Published November 17, 2011, 12:00 AM


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House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland, right, answers questions after a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, 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.

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