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Senator Cory Booker's 25-Hour Speech Was HISTORIC

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New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker took to the Senate floor at 7 p.m. on March 31 and did not yield the floor for more than 25 hours.
USA Today |
Wisconsin voters elected Susan Crawford to the State Supreme Court yesterday, maintaining the court's four-three liberal majority.
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His speech—equal parts policy critique and moral call to action—was punctuated by impassioned readings from the Constitution, testimonies from constituents, and references to civil rights icons.

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