House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland, right, answers questions after a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday. Huddling behind him, from left are, Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., Sen. Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D, and Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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