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WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 08: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, (L-R) Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan and Senator Patrick Leahy share a laugh as they wait for the president to arrive before his address to a Joint Session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol...

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US Sen. Patrick Leahy,D-VT, has fun with photographers on stake out with his own camera as walks through the halls on August 1, 2011 at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. With time running out before the August 2 deadline to reach an agreement on the debt ceiling, Congress is working to...

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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 01: U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) stops to takes pictures of the media in the hallway of the U.S. Capitol on August 1, 2011 in Washington, DC. The House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate will possibly vote today on a agreement to extend the federal debt...

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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 01: Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) looks at his digital pictures hallway of the U.S. Capitol, on August 1, 2011 in Washington, DC. The House of Representatives, and the U.S. Senate will each vote today on a agreement to extend the federal debt limit while enacting...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. , JULY 31: U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) leaves the Senate Chamber after voting on the debt ceiling July 31, 2011 in Washington, DC. As the United States approaches the possibility of a default, the congressional leaders and the White House try to reach agreement on...

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A letter addressed to Senator Patrick Leahy was discovered in the 280 barrels of congressional mail quarantined after the contaminated Daschle letter was opened. The letter postmarked Trenton, New Jersey, never made it to Leahy's office because it was intercepted at at off-site...

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WASHINGTON - JULY 20: Senior Vice President for Public Policy of Focus on the Family Thomas Minnery (L) shakes hands with committee chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (2nd L) and Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) (R) prior to a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee July 20, 2011 on...

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Sen. Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, left, leans in to speak with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. , during a hearing to assess the impact of the Defense of Marriage Act, DOMA, which Feinstein is trying to repeal, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 20,...

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Sen. Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, left, is joined at center by Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga. , at the start of a hearing to assess the impact of the Defense of Marriage Act, DOMA, and its impact on American families, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July...

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WASHINGTON - JULY 14: U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner (L), accompanied by U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (R), arrives at the U.S. Capitol for a meeting with the Senate Democratic Caucus July 14, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Geithner was expected to discuss...

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CORRECTS CARPER TO DEMOCRAT - Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Del. , left, followed by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. , center, and Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , walk toward the Senate floor during a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011.

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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. , left, and Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , walk towards the Senate floor during a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011.

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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 08: FBI Director Robert Mueller (C) speaks with Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (R) prior to testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill June 8, 2011 in Washington DC. Mueller testified on U.S. President Barack Obama's request to...

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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , left, greets FBI Director Robert Mueller on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 8, 2011, prior to Mueller testifying before the committee's hearing on President Barack Obama's request that Mueller's appointment be extended...

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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) (R) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) participate in a news conference after helping move a repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act out of the committee at the U.S. Captiol November 10, 2011 in...

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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , leaves a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011, to discuss Judiciary Committee action on legislation to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act.

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Senate Judiciary Committee member, Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill. , right, accompanied by fellow committee member Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. , left, and committee chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011,...

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Senate Judiciary Committee member, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calf. , right, accompanied by committee chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011, to discuss Judiciary Committee action on legislation to...

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WASHINGTON - MAY 19: U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (R) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) (L) share a moment during a news conference May 19, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The news conference was to discuss the National Guard empowerment bill.

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WASHINGTON - MAY 19: U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (L) speaks as Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) (R) listens during a news conference May 19, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The news conference was to discuss the National Guard empowerment bill.

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AT&T President and CEO Randall Stephenson, left, shakes hands with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , right, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 11, 2011, prior to the start of a Senate Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights...

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 10: Apple Vice President of Software Technology Guy 'Bud' Tribble (L) shakes hands with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) before a hearing of the Privacy, Technology and the Law Subcommittee about privacy on mobile devices on Capitol Hill...

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Senate Privacy, Technology and the Law subcommittee Chairman Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. , center, talks with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , right, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 10, 2011, prior to the start of the subcommittee's hearing on "Protecting...

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 05: Patrick Leahy speaks during the Refugees International's 32nd Anniversary Dinner at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on May 5, 2011 in Washington, DC.

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 05: Marcelle Pomerleau and Patrick Leahy pose for a photo during the Refugees International's 32nd Anniversary Dinner at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on May 5, 2011 in Washington, DC.