(Ottawa, IL)  --  Republican Senate candidate Mark Kirk says he wants to square off in a series of debates with Democrat Alexi Giannoulias, as the two men battle for the seat once held by Barack Obama.  Kirk says he'd like the first of seven proposed debates to be held in Ottawa, Illinois on August 21st.  That's the 152nd anniversary of the famous Lincoln-Douglas debate held there.  Kirk's plan is to follow up that debate with six more spread out over the next two months.  They'd be held in Northbrook, Bloomington, Springfield, Alton, Chicago and Carbondale.  Some debates would focus on specific topics like agriculture or the economy, while others would cover a variety of subjects.  Green Party candidate LeAlan Jones would also be invited to participate.

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