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Security? Nah, just Senate aides

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Senate aides are positioned all over the hearing room wearing funky little earpieces, like those used by security and organizers at rock concerts and major events to keep track of the audience and communicate.

Presumably, the Senate aides take orders from some central authority.

We're not sure what this is all about but we're checking on it.

-Julie Hirschfeld Davis, AP reporter, Congress