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Margaret Chase Smith
April 26, 2021
Walter Shapiro
The U.S. Senate’s Oldest Office Building Honors a Racist
Richard Russell was a segregationist and a fervent opponent of civil rights. So why does his name still adorn the Russell Senate Office Building?
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Meredith Shiner
Susan Collins and the Death of the Senate
The longtime senator is in the electoral battle of her life. But it’s not only her legacy that’s at stake.
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