A statue of Ronald Reagan looms in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, Wednesday, June 3,2009, as, from left, his widow, former first lady Nancy Reagan, House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. take part in an unveiling ceremony of the statue. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

A statue of Ronald Reagan looms in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, Wednesday, June 3,2009, as, from left, his widow, former first lady Nancy Reagan, House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. take part in an unveiling ceremony of the statue.

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  1. FILE - In this June 24, 1985 file photo, U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., talks with President Ronald Reagan, left, as they look over an American Eagle that graced President John F. Kennedy's desk during a fund raising event for the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library at McLean, Va. Kennedy, the liberal lion of the Senate, has died after battling a brain tumor. He was 77. Kennedy's family announced his death in a brief statement released early Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009.
  2. A statue of Ronald Reagan looms in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, Wednesday, June 3,2009, as, from left, his widow, former first lady Nancy Reagan, House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. take part in an unveiling ceremony of the statue. Nine years ago, Congress changed a law that had prevented statue switching. Each state gets two statues of notable historic figures who are deceased. Most are in bronze or marble and stand in National Statuary Hall, south of the rotunda. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite.
  3. John Ronca, from San Luis Obispo, Calif., left, and others, look at the pieces of the Berlin Wall in the base of the statue of President Ronald Reagan, right, in the rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. Part of the base of the statue is made with pieces of the Berlin Wall.
  4. John Ronca, from San Luis Obispo, Calif., looks at the pieces of the Berlin Wall in the base of the statue of President Ronald Reagan in the rotunda of the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. Part of the base of the statue is made with pieces of the Berlin Wall.
  5. The statue of President Ronald Reagan stands in the rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. Part of the base of the statue is made with pieces of the Berlin Wall.
  6. Michael Reagan, the son of former U.S. president Ronald Reagan is pictured in front of an historic picture showing former German mayor Richard von Weizsaecker, U.S. president Ronald Reagan and former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt (LtoR) as he addresses a news conference at Checkpoint Charlie museum in Berlin, November 6, 2009. The Museum will open an exhibition "Ronald Reagan - Ambassador of Freedom" on November 7, 2009.
  7. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 7: House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) walks to the House floor on Capitol Hill November 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. Members of the House of Representatives continued debate on healthcare reform legislation. President Obama made an unexpected appearance to Capitol Hill in an effort to secure the votes for the health care legislation.
  8. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 7: House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) walks back to his office from the House floor on Capitol Hill November 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. Members of the House of Representatives continued debate on healthcare reform legislation. President Obama made an unexpected apperance to Captiol Hill in an effort to secure the votes for the health care legislation.
  9. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 05: House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) speaks during a news conference 'To Make a Healthcare 'House Call' on Washington' at the US Capitol on November 5, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  10. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 05: House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) speaks during a news conference 'To Make a Healthcare 'House Call' on Washington' at the US Capitol on November 5, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  11. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 05: House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) speaks during a news conference 'To Make a Healthcare 'House Call' on Washington' at the US Capitol on November 5, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  12. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 05: House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) speaks during a news conference 'To Make a Healthcare 'House Call' on Washington' at the US Capitol on November 5, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  13. Former First Lady Nancy Reagan, left, and George Shultz, former Secretary of State under President Reagan, pose in front of a segment of the Berlin Wall at The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library and The Heritage Foundation commemorates the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the advent of freedom and democracy in Eastern Europe.
  14. Former First Lady Nancy Reagan, left, is helped by George Shultz, former Secretary of State under President Reagan, as they arrive beside a replica of the Berlin Wall at The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library and The Heritage Foundation commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the advent of freedom and democracy in Eastern Europe.
  15. A statue of Ronald Reagan looms in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, Wednesday, June 3,2009, as, from left, his widow, former first lady Nancy Reagan, House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. take part in an unveiling ceremony of the statue. Nine years ago, Congress changed a law that had prevented statue switching. Each state gets two statues of notable historic figures who are deceased. Most are in bronze or marble and stand in National Statuary Hall, south of the rotunda. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite.

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