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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., second from right, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. From left are, Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Ariz., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., McConnell and Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn.. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)