Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine is going to meet this week with President Barack Obama's nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Collins will be meeting Tuesday with Merrick Garland.

Unlike most of her GOP colleagues, Collins has said that the Senate should follow the "normal process" including personal meetings and a Judiciary Committee hearing.

Led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, most Republicans say the late Justice Antonin Scalia won't be replaced until the next president names a nominee.

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