As the Senate edges toward a showdown over judicial confirmations , a dozen national groups on both sides of the battle are turning a frantic onslaught of advertisements , phone campaigns , demonstrations , film screenings and petition drives on Maine 's 1.3 million fiercely independent voters and its two potentially pivotal senators , Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe , both Republicans .
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