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National Edition News cover for November 5, 2014 - Republicans gain control of Senate: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., addresses a group of supporters following his victory in the Kentucky Senate race, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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The campaign between Republican Senate candidate Thom Tillis (center) and incumbent Sen. Kay R. Hagan has cost $111 million. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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Kentucky home: Sen. Rand Paul helped rally supporters of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (right) on the eve of an election that will determine whether he will control the Senate or be left out entirely. (Associated Press Photographs)
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National Edition News cover for November 3, 2014 - Democrats' bid to keep Senate majority may hinge on independent candidates: The latest polls give independent Senate candidate Greg Orman a razor-thin lead over Republican incumbent Pat Roberts in Kansas, one of the reddest states in the union. (Associated Press)
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Republican Senate candidate Joni Ernst is pulling ahead of rival Bruce Braley in the Iowa race. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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Sens. John McCain (left) and Marco Rubio (right), and Sen. Lindsey Graham — who all collaborated with Mr. Obama and Democrats last year to pass a broad legalization bill in the Senate — said in a letter that the president lacks the legal authority to act on his own. (Associated Press)
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Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., right, and Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-La., shake hands at the conclusion of their Senate race debate with Republican candidate and Tea Party favorite Rob Maness on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., and Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-La., take their places to participate in a Senate race debate with and Republican candidate and Tea Party favorite Rob Maness on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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Shunned by Democratic Senate candidates, President Obama has been relegated to stump in governor races. (Associated Press)
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Despite protests from environmentalists, a Senate report has touted the safety of fracking. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)
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ProgressNow Colorado, which opposes Republican Rep. Cory Gardner's Senate bid, hired a prop plane to fly an anti-Gardner message over Denver before the Broncos' Oct. 23 home game against the San Diego Chargers. (ProgressNow Colorado)
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Sen. Tom Coburn, Oklahoma Republican, is retiring at the end of this year after a decade in the Senate, meaning the 239-page, meticulously footnoted volume he's releasing Wednesday will be his last. (Associated Press)
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In Colorado, analyst Stuart Rothenberg shifted the Senate contest's rating from "pure tossup" to "tossup/leans Republican," reflecting a slew of recent polls showing Republican Rep. Cory Gardner running several points ahead of Democratic Sen. Mark Udall. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Georgia candidate Michelle Nunn's poll numbers are increasing, presenting a potential roadblock to a Republican November Senate takeover. (Associated Press)
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Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., talks to the media after her debate with Senate candidate Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Republican candidate Rob Maness at Centenary College in Shreveport, La., Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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Senate challenger Mike McFadden has accused incumbent Al Franken (left) of failing to stop Minnesota from becoming a recruiting ground for extremists. (Associated Press)
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Sen. Kay Hagan, North Carolina Democrat, has been polling strong and energizing her base while Republican candidate for Senate Thom Tillis is struggling to gain the support of more conservative members of the GOP. (Associated Press)
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney didn't win Colorado two years ago as the Republican presidential candidate in 2012, but he was back in the Rocky Mountain State on Monday, campaigning on behalf of the party's candidates for governor, Senate, the House and other offices. (Associated PRess)
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Alison Lundergan Grimes, a Kentucky Democrat running for Senate, has been trying to dent Sen. Mitch McConnell on the farm bill, which he supported. (Associated Press)
