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  1. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks as they listen to testimony by Gen. Stanley McChrystal, Commander of the International Security Assistance Force and Commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl W. Eikenberry, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Afghanistan on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009. Left to right are Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., McCain and Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala.
  2. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (R) sits with U.S. military leaders before U.S. President Barack Obama addressed the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, December 1, 2009. Obama is announcing a plan to send 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan over six months in a bid to beat back the Taliban and bring a quicker end to a costly and unpopular eight- year war. Also pictured are (L-R): U.S. Sen Jack Reed (D-RI) US commander General David Petraeus, U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen, Veterans Affairs Secretary retired U.S. Army General Eric K. Shinseki and Gates.
  3. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 20: Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin (D-IL) (L) talks with Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) before holding a news conference about health care at the U.S. Captiol November 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate leadership is working to hold a vote this weekend to try to open debate on its version of health care reform legislation.
  4. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 20: (L-R) Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) hold a news conference about health care at the U.S. Captiol November 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate leadership is working to hold a vote this weekend to try to open debate on its version of health care reform legislation.
  5. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 20: Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) (L) and Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin (D-IL) talk in the hallway before holding a news conference about health care at the U.S. Captiol November 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate leadership is working to hold a vote this weekend to try to open debate on its version of health care reform legislation.
  6. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 20: (L-R) Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) hold a news conference about health care at the U.S. Captiol November 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate leadership is working to hold a vote this weekend to try to open debate on its version of health care reform legislation.
  7. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 20: Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) (R) and Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin (D-IL) hold a news conference about health care at the U.S. Captiol November 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate leadership is working to hold a vote this weekend to try to open debate on its version of health care reform legislation.
  8. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 20: (L-R) Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) hold a news conference about health care at the U.S. Captiol November 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate leadership is working to hold a vote this weekend to try to open debate on its version of health care reform legislation.
  9. Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., right, followed by Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., leave a health care reform news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009.
  10. Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., right, accompanied by Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., gestures during a health care reform news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009.
  11. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., center, accompanied by Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., right, and Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., speaks during a health care reform news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009.
  12. Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., center, accompanied by Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., left, and Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., speaks during a health care reform news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009.
  13. Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., center, accompanied by Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., left, and Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., speaks during a health care reform news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009.
  14. Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., accompanied by, Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., left, and Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., speak during a health care reform news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.

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