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Sasse’s exit from Senate prompts GOP unease over replacement

By Associated Press
Published December 17, 2022 9:12pm ET
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Sasse’s exit from Senate prompts GOP unease over replacement
Sen. Ben Sasse, a Republican from Nebraska, listens during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. | (Tom Williams/Bloomberg)

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — When Republican Jim Pillen becomes Nebraska’s governor next month, one of his first acts will likely be to name his predecessor and biggest supporter to fill an open U.S. Senate seat.

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