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Nebraska state Sen. Deb Fischer was pushed to victory Tuesday in her state's Republican Senate primary by the Ending Spending Fund super PAC, which spent more than $250,000 on media advertisements either supporting her or opposing fellow candidate Jon Bruning in the final days of the race. (Omaha World-Herald via Associated Press)
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Maryland State Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., strolls down a back hallway before presiding over the Senate during the second day of the General Assembly special session at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, May 15, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Maryland State Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., presides over the Senate during the second day of the General Assembly special session at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, May 15, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., who is president of the Senate, and three top officers of the chamber have been named in a lawsuit trying to overturn the Senate's filibuster rule. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (left) is joined by state Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (second from left), House Speaker Michael E. Busch (second from right) and Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown for a press conference to discuss the special legislative session beginning May 14, at the Maryland Statehouse in Annapolis on Wednesday, May 9, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Maryland leaders (from left) Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Gov. Martin O'Malley and Speaker of the House Michael E. Busch attend Wednesday's bill signing-ceremony at the State House in Annapolis. The governor and legislative leaders have tentatively agreed to call lawmakers back May 14 to vote on the revenue package that didn't beat the General Assembly's adjournment deadline last month. (Associated Press)
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Former Sen. George Allen takes on three Republican Senate rivals Saturday in Roanoke in the first of three debates. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (left) chats with Senate Majority Leader Thomas K. Norment Jr., James City Republican, outside the Senate Republican Caucus room at the Capitol in Richmond on Tuesday. The governor addressed the caucus before the debate and vote on the budget. The Senate failed to pass the budget. (Associated Press)
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Senate Finance Committee chairman, Sen. Walter Stosch, Henrico Republican, left, and Sen. Charles Colgan, Prince William Democrat, talk prior to a Senate budget briefing at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, April 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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Delegates vote on an extended session late Monday. The extension passed the House but not the Senate. Each body blamed the other for failure to pass a budget. (Associated Press)
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Sen. Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr., president of the Senate, Gov. Martin O'Malley and Delegate Michael E. Busch, speaker of the House. (The Washington Times)
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Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Prince George's Democrat, admits that raising the state's gas tax "doesn't poll well." (Associated Press)
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Sen. Barbara Boxer, California Democrat, co-wrote the transportation bill that was passed by the Senate on Wednesday by a 74-22 vote. (Associated Press)
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Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg, New Jersey Democrat, returned to the Senate after an absence of two years. Now, former senator Bob Kerry of Nebraska, with whom Lautenberg served, is attempting a comeback. (Associated Press)
