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The other day Jim wrote about Mark Kirk eyeing a Senate run in Illinois, but today there's conflicting reports about his intentions, saying both that he has decided to opt out, but that it's not set in stone and Republicans are still trying to get him to run. Kirk, a moderate to liberal Republican who voted for the national energy tax in the House last month, is seen as having the most realistic shot of taking the seat once held by President Obama and currently held by Roland Burris, who has said he will not run in 2010.

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Kirk In, Kirk Out…Who Knows? | Conservative Political Report links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…former Senate seat, now he is, now he isn’t…oh, I don’t know…I give up. From the blogs. 538 | In Illinois, Dems Dodge Bullet; GOP Shoots Selves in Foot American Spectator | Is Kirk In or Out? Swing State Project | IL-Sen: Kirk Waffles, Then Re-Waffles Politics Nation | Kirk Won’t Run for Senate Eye on 2010 | Kirk Not Withdrawing From Race For Burris Seat Michelle Malkin | GOP Cap-and-Tax…