Chicago Tribune 10/11/'11 By Katherine Skiba, Tribune reporter;
“Sen.Mark Kirk, a Republican from Illinois... is assigned to Desk No. 95, which is near the Senate's most heavily used entrance, making it perfect to serve as the chamber's "candy desk." Kirk, his aides and Illinois candy manufacturers keep it stocked with treats for senators and staff...."Senators, being older, can get kind of grumpy in the afternoon, and have this tradition of being able to reach into this desk to get a treat," Kirk, 52, said....The candy desk originated with Sen. George Murphy of California and has been passed on to 13 other Republicans, including Sen. John McCain of Arizona and former Sens. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania and George Voinovich of Ohio...
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Under Senate rules, a member may accept donations of products such as coffee, candy, peanuts and juices from the state they represent if certain conditions are met. The products must be inexpensive, used for promotional purposes (such as free distribution) and available to visitors to the lawmaker's office....
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While Kirk's a fan of candy, there's no love lost between him and the sugar industry...In an interview, Kirk said sugar growers...were "very powerful and very corrupt."....
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At the American Sugar Alliance...spokesman Phillip Hayes decried Kirk's "hateful language" and defended the quotas. They "keep unneeded sugar from flooding the U.S. Market...
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Kirk plans to hold on to the candy desk for two years altogether, then turn it over to a newcomer...And when only the least desirable candies — the "fuds and duds," Kirk calls them — are left, he gets on the horn. "It will yield a panic call back to the staff to immediately drive to CVS— and find supply."
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Which candy do you think best fits the Republican brand?
A) 100 GRAND BARS
B) REESES NUT-RAGOUS
C) SNICKERS
D) AIRHEADS BLUE RAZZLEBERRY
E) MILK DUDS
F) BUTTERFINGER
G) GOOBERS
H) TOO TARTS SWEET SUCK UPS
I) GUMMY CLOWN FISH
J) CLICKER LICKER LOLLIPOPS
K) POP ROCKS EXTREME SOUR
L) ORIGINAL BABY BOTTLE POP CANDY
M) FUN DIP CANDY
N) CIRCUS PEANUTS CANDY
O) ESPEEZE CANDY MONEY MINTS
“Sen.Mark Kirk, a Republican from Illinois... is assigned to Desk No. 95, which is near the Senate's most heavily used entrance, making it perfect to serve as the chamber's "candy desk." Kirk, his aides and Illinois candy manufacturers keep it stocked with treats for senators and staff...."Senators, being older, can get kind of grumpy in the afternoon, and have this tradition of being able to reach into this desk to get a treat," Kirk, 52, said....The candy desk originated with Sen. George Murphy of California and has been passed on to 13 other Republicans, including Sen. John McCain of Arizona and former Sens. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania and George Voinovich of Ohio...
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Under Senate rules, a member may accept donations of products such as coffee, candy, peanuts and juices from the state they represent if certain conditions are met. The products must be inexpensive, used for promotional purposes (such as free distribution) and available to visitors to the lawmaker's office....
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While Kirk's a fan of candy, there's no love lost between him and the sugar industry...In an interview, Kirk said sugar growers...were "very powerful and very corrupt."....
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At the American Sugar Alliance...spokesman Phillip Hayes decried Kirk's "hateful language" and defended the quotas. They "keep unneeded sugar from flooding the U.S. Market...
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Kirk plans to hold on to the candy desk for two years altogether, then turn it over to a newcomer...And when only the least desirable candies — the "fuds and duds," Kirk calls them — are left, he gets on the horn. "It will yield a panic call back to the staff to immediately drive to CVS— and find supply."
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Which candy do you think best fits the Republican brand?
A) 100 GRAND BARS
B) REESES NUT-RAGOUS
C) SNICKERS
D) AIRHEADS BLUE RAZZLEBERRY
E) MILK DUDS
F) BUTTERFINGER
G) GOOBERS
H) TOO TARTS SWEET SUCK UPS
I) GUMMY CLOWN FISH
J) CLICKER LICKER LOLLIPOPS
K) POP ROCKS EXTREME SOUR
L) ORIGINAL BABY BOTTLE POP CANDY
M) FUN DIP CANDY
N) CIRCUS PEANUTS CANDY
O) ESPEEZE CANDY MONEY MINTS
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