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Posted: 4/18/2013 3:10:17 AM EST
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., right, speaks as Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., third from left, hugs Carlee Soto, sister of Sandy Hook teacher Victoria Soto, second from left, and Erica Laffferty, daughter of Sandy Hook principal Dawn Hochsprung, after a vote on gun legislation on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in Washington. Senate Republicans backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats scuttled the most far reaching gun control legislation in two decades, rejecting calls to tighten background checks on firearms buyers. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Posted: 4/17/2013 6:53:22 PM EST
Carlee Soto, sister of Sandy Hook teacher Victoria Soto, left, and Erica Laffferty, daughter of Sandy Hook principal Dawn Hochsprung, embrace outside the Senate chamber after a vote on gun legislation on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in Washington. Senate Republicans backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats scuttled the most far reaching gun control legislation in two decades, rejecting calls to tighten background checks on firearms buyers. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Posted: 4/5/2013 2:58:30 PM EST
FILE - In this March 12, 2013 file photo, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee accused their GOP colleagues working on a bipartisan immigration bill of operating in secret, saying in a letter Friday, April 5, 2013, that "the time for transparency has come" and pushing for briefings and full hearings before any votes. In response, Rubio, a member of the Senate group developing a sweeping bill that could be released as early as next week, said he agreed on the need for hearings and planned to brief all Senate Republicans next week. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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Posted: 3/22/2013 7:48:35 PM EST
U.S. President Barack Obama's motorcade is pictured as he moves from the White House to Capitol Hill in Washington, March 14, 2013, for meetings with Senate Republicans and House Democrats on the U.S. Budget. REUTERS/Jason Reed
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Posted: 3/15/2013 11:29:31 AM EST
President Barack Obama walks between meetings with U.S. Senate Republicans and House Democrats on the budget on Capitol Hill in Washington March 14, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Reed
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Posted: 3/15/2013 11:29:31 AM EST
President Barack Obama walks between meetings with U.S. Senate Republicans and House Democrats on the budget on Capitol Hill in Washington March 14, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Reed
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Posted: 3/15/2013 10:24:40 AM EST
President Barack Obama walks between meetings with U.S. Senate Republicans and House Democrats on the budget on Capitol Hill in Washington March 14, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Reed
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Posted: 3/15/2013 6:02:10 AM EST
President Barack Obama walks between meetings with U.S. Senate Republicans and House Democrats on the budget on Capitol Hill in Washington March 14, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Reed
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Posted: 3/14/2013 6:51:02 PM EST
U.S. President Barack Obama walks between meetings with U.S. Senate Republicans and House Democrats on the budget on Capitol Hill in Washington March 14, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Reed
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Posted: 3/14/2013 6:51:02 PM EST
U.S. President Barack Obama walks between meetings with U.S. Senate Republicans and House Democrats on the budget on Capitol Hill in Washington March 14, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Reed
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Posted: 3/6/2013 1:23:51 PM EST
FILE - This April 27, 2005 file photo shows Caitlin J. Halligan, in the Court of Appeals in Albany, N.Y. Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked the confirmation of federal appeals court nominee Caitlin Halligan for the second time, denying President Barack Obama a key judicial appointment. (AP Photo/Jim McKnight)
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Posted: 2/15/2013 3:43:36 AM EST
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, leaves the Senate chamber as Senate Republicans stalled the nomination of former GOP senator Chuck Hagel as the nation’s next defense secretary, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Murkowski was one of four Republicans who voted with Democrats to end the debate and proceed to a final vote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Posted: 2/15/2013 3:43:36 AM EST
Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind., left, and Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., right, confer as they leave a GOP caucus at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Senate Republicans on stalled the nomination of former GOP senator Chuck Hagel as the nation’s next secretary of defense when a vote to end debate on Hagel fell short of the 60 yeas required to break the Republican filibuster, leaving Hagel’s nomination in limbo as Congress leaves for recess. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Posted: 2/15/2013 3:43:36 AM EST
Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, smiles as he leaves the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Senate Republicans on stalled the nomination of former GOP senator Chuck Hagel as the nation’s next secretary of defense when a vote to end debate on Hagel fell short of the 60 yeas required to break the Republican filibuster, leaving Hagel’s nomination in limbo as Congress leaves for recess. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Posted: 2/14/2013 6:38:41 PM EST
Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., leaves the Senate chamber as Senate Republicans stalled the nomination of former GOP senator Chuck Hagel as the nation’s next secretary of defense, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Posted: 2/14/2013 5:38:51 PM EST
FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2013, file photo, Republican Chuck Hagel, President Obama's choice for Defense Secretary, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Senate Republicans on Feb. 14, 2013, temporarily blocked a full Senate vote on Hagel's nomination as defense secretary.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Posted: 12/6/2012 3:33:38 PM EST
Union workers rally outside the Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 as Senate Republicans introduced right-to-work legislation in the waning days of the legislative session. The outnumbered Democrats pledged to resist the proposal and said rushing it through the legislative system would poison the state's political atmosphere. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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Posted: 12/6/2012 3:33:38 PM EST
United Auto Workers President Bob King waits outside the Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 as Senate Republicans introduced right-to-work legislation in the waning days of the legislative session. The outnumbered Democrats pledged to resist the proposal and said rushing it through the legislative system would poison the state's political atmosphere. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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Posted: 12/6/2012 3:33:38 PM EST
A union steel worker holds up a sign during a rally outside the Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 as Senate Republicans introduced right-to-work legislation in the waning days of the legislative session. The outnumbered Democrats pledged to resist the proposal and said rushing it through the legislative system would poison the state's political atmosphere. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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Posted: 12/6/2012 3:33:38 PM EST
Union workers hold up a signs during a rally outside the Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 as Senate Republicans introduced right-to-work legislation in the waning days of the legislative session. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
