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Maine Secretary of State Charlie Summers (center) is interviewed on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 in South Portland, Maine, as he waits for election returns in his bid to win the Republican nomination to fill the seat being vacated by Sen. Olympia J. Snowe, a Republican. (AP Photo/Joel Page)
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** FILE ** Former Sen. George Allen celebrates with his wife, Susan (left), and daughter Tyler in Richmond on Tuesday, June 12, 2012, after securing a win in Virginia's Republican primary in his effort to reclaim his old Senate seat. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and Democratic congressional candidate Ron Barber celebrate Mr. Barber's victory in a special election on Tuesday, June 12, 2012, in Tucson, Ariz., to fill the vacant House seat that Mrs. Giffords held. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool)
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (rear, left)surveys the crowd at a bipartisan bratwurst-and-beer summit he hosted Tuesday at the governor's mansion for state lawmakers and their staffs. The Republican chief executive was aiming to ease the raw partisanship a week after winning his recall election. (Associated Press)
