U.S. President Obama and Vice President Biden meet with bi-partisan Senate leaders in Washington
U.S. President Barack Obama (3rd R) and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (3rd L) meet with a group of bi-partisan U.S. Senate leaders to consult with them on the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court nominee in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 13, 2009. At the meeting (L to R) are Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Vice President Biden, President Obama, Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), and Senate Judiciary Committee Chaiman Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), (UPI Photo/Ron Sachs/Pool)
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