Democratic Senator from Wisconsin Russ Feingold (R) speaks as Senate Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid looks on during a press conference 08 January 2007 at the Capitol in Washington, DC. The Democratic senator warned President Barack Obama April 13, 2009 not to neglect Somalia after the latest piracy incident off the country's coast and a mortar attack on a US lawmaker."For years, Somalia's growing instability was neglected by the Bush administration and the international community. The new administration must not make the same mistake," Feingold said. Getty Images logo Getty Images 15 months ago

Democratic Senator from Wisconsin Russ Feingold (R) speaks as Senate Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid looks on during a press conference 08 January 2007 at the Capitol in Washington, DC. The Democratic senator warned President Barack Obama April 13, 2009 not to neglect Somalia after the latest piracy incident off the country's coast and a mortar attack on a US lawmaker."For years, Somalia's growing instability was neglected by the Bush administration and the international community. The new administration must not make the same mistake," Feingold said.

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  1. WASHINGTON - JUNE 29: (Top to bottom) Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), committee ranking member Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) listen as U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan answers questions on the second day of her confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill June 29, 2010 in Washington, DC. Kagan is U.S. President Barack Obama's second Supreme Court nominee since taking office.
  2. WASHINGTON - JUNE 29: Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) (2nd L) questions U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan as (L to R) U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ), U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA), U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Committee Chairman U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI), U.S. Sen. Barbara Feinstein (D-CA) and U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) listen on the second day of her confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill June 29, 2010 in Washington, DC. Kagan is U.S. President Barack Obama's second Supreme Court nominee since taking office. Also pictured (L-R) are.
  3. US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (C),D-NV, talks with Senator Russ Feingold (L),D-WI, and Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai (R) before their meeting at the US Capitol on May 11, 2010 in Washington, DC.
  4. Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai (R) arrives for a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (C)D-NV and Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) on May 11, 2010 in Washington, DC.
  5. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., right, and Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wisc., center, talk with Morgan Tsvangirai, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe. left, at a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 11, 2010.

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