Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. , center, standing with Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga. , left, and Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. , right, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 20, 2009, to discuss their trip to the Middle East. AP Photo logo AP Photo 7 months ago

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. , center, standing with Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga. , left, and Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. , right, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 20, 2009, to discuss their trip to the Middle East.

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