House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. , listens to Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C. , left, after meeting with President Obama and House Democrats about health care on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 weeks ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. , listens to Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C. , left, after meeting with President Obama and House Democrats about health care on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.

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  1. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) listens during a news conference regarding the Senate's health care reform bill on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to cast a procedural vote on the measure later today after Senate Democrats said they secured enough votes needed to propel major health care legislation to the floor for debate.
  2. Vice President Joe Biden speaks to fellow Democrats at the Jefferson Jackson Dinner, Saturday Nov. 21, 2009 in Des Moines, Iowa.
  3. HANOVER, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 15: Lower Saxony Governor Christian Wulff of the German Christian Democrats (CDU) holds a speach during Robert Enke's memorial service prior to Enke�s funeral at AWD Arena on November 15, 2009 in Hanover, Germany. Tens of thousands of fans paid their last tribute to Enke, who was also goalie for the German national team, following Enke�s suicide on November 10.
  4. DRESDEN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 13: A visitor sits in a Tesla Roadster electric car at the stand of German utility RWE at the party congress of the German Social Democrats (SPD) on November 13, 2009 in Dresden, Germany. RWE is among several German electricity producers who are actively promoting electic car use.
  5. Former US President Bill Clinton talks with reporters after discussing health care legislation during the Democrats' weekly caucus on November 10, 2009 inside the Capitol in Washington, DC. Clinton paid a rare visit to the US Senate Tuesday to unite Democrats who are divided on President Barack Obama's push for a sweeping overhaul of US health care. Fifteen years after his own dramatic push to remake the US system collapsed after a strong start, Clinton addressed Democrats behind closed doors at their weekly policy luncheon to give Obama's plans a shot in the arm.
  6. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) talks to reporters after a news conference about Democratic efforts to pass an omnibus veterans� health bill at the U.S. Captiol 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.
  7. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 7: U.S. President Barack Obama arrives to make a statement for the press in Rose Garden of the White House November 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. US President Barack Obama spoke about healthcare reform legislation after visiting the Capitol to make a final appeal to House Democrats to vote for a health-care bill. The House will start debates this afternoon on legislation aimed at guaranteeing near-universal access to health care and a vote is scheduled this evening.
  8. HOBOKEN, NJ - NOVEMBER 3: New Jersery Governor, Democrat Jon Corzine waves to supporters after casting his vote at a polling station November 3, 2009 in Hoboken, New Jersey. Corzine faces Republican Chris Christie and Independent Chris Daggett in today's election.
  9. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 03: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks with the media after voting November 3, 2009 in New York City. Bloomberg is running for a third term as mayor of New York against Democrat William Thompson Jr. While the race has been tightening, polls still show Bloomberg with a commanding lead over Thompson.
  10. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 29: Flanked by House Republicans, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) speaks about a healthcare reform bill during a news conference on Capitol Hill October 29, 2009 in Washington, DC. Boehner was joined by other House Republican members who voiced concern over a health care reform bill from House Democrats.
  11. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 29: Protersters demonstrate during an event at the U.S. Capitol unveiling the Democrats ' 'Affordable Health Care for America Act' October 29, 2009, in Washington, DC. The proposed bill would cost $896 billion over 10 years and extend health care to 96 percent of Americans, according to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's office.
  12. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 27: (L-R) Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT), Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Development Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-CT) hold a news conference after a Democratic policy luncheon 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.
  13. A doctor displays a placard as he takes part in a rally in Washington, DC, on October 1, 2009 to voice disapproval of the current health care bills in Congress. US President Barack Obama, who has made overhauling US health care his top domestic priority, has said he supports the so-called 'public option,' and many core Democrats say they will oppose a final plan without one.
  14. TROY, NY - SEPTEMBER 21: New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo (R) attends an appearance by President Barack Obama at Hudson Valley Community College on September 21, 2009 in Troy, New York. Obama has reportedly asked current New York Gov. David Paterson to step aside in the race for governor as his support in New York has dropped precipitously. Many Democrat party leaders prefer Cuomo for the governor's race should he decide to run.
  15. US Senator Max Baucus, a Democrat from Montana and chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, speaks with the media after a meeting of the so-called 'Gang of Six,' a bipartisan group of US Senators, to work on health care reform legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, September 14, 2009.
  16. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 09: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) talks with reporters outside his office on Captiol Hill September 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Baucus was leaving after a 45-minute meeting with the 'Gang Of Six' and said the three Democrat and three Republican senators will be meeting again tomorrow morning.

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  2. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: In this photo illustration, a copy of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' sits on end on a display in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800-900 copies of the book which will go on sale tomorrow.
  3. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Gary Haynes (R) and Matt Cross (L) open boxes of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' as other books sit on a display in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800-900 copies of the book which will go on sale tomorrow.
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  7. U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (C), Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (L) and Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) leave after a news conference about the House vote on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington November 7, 2009. The U.S. House of Representatives approved a sweeping healthcare reform bill on Saturday, backing the biggest health policy changes in four decades and handing President Barack Obama a crucial victory.
  8. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center, is joined by (L-R) Majority Whip James Clyburn, and Rep. George Miller, D-Calif. during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 in Washington after the passage in the house of the health care reform bill.
  9. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center, is joined by (L-R) Majority Whip James Clyburn, and Rep. George Miller, D-Calif. during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 in Washington after the passage in the house of the health care reform bill.
  10. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center, is joined by (L-R) Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Majority Whip James Clyburn, and Rep. George Miller, D-Calif. during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 in Washington after the passage in the house of the health care reform bill.
  11. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 7: House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) (L), President Barack Obama (2L), Rep. John Larson (D-CT) (2R) leave after a caucus meeting on Capitol Hill November 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. US President Barack Obama spoke with members of the House Democratic Caucus about healthcare reform legislation which is expected to be voted on today.
  12. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 7: House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) (L) and Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) (C) listen while House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (R) speak to the press after a caucus meeting with President Barack Obama on Capitol Hill November 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. US President Barack Obama spoke with members of the House Democratic Caucus about healthcare reform legislation which is expected to be voted on today.
  13. Leader of Britain's opposition Liberal Democrat Party, Nick Clegg, speaks at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference in London November 23, 2009.
  14. Three Orthodox Jews, from left, Solomon Diamant, Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss and Dovid Feldman, all of Lakewood, N.J., hold a banner outside The New Jersey Statehouse Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, in Trenton, N.J., as they protest proposed legislation legalizing same sex marriage. With a former prosecutor waiting in the wings to take over as New Jersey's first Republican governor in a dozen years, Democrats know time is short to push through a social agenda in the Legislature that includes legalizing gay marriage and the use of marijuana for chronic medical conditions.
  15. A huge crowd gathers outside offices of Garden State Equality, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, in Trenton, N.J., before walking to the New Jersey Statehouse to lobby for passage of a bill legalizing gay marriage. With a former prosecutor waiting in the wings to take over as New Jersey's first Republican governor in a dozen years, Democrats know time is short to push through a social agenda in the Legislature that includes legalizing gay marriage and the use of marijuana for chronic medical conditions.
  16. Steven Goldstein of Garden State Equality walks with supporters Marsha Shapiro, left, and Louise Walpin, right, as they lead a large group into the New Jersey Statehouse Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, in Trenton, N.J., to lobby for proposed legislation legalizing same sex marriage. With a former prosecutor waiting in the wings to take over as New Jersey's first Republican governor in a dozen years, Democrats know time is short to push through a social agenda in the Legislature that includes legalizing gay marriage and the use of marijuana for chronic medical conditions.

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