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Senate Boosts Wilderness Protection Across US

This Aug. 2, 2003 picture shows Lake Superior seen from the North Ridge hiking trail at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore near Munising, Mich. (AP Photo/Bob Brodbeck)

WASHINGTON - In a rare Sunday session, the Senate advanced legislation that would set aside more than 2 million acres in nine states as wilderness. Majority Democrats assembled more than enough votes to overcome GOP stalling tactics in an early showdown for the new Congress.