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U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski addresses reporters during a news conference following her speech to a joint session of the Alaska Legislature on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

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Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Alaska Republican, told Ron Binz at a confirmation hearing Tuesday she won't be able to vote for him to head the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Mr. Binz has sought the help of lobbyists and former lobbyists to win the post. (ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS)

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"[W]e have a problem here," Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Alaska Republican, says at a hearing about the Obama administration's record on energy production. (Associated Press)

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"There are a number of statements that are either inaccurate or simply not well-considered" in the report on the postal "Alaska Bypass" program, said Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Alaska Republican. (Associated Press)

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Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Alaska Republican, is likely to vote on issues keeping in mind constituency priorities more than party ones. (Associated Press)

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Associated Press photographs Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Alaska Republican, is seen here campaigning in Anchorage on Nov. 1, the day before the election in which she ran a write-in campaign. She won a state Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday.

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A security officer checks Joe Miller as he enters the Dimond Courthouse in Juneau, Alaska, on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010, for his court case against the State of Alaska in the U.S. Senate race with Sen. Lisa Murkowski. (AP Photo/The Juneau Empire, Michael Penn)

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In this Dec. 1, 2010, file photo, Scott Kendall, an attorney for Lisa Murkowski's U.S. Senate campaign, speaks to Ketchikan Superior Court Judge William Carey via teleconference in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/The Juneau Empire, Michael Penn, File)

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U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski greets supporters at the Laborers International Hall, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010 in Anchorage, Alaska (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)

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United States Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), center, addresses a joyous crowd as her victorious write-in campaign is announced in Anchorage, Alaska Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010. Murkowski is the first Senate candidate in more than 50 years to win a write-in campaign. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)

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U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski declares victory in the Alaska Senate race, exactly two months after announcing her long-shot write-in campaign, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010 in Anchorage, Alaska (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Alaska Republican, pauses Tuesday on Capitol Hill after a caucus luncheon. As a write-in candidate, she still leads the state's official GOP Senate nominee, Joe Miller.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Alaska Republican, pauses Tuesday on Capitol Hill after a caucus luncheon. As a write-in candidate, she still leads in midterm voting over the state's official GOP Senate nominee, Joe Miller.

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U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R- Alaska, is seen climbing to the stage in preparation to announce her write-in campaign Friday, Sept. 17, 2010 in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)

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Sen. Lisa Murkowski reportedly will make an announcement about a write-in campaign, after losing the Republican primary and an offer by the Libertarian Party nominee to be on the November ballot. (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS NO ENDORSEMENT: Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski has not offered her backing to Joe Miller.

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Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Alaska Republican, trails little-known challenger Joe Miller (right) by 1,668 votes in the GOP primary with about 14,000 absentee and early votes still to be counted this week.

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Associated Press Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Alaska Republican, failed to respond early and often to a primary challenger's attacks. Her re-election hopes now hinge on absentee ballots.