BAGHDAD - JULY: In this handout photo released by the U.S. Army, Gen. David H. Petraeus (C), commander of the Multi-National Force in Iraq, shares a laugh with presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) (L) and Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) (R) during an aerial tour July 21, 2008 in Baghdad, Iraq. Hagel and Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) joined the presidential candidate on his tour of the Middle East and Europe. Getty Images logo Getty Images 15 months ago

BAGHDAD - JULY: In this handout photo released by the U.S. Army, Gen. David H. Petraeus (C), commander of the Multi-National Force in Iraq, shares a laugh with presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) (L) and Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) (R) during an aerial tour July 21, 2008 in Baghdad, Iraq. Hagel and Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) joined the presidential candidate on his tour of the Middle East and Europe.

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  3. US First Lady Michelle Obama and President Obama walk past the Fallen Hero Memorial at Fort Hood on November 10, 2009 during a service honoring the soldiers and civilians killed in a shooting rampage on November 5. US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, a psychiatrist and specialist in combat stress, who allegedly killed 13 people and wounded 42 in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, is believed to have acted alone by investigators and no motive has been established.
  4. US First Lady Michelle Obama and President Obama walk past the Fallen Hero Memorial at Fort Hood on November 10, 2009 during a service honoring the soldiers and civilians killed in a shooting rampage on November 5. US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, a psychiatrist and specialist in combat stress, who allegedly killed 13 people and wounded 42 in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, is believed to have acted alone by investigators and no motive has been established.
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  7. US President Barack Obama announces Senator Chuck Hagel (not in photo) and Senator David Boren (L) as Co-Chairmen of the President�s Intelligence Advisory Board during a meeting of the board October 28, 2009 in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC.
  8. US President Barack Obama announces Senator Chuck Hagel (R) and Senator David Boren (2nd L) as Co-Chairmen of the President�s Intelligence Advisory Board during a meeting of the board October 28, 2009 in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC.
  9. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: (AFP-OUT) President Barack Obama names Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) (R) and David Boren (2L) co-chairmen of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board October 28, 2009 in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. The board reports directly to the president as an independent source of advice on intelligence matters including the quality and quantity of intelligence activities and the effectiveness of organization structure, management and personnel. Vice President Joe Biden looks on at left.
  10. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: (AFP-OUT) President Barack Obama names David Boren (C) and Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) (not pictured) co-chairmen of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board October 28, 2009 in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. The board reports directly to the president as an independent source of advice on intelligence matters including the quality and quantity of intelligence activities and the effectiveness of organization structure, management and personnel. Vice President Joe Biden looks on at left.
  11. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: (AFP-OUT) President Barack Obama names David Boren (C) and Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) (not pictured) co-chairmen of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board October 28, 2009 in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. The board reports directly to the president as an independent source of advice on intelligence matters including the quality and quantity of intelligence activities and the effectiveness of organization structure, management and personnel. Vice President Joe Biden looks on at left.
  12. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: (AFP-OUT) President Barack Obama names Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) (R) and David Boren (2L) co-chairmen of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board October 28, 2009 in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. The board reports directly to the president as an independent source of advice on intelligence matters including the quality and quantity of intelligence activities and the effectiveness of organization structure, management and personnel.
  13. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Members of the American Legion stand with (L-R) Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) during a news conference about Democratic efforts to pass an omnibus veterans� health bill at the U.S. Capitol November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Democrats indentified Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) as the sole Republican holding up the passage of the bill designed to help Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans and family caregivers of the seriously wounded.
  14. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: (L-R) Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) stand with members of the American Legion during a news conference about Democratic efforts to pass an omnibus veterans� health bill at the U.S. Capitol November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Democrats indentified Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) as the sole Republican holding up the passage of the bill designed to help Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans and family caregivers of the seriously wounded.
  15. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-CT) (2nd L) talks about proposed financial reform legislation while joined by Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI) at the U.S. Capitol November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Dodd said the legislation will give government new authority to prevent another economic collapse, protect consumers and dismantle institutions described as 'too big to fail.'
  16. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Max Baucus, D-Mont., Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., at a news conference following the passage of the extension of unemployment benefits on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009.

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