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. Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

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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  7. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) (L) and Sen. Al Frankin (D-MN) visit before the bill signing ceremony for the FY2010 National Defense Authorization Act in the East Room of the White House October 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. The $681 billion U.S. defense budget bill provides for a 3.4 percent pay increase for members of the U.S. military and included legislation that makes it a federal hate crime to assault people based on sexual orientation.
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  13. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 02: Helath and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (R) announces that pharmaceutical giant Pfizer will pay a record $2.3 billion settlement for illegal drug promotion with Associate Attorney General Tom Perrilli (L) at the Department of Justice September 2, 2009 in Washington, DC. Sebelius said that Pfizer, the world's largest drugmaker, will pay the charge to resolve investigations of off-label drug promotion involving the recalled Bextra painkiller and other drugs.
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