Obama: 'I would not have been' president, senator without Durbin

Former President Obama lavished praise on Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on Wednesday, after the No. 2 Senate Democrat announced he will not seek reelection next year. Obama, in a post online, gave Durbin credit for his own successful political career. “As an Illinois voter, I couldn’t be prouder that our senator for the last 28...