job. accusing me of flip-flopp g flip-flopping. that would be the most remarkable irony in the history of illinois. i actually am accused you of flip-flopping. you flip-flopped on nafta. you said you wanted to start a trade war. you want to moderate this? the latest rasmussen poll shows the race is almost too close to call. congressman kirk maintaining a four point lead. france is bracing for more protests this morning as railways and airports continue to face strikes. but the demonstrations are expected to die down because the country s parliament has approved the controversial pension reform legislation these mobs were protesting in the first place. approval by the constitutional council before french president nicolas saozy can sign it into law in november. it calls for raising the retirement age from 60 to 62 despite the strong opposition from the union in france.