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Booker could beat Thurmond’s record if he speaks past 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
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In a feat of determination, New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all night and into Tuesday night, setting a historic mark to show Democrats’...
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Booker said he'd been aware of Thurmond's record since first coming to the Senate in 2013 — a room near the Senate chamber is still named for him — and it bothered him.

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