Sens. Lieberman, Carper talk on Capitol Hill
Sen. Joseph Lieberman, ID-CT, (L) chats with Sen. Thomas Carper, D-DE, after a Democratic policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 6, 2011. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg
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