigned for Specter in 2004? Fred Barnes' Election Day prediction that we were in for a " lurch to the left" is unfortunately looking on target. A Quinnipiac poll shows that "American voters oppose 55 - 38 percent a law in their state allowing same-sex couples to marry, but support 57 - 38 percent allowing same-sex couples to form civil unions." Aide on Obama's advance team believed to have swine flu. Do you have swine flu? Take this test to find out. Miss California featured in marriage ad: