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Sen. Michael Bennet, center, D-Colo., celebrates after winning the Democratic primary on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010, in Denver. He was joined on stage by his wife, third right, children, Senator Mark Udall, left, and Gov. Bill Ritter, back right. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

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Andrew Romanoff, center, candidate in the Democratic Primary race for the U.S. Senate seat in Colorado, bows his head as supporters clap during his concession speech to incumbent Democrat Michael Bennet in Denver on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Schneider)

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Judy Wheeler, of Fort Collins, a support of Andrew Romanoff, candidate in the Democratic Primary race for the U.S. Senate seat in Colorado cries as Romanoff concedes defeat in Denver on Tuesday, August 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Schneider)

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Ken Buck accepts the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in a speech on Tuesday Aug. 10, 2010 in Loveland, Colo. Buck, the Weld District Attorney, defeated former Colorado Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton for the nomination. (AP Photo/Eric Bellamy - The Daily Tribune)

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Senate candidate Ken Buck was joined onstage by his daughter Kaitlin and his wife Perry at a primary night party in Loveland Tuesday night. Ken Buck supporters gathered for a primary night party in Loveland Tuesday night. The Ken Buck primary night party was held inside the Embassy Suites hotel Tuesday night, August 10, 2010, in Loveland, Colorado. (AP Photo/Karl Gehring, The Denver Post)

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Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Linda McMahon, a former wrestling executive, takes a congratulatory call in her private suite with friends and family prior to her campaign party after winning the Republican primary in Cromwell, Conn., Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Linda McMahon, a former wrestling executive, waves to supporters during her campaign party after winning the Republican primary in Cromwell, Conn., Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dan Malloy celebrates with supporters after defeating businessman Ned Lamont in the Democratic primary for Connecticut governor, in Hartford, Conn., on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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Republican candidate for governor, Connecticut Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele, is hugged by a supporter after conceding the race to Republican Tom Foley as the results were tallied during the Connecticut primary election Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010 in Stamford, Conn. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

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Former U.S. Sen. Mark Dayton, left and on screen, talks with reporters at his primary election night headquarters where he awaited the result of his Democratic gubernatorial race Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010 in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

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Former U.S. Sen. Mark Dayton enjoys a laugh after addressing the media with his running mate, State Sen. Yvonne Prettner-Solon, after The Associated Press called Dayton the winner of the Democratic gubernatorial primary election Tuesday night, Aug. 10, 2010 in St. Paul, Minn. Behind Dayton are his sons Eric, left, and Andrew. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

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DFL gubernatorial candidate Matt Entenza and Lieutenant Governor candidate Robyne Robinson, right, leave the podium after conceding the primary campaign at their campaign headquarters in St Paul, Minn., Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. (Photo/Craig Lassig)

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Democratic Party endorsed gubernatorial candidate Margaret Anderson Kelliher addresses supporters as they wait for primary results in Minneapolis early Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Andy King)

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Georgia gubernatorial candidate Nathan Deal, right, looks at supporter Kay Brady of Gainesville express her enthusiasm during a Republican primary runoff election gathering Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010, in Gainesville, Ga. (AP Photo/John Amis)

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A North Korean soldier, left, looks at the southern side as an U.S. Army soldier looks on at the border village of Panmunjom, South Korea, on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010. Relations between the two Koreas have been tense since the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship in late March that Seoul and the United States blame on North Korea. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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Sen. Michael Bennet, Colorado Democrat, celebrates with his wife, Susan Dagget, at an election party on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010, in Denver after winning the Democratic primary. (AP Photo)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE - In this May 21, 2010 file photo, Connecticut Republican Senate Linda McMahon, right, and family members wait as delegate vote totals are tallied in Hartford, Conn. In the midst of one of the worst recessions in decades, a host of former corporate titans are spending millions in the quest for elective office, using their big bankrolls to push past the political machinery and overcome their own lack of experience.

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ICE chief John Morton's plans to visit the Arizona-Mexico border Wednesday are not sitting well with two of the state's sheriffs. (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Georgia gubernatorial candidate Nathan Deal reacts while watching polling results as they are broadcast during a republican primary runoff election gathering Tuesday, August, 10, 2010, in Gainesville, Ga.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, gives pens used to sign the bill to area children during a ceremony Tuesday after she signed a $26 billion jobs bill to protect 300,000 teachers and other nonfederal government workers from election-year layoffs.