Senator Makes History by Bringing Newborn to Floor for Vote
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Washington (AP) -- Tiny Maile Pearl made Senate history Thursday without making a sound.
The tightly wrapped 10-day-old baby, brought to the well of the chamber by her mother, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, became the first newborn to appear there, just one day after the Senate approved a new rule permitting it.