Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn. , left, accompanied by Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich. , gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 19, 2009, after the Senate voted to prohibit credit card companies from arbitrarily raising a person's interest rate and charging many of the exorbitant fees that have become customary _ and crippling _ to cash-strapped consumers. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn. , left, accompanied by Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich. , gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 19, 2009, after the Senate voted to prohibit credit card companies from arbitrarily raising a person's interest rate and charging many of the exorbitant fees that have become customary _ and crippling _ to cash-strapped consumers.

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  10. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 08: Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI) (R) gavels in a hearing about the war in Afghanistan with committee member Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) (L) December 8, 2009 in Washington, DC. Although they previously disagreed on the way forward in Afghanistan, Commander of United States Forces Afghanistan U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal and Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry testified to the committee that they fully agree with President Barack Obama's plans for increasing U.S. forces in the war-torn country.
  11. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 08: Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI) (L) and ranking member Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) talk before a hearing about the war in Afghanistan December 8, 2009 in Washington, DC. Although they previously disagreed on the way forward in Afghanistan, Commander of United States Forces Afghanistan U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal and Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry said they fully agree with President Barack Obama's plans for increasing U.S. forces in the war-torn country.
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