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Senator Booker surpassed the previous record of 24 hours and 18 minutes set by Senator Strom Thurmond in 1957.
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Wisconsin voters elected Susan Crawford to the State Supreme Court yesterday, maintaining the court's four-three liberal majority.
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Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) delivered a 25-hour speech on the Senate floor this week, surpassing the previous Senate record for longest speech.

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