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**FILE** Claire McCaskill (left), gives the thumbs up to supporters as she holds the hand of her mother, Betty Anne McCaskill, after participating in a debate for U.S. Senate candidates against incumbent Sen. Jim Talent at Clayton High School in Clayton, Mo., on Oct. 11, 2006. (Associated Press) — Photo by: Tom Gannam
**FILE** Claire McCaskill (left), gives the thumbs up to supporters as she holds the hand of her mother, Betty Anne McCaskill, after participating in a debate for U.S. Senate candidates against incumbent Sen. Jim Talent at Clayton High School in Clayton, Mo., on Oct. 11, 2006. (Associated Press)

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