Patty Murray

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Democratic Sens. (from left) Charles Schumer of New York, Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Illinois, Patty Murray of Washington state and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada speak March 1, 2012, with reporters on Capitol Hill after they defeated a Republican effort to roll back President Obama's policy on contraception insurance coverage. (Associated Press

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Sen. Patty Murray, Washington Democrat

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., center, accompanied by, from left, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters about extending the payroll tax cut, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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With reporters looking for an update Tuesday, Sen. Patty Murray, Washington Democrat and co-chairman of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, walks through the Capitol after a closed-door meeting with Democratic members of the supercommittee. The panel faces a Nov. 23 deadline to come up with a plan. (Associated Press)

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Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction co-chairmen Sen. Patty Murray, Washington Democrat, and Rep. Jeb Hensarling, Texas Republican, are being pressed "to stabilize our debt as a share of the economy and assure America's fiscal well-being." (Associated Press)

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**FILE** In this photo from July 27, 2011, Sen. Patty Murray (right), Washington Democrat, speaks as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, listens at a news conference on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** In this July 27, 2011, file photo, Sen. Patty Murray, Washington Democrat, speaks as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid listens at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Reid announced Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011, he's naming Murray to co-chair a powerful "super committee" charged with finding more than $1 trillion in deficit cuts this fall. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV, left) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA, right) are joined by approximately half of the democratic caucus as they hold a press conference following the democratic caucus at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Friday, April 8, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS President Obama headlines a rally for Sen. Patty Murray at the University of Washington in Seattle during a four-day, five state campaign swing focusing on tight races in the Pacific Northwest and Midwest.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Sen. Patty Murray of Washington has moved ahead of challenger Dino Rossi since she tied his candidacy to repealing banking regulations.

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President Obama stands with Sen. Patty Murray, Washington Democrat, during a fundraiser Tuesday in Seattle.

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GOP Senate candidate Dino Rossi most likely will face Democratic Sen. Patty Murray in the fall elections. (AP Photo)

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Democratic Sen. Patty Murray is likely to face GOP favorite Dino Rossi in Washington's election for the Senate seat. In recent polls, Mr. Rossi trails Mrs. Murray by about 4 percentage points. (AP Photo)

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Sen. Patty Murray, Washington Democrat, second from left, glances at Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, right, during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, after a Senate vote that would clear the way for a $26 billion measure to help states with their severe budget problems and save the jobs of tens of thousands of teachers and other public employees . From left are, Sen. Barbara Boxer, California Democrat, Mrs. Murray, Sen. Michael Bennet, Colorado Democrat, Sen. Sherrod Brown, Ohio Democrat, and Mr. Reid. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Democratic Sen. Patty Murray has delivered dollars for Washington, helping her win re-election twice. This year, facing Republican Dino Rossi, the GOP says it will be her downfall. (Associated Press)