United States Senate

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** FILE ** In this May 23, 2013, file photo, New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa talks about an investigation dubbed "Operation Swill," at a news conference in Trenton, N.J. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has named Chiesa to temporarily fill the U.S. Senate seat that opened up this week after Frank Lautenberg's death. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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**FILE** Gabriel Gomez (center), Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts, gives a thumbs up as he takes to the stage next to his daughter Olivia (left), 13, before addressing an audience at a watch party in Cohasset, Mass., on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, after winning the GOP primary. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Former South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds smiles Nov. 29, 2012, in Pierre, S.D., at a press conference where he announced he will run for the U.S. Senate in 2012. (Associated Press)

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Senators speak on the floor of the U.S. Senate during voting on an amendment to the budget resolution at the Capitol on Washington, Friday, March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Senate Television)

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Richard Cordray, President Obama's pick to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, testifies March 12, 2013, at his confirmation hearing in front of the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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**FILE** Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Linda McMahon (right) and husband Vince McMahon wait for delegate totals to be tallied during the Republican nomination at the Connecticut Republican Convention in Hartford, Conn., on May 21, 2010. (Associated Press)