SENATORS FOOTBALL BET

Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO) (R) gives a box of Steak to Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) as part of a friendly Super Bowl bet, on the East Front Steps of the Capitol in Washington, on January 27, 2005. Sen. Allard bet that the Pittsburgh Stealers would not defeat the Denver Broncos. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)

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