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WILMINGTON, Del. — Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) told The Hill on Thursday that he's confident Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) will prevail in his reelection campaign and retain his status as majority leader next year. "He has the best ground operation Nevada's ever seen, and it is now in action," Durbin said after a campaign event with Democratic Senate candidate Chris Coons in Delaware. "He's been up in the polls, and between that ground operation and the polling numbers, I feel good about Harry coming back as our majority leader." Should Reid lose in November, Durbin and Sen. Charles...

Talking to Cavuto.

Senator Dick Durbin appeared on CNN’s State of the Union and told Candy Crowley that Sarah Palin’s gun imagery of targeting certain congressional districts was “beyond the bounds” and “not acceptable rhetoric.” Although when pressed by Crowley, Durbin did not want to suggest there was a direct connection between the rhetoric and yesterday’s shooting of Congresswoman Giffords, nor whether there was similarly unacceptable rhetoric amongst Democrats. Durbin explained: “We live in a world of violent images and violent words, but those of us in public life and the journalists who cover us, should be thoughtful in response to this and...