UPI PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2006

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R) congratulates House Majority Leader designate Nancy Pelosi at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill in Washington, November 7, 2006. Americans voted on Tuesday for all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 33 seats in the Senate, giving control of both the House and the Senate to the Democrats. (UPI Photo/Kamenko Pajic)