Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. , right, accompanied by Sen. Charles Schumer D-N.Y. , holds a cell phone during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 12, 2009, to discuss the national wave of spam "robocalls" that warn people that their auto warranties are about to expire and they need to sign up for new service plans. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. , right, accompanied by Sen. Charles Schumer D-N.Y. , holds a cell phone during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 12, 2009, to discuss the national wave of spam "robocalls" that warn people that their auto warranties are about to expire and they need to sign up for new service plans.

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  1. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 29: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and White House Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs Chief of Staff Michael Strautmanis (R) greet Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), after Obama delivered remarks to members of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Federation of Independent Business, and small business owners and organizations from across the country about how his administration plans to help small businesses at the White House October 29, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama outlined plans to increase access to capital and health reform that gives small businesses the ability to control health costs. The U.S. Commerce Department announced that the economy grew at a rate of 3.5-percent in the third quarter, signaling some recovery.
  2. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 24: (l to r) Senator Mark Warner (VA), Rep. Chris Smith (NJ), Rep. Edward Markey (MA) and Terry Moran on a panel discussion at 'Rock Stars of Science' sponsored by Geoffrey Beene Foundation & ResearchAmerica to engage heath and medicine discussion at the Capitol Visitors Center Auditorium on September 24, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  3. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 24: (l to r) Senator Mark Warner (VA) and Rep. Chris Smith (NJ) on a panel discussion at 'Rock Stars of Science' sponsored by Geoffrey Beene Foundation & ResearchAmerica to engage heath and medicine discussion at the Capitol Visitors Center Auditorium on September 24, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  4. Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, D-Va., left, and Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., speak to supporters of Democratic gubernatorial candidate R. Creigh Deeds, after Deeds' loss in the Virginia governor's race against Republican Bob McDonnell, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, at the Democratic election results event in Richmond, Va.
  5. Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds speaks during a campaign stop at Market Square, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, in Alexandria, Va. With Deeds are from right, Sen. Mark Warner, Rep. Jim Moran, Gov. Tim Kaine, Sen. Jim Webb, back far left.
  6. Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds, center, makes fist bump with Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., right, during his last campaign stop at Market Square, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, in Alexandria, Va. Campaigning with Deeds are his candidate for attorney general Steve Shannon, second right, his candidate for lieutenant governor Jody Wagner, and Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., back far left.
  7. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., speaks during a campaign rally for Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds at Market Square, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, in Alexandria, Va.
  8. Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Virginia State Sen. Creigh Deeds, left, campaigns at Cheesburger in Paradise restaurant with former Virginia Governor and Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., in Woodbridge, Va., Oct. 30, 2009.
  9. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) (R) and Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV) (3rd R) listen to Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) (2nd R) during a mark up hearing before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments for the committee�s version of the healthcare reform legislation.
  10. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Members of U.S. Senate Finance Committee, (L-R) Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND), Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV), Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) attend a mark up hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments for the committee�s version of the healthcare reform legislation.
  11. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: (L-R) U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) (L) attend a mark up hearing before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments for the committee�s version of the healthcare reform legislation.
  12. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) (L) speaks with Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) (R) before a markup hearing of the Senate Finance Committee September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee markup was on pending national health care legislation entitled 'America's Health Future Act.'
  13. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) (R) talks with Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) (L) before a markup hearing of the Senate Finance Committee September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee markup was on pending national health care legislation entitled 'America's Health Future Act.'
  14. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) (R) talks with Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) (L) before a markup hearing of the Senate Finance Committee September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee markup was on pending national health care legislation entitled 'America's Health Future Act.'
  15. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 29: (Top to bottom) Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) talks with Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV) and Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) during the full Senate Finance Committee markup of 'The America's Health Future Act' September 29, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is expected this week to tackle the issues of how to pay for the proposed health care plan and whether or not it should include a public insurance option with amendments offered by Sen. Rockefeller and Sen. Schumer. Also pictured at bottom is Sen. Charles Grassley (R-KS).
  16. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 29: (L-R) Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) talks with Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) during the full Senate Finance Committee markup of 'The America's Health Future Act' September 29, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is expected this week to tackle the issues of how to pay for the proposed health care plan and whether or not it should include a public insurance option with amendments offered by Sen. Rockefeller and Sen. Schumer.

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  1. Australia's Foreign Minister Stephen Smith looks at his notes as he prepares to take reporters' questions at a news conference in Colombo November 9, 2009. Smith and Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama signed a Memorandum of Understanding for continued legal corporation on the issue of the smuggling of migrants and other related activities between Australia and Sri Lanka.
  2. Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy boards an aircraft at Melsbroek military airport near Brussels November 9, 2009. Van Rompuy will attend celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
  3. A pigeon flies in front of a piece of art entitled "Work in Progress" by artists Manon Awst and Benjamin Walther created outside the German Embassy in London November 9, 2009. The Ice Wall sculpture was created to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of Germany's Berlin wall.
  4. Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith (L) addresses journalists during a press conference as his Sri Lankan counterpart Rohitha Bogollagama looks on in Colombo on November 9, 2009. Sri Lanka pledged in talks with Australia to step up intelligence sharing and arrest people traffickers, President Mahinda Rajapakse's office said November 9.
  5. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, former Polish President Lech Walesa and former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev (R-L) speak as they walk through the Bornholmer Bridge (Bornholmer Bruecke) in Berlin November 9, 2009, during celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
  6. Activists from the Ukrainian womens movement FEMEN kiss as they wear underwear made from protective masks during a protest termed as an anti-stress action on Independence Square in Kiev on November 9, 2009. FEMEN activists prosted against the alleged use of the swine flu, officially known as A(H1N1), by the government and other political forces as a political tool to create fear amongst the population ahead of the upcoming presidential elections expected in January 2010.
  7. Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith (L) addresses journalists during a press conference as his Sri Lankan counterpart Rohitha Bogollagama looks on in Colombo on November 9, 2009. Sri Lanka pledged in talks with Australia to step up intelligence sharing and arrest people traffickers, President Mahinda Rajapakse's office said November 9.
  8. Representatives of African countries meet during the last chamber session of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on November 9, 2009. China's pledge of 10 billion dollars in concessional loans to African states and enhanced trade was warmly received by African delegates as a two-day summit in Egypt ended.
  9. A Lebanese woman washes eggplants freshly picked from her plantation in the Lebanese coastal town of Jiyeh, south of Beirut, on November 9, 2009. Lebanese officials urged the ministry of agriculture to declare a state of food emergency, following growing concerns about poisoned fruits and vegetables in the local market.
  10. Palestinian and foreign activists stand on top of Israel's controversial separation barrier during a protest in the al-Amari refugee camp, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on November 9, 2009 to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in Germany. Palestinians are using the anniversary of the end of the Berlin wall to press their campaign against Israel's 'wall', mostly a razor-wire fence interspersed with concrete barricades which Israel began building around the West Bank in 2002. The Jewish state has come under international censure for the barrier's de facto annexation of occupied West Bank land.
  11. Afghan blanket sellers display a blanket to a female customer in Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday, Nov. 9, 2009.
  12. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, left, and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, right, are seen following a joint press conference in Berlin, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. Clinton is in the German capital for the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
  13. A parka-wearing bartender serves a drink at what they claim India's first permanent bar made of ice, "21 Fahrenheit," in Mumbai, India, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. The bar is kept at minus 6 degrees Celsius (42.8 F) all year round.
  14. Afghans carry sacks of food items on their heads in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009.
  15. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, left, and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, right, share a laughter after a joint press conference in Berlin, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. Clinton is in the German capital for the festivities of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
  16. A woman looks on at what they claim India's first permanent bar made of ice, "21 Fahrenheit," in Mumbai, India, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. The bar is kept at minus 6 degrees Celsius (42.8 F) all year round.