Senate

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Moderator Rich Ecke, of the Great Falls Tribune, moderates a Democratic campaign forum for U.S. Senate with U.S. Sen. John Walsh, former Lt. Governor John Bohlinger and senate candidate Dirk Adams Saturday, May 3, 2014, in the Cameron Auditorium at Benefits Health System Great Falls, Mont. (AP Photo/The Great Falls Tribune, Larry Beckner)

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Image: Mark Callahan for Senate website

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Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, sponsor of the Minimum Wage Fairness Act, right, joined by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., comments to reporters after the bill to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 was stopped in the Senate, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Senate Republicans blocked the election-year Democratic bill, handing a defeat to President Barack Obama on a vote that is sure to reverberate in this year's congressional contests. (AP Photo)