Incoming Senators visit Capitol Hill in Washington
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, speaks to the media after meeting with Democratic Senators-elect on Capitol Hill in Washington on November 17, 2008. From left are Jeanne Shaheen, NH, Jeff Merkley, OR, Tom Udall, NM, Reid, Mark Udall, CO, and Kay Hagan, NC. Obscured by Reid is Mark Warner, VA. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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