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Sen. Cory Booker on how he pulled off his marathon speech

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Many Democrats, including in Mr. Booker’s home state of New Jersey, reveled in his stamina and moxie as he assailed President Trump in the longest Senate speech on record.
From The New York Times
Wisconsin voters elected Susan Crawford to the State Supreme Court yesterday, maintaining the court's four-three liberal majority.
From USA Today
It was a symbolic victory for a Black senator out-talking segregationist Strom Thurmond, who set the previous record while filibustering the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
From Politico

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