WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 17: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) (L) welcomes Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (C) as Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) (R) looks on during a meeting September 17, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Harper continued his visit in Washington to meet with congressional leaders. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 17: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) (L) welcomes Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (C) as Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) (R) looks on during a meeting September 17, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Harper continued his visit in Washington to meet with congressional leaders.

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  2. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, center, sings as plays The Beatles song "With a Little Help From My Friends" on the piano during a surprise appearance at the National Arts Centre Gala in Ottawa, Ont., Saturday Oct. 3, 2009. Members of the NAC orchestra look on.
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  7. US President Barack Obama speaks during an event celebrating the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Washington, DC, on October 14, 2009. Dedicated to improving civic education and educating about the role and importance of the US Senate and named after the late Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, the Institute will be located on the campus of the University of Massachusetts.
  8. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) puts his arm around Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi as they speak about their meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House in Washington, October 6, 2009.
  9. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Ranking member U.S. Senate Finance Committee member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  10. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) speaks during a hearing before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  11. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) (2nd R) talks to Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV) (L) and Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) during a break in a hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  12. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Ranking U.S. Senate Finance Committee member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) (C) speaks as (L-R) Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV), Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) listen during a hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  13. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 14: Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (C) walks past Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) (L) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) (R) as they talk with aids during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on October 14, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on legislation to repeal a federal antitrust exemption for health insurance and medical malpractice insurance companies.
  14. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 17: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) (L) welcomes Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (C) as Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) (R) looks on during a meeting September 17, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Harper continued his visit in Washington to meet with congressional leaders.
  15. US President Barack Obama waves as he steps off Air Force One alongside (L-R) Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, Minnesota Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar and Minnesota Democratic Senator Al Franken after arriving at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 12, 2009. Obama is hosting a rally on healthcare reform.
  16. US President Barack Obama (from L-R) arrives with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) via Air Force One to hold a rally for his health insurance reform initiatives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 12, 2009.

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