Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. , flanked by Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill. , left, and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. , gestures while meeting with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, following the weekly caucus luncheons. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 weeks ago

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. , flanked by Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill. , left, and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. , gestures while meeting with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, following the weekly caucus luncheons.

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  2. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 26: Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) arrives for a news conference to announce the inclusion of the 'public option' in the Senate's version of the health care reform legislation October 26, 2009 in Washington, DC. Reid said that states would be able to opt out of the public option until 2014.
  3. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 27: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (C) is flanked by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) (L) and Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Development Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-CT) while taking questions from reporters in the U.S. Captiol October 27, 2009 in Washington, DC. Reid reinforced the Senate Democrats' position on including a 'public option' in its version of the health care reform legislation.
  4. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., center, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009. He is joined by, from left, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M, Reid, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., and Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., right.
  5. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid speaks about health insurance reform on Capitol Hill in Washington October 26, 2009. Reid said on Monday the Senate's sweeping healthcare reform bill would include a government-run public insurance plan that lets states opt out of participation.
  6. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid speaks about health insurance reform on Capitol Hill in Washington October 26, 2009. Reid said on Monday the Senate's sweeping healthcare reform bill would include a government-run public insurance plan that lets states opt out of participation.
  7. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., left, and Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., center, listen as Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. speaks during a health care reform news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.
  8. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Members of the American Legion stand with (L-R) Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) during a news conference about Democratic efforts to pass an omnibus veterans� health bill at the U.S. Capitol November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Democrats indentified Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) as the sole Republican holding up the passage of the bill designed to help Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans and family caregivers of the seriously wounded.
  9. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: (L-R) Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) stand with members of the American Legion during a news conference about Democratic efforts to pass an omnibus veterans� health bill at the U.S. Capitol November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Democrats indentified Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) as the sole Republican holding up the passage of the bill designed to help Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans and family caregivers of the seriously wounded.
  10. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. gestures while meeting with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 4,2009, following the weekly caucus luncheons. Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., left, and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., right, look on.
  11. FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2009, file photo, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., flanked by Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., left, and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., gestures while speaking on Capitol Hill in Washington.
  12. FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2009, file photo, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., flanked by Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., left, and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., gestures while speaking on Capitol Hill in Washington. Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections. It was just three years ago that the GOP lost the House and Senate as well as governor's mansions in a cross-country Democratic wave.
  13. US President Barack Obama speaks during an event celebrating the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Washington, DC, on October 14, 2009. Dedicated to improving civic education and educating about the role and importance of the US Senate and named after the late Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, the Institute will be located on the campus of the University of Massachusetts.
  14. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) puts his arm around Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi as they speak about their meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House in Washington, October 6, 2009.
  15. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Ranking member U.S. Senate Finance Committee member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  16. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) speaks during a hearing before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.

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