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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R) hugs Sen. Chris Dodd after ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:51:22 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R) hugs Sen. Chris Dodd after Senate Democrats unveiled their healthcare proposal while caucusing at the US Capitol November 18, in Washington DC. Reid is pursuing a long-term strategy to win the broader battle by courting a handful of swing-vote, centrist lawmakers to vote in favor of the overhaul itself.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Win Mcnamee)

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (L), Sen. Charles Schumer ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:24:37 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (L), Sen. Charles Schumer (2nd L), Sen. Christopher Dodd (2nd R) and Sen. Tom Harkin (R) receive applause from health care advocacy workers as they arrive at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.(AFP/Getty Images/Mark Wilson)

Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, right, greets a crowd of supporters ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:55:03 GMT

(AP) - Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, right, greets a crowd of supporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, during a health care reform news conference. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. is at left, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn. is at center. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

U.S. Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) speaks about healthcare reform ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:56:13 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) speaks about healthcare reform legislation during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington November 19, 2009. At right is Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES HEALTH POLITICS)

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., left, and Senate ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:46:48 GMT

(AP) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., left, and Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., center, listen as Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. speaks during a health care reform news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., left, accompanied ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:44:25 GMT

(AP) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., left, accompanied by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn,, center, and Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, speaks during a health care reform news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Senator Chuck Schumer (L) gestures toward Sen. Chris Dodd (C) ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:40:47 GMT

(Reuters) - Senator Chuck Schumer (L) gestures toward Sen. Chris Dodd (C) and Senate Majority leader Harry Reid (R) during a news conference on healthcare reform legislation at the Capitol in Washington November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES HEALTH POLITICS)

U.S. Senate Majority leader Harry Reid (C) listens to other ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:37:41 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority leader Harry Reid (C) listens to other Democratic Senators speak about healthcare reform legislation during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington November 19, 2009. Behind Reid are Senator Chris Dodd, L, (D-CT) and Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA). REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES HEALTH POLITICS)

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., second right, ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:48:51 GMT

(AP) - Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., second right, with Sens. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., left, Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., second left, and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., right, speaks to the media about the Democratic health care bill on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks to the ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:27:55 GMT

(AP) - Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks to the media about the Democratic health care bill on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, in Washington. Sens. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., Al Franken, D-Minn., second left, and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., listen in the back. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., chairman of the Senate Banking, ...

(AP) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:24:28 GMT

(AP) - Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, arrives to preside over a hearing on the Fairness and Accountability in Receiving Overdraft Coverage Act, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., chairman of the Senate Banking, ...

(AP) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:23:16 GMT

(AP) - Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, presides over a hearing on the Fairness and Accountability in Receiving Overdraft Coverage Act, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT) ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:40:47 GMT

(Reuters) - Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT) speaks to supporters during a campaign rally stop at the Pella town hall in Pella, Iowa December 5, 2007. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd talks about ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:04:11 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd talks about his proposed financial reform legislation during a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Dodd on Tuesday unveiled legislation to overhaul US financial safeguards, protecting consumers while averting another crisis like the late 2008 meltdown.(AFP/Getty Images/Chip Somodevilla)

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., ...

(AP) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:13:04 GMT

(AP) - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., announces a financial reform package, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., ...

(AP) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:52:15 GMT

(AP) - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., right, speaks with committee member Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 10,2009, to discuss financial reform. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., ...

(AP) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:49:56 GMT

(AP) - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., left, speaks with Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., on Capitol Hill in Washington, tuesday, Nov. 10,2009, where they announced a financial reform package. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) and U.S. Senator ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:54:24 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) and U.S. Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) smile as they await remarks by U.S. President Barack Obama on regulatory reform in the East Room of the White House in Washington October 9, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed

Senator Christopher Dodd arrives at The Huffington Post Pre-Inaugural ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:37:08 GMT

(Reuters) - Senator Christopher Dodd arrives at The Huffington Post Pre-Inaugural Ball in Washington, January 19, 2009. REUTERS/Tim Shaffer

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd leaves a ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:48:41 GMT

(Reuters) - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd leaves a news conference about the mortgage crisis on Capitol Hill in Washington in this September 16, 2008 file photo. Dodd will unveil long-awaited draft legislation on financial regulation reform on Tuesday, his office said on Monday. REUTERS/Jim Young

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Chris Dodd listens to ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:41:07 GMT

(Reuters) - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Chris Dodd listens to testimony at the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington in this July 23, 2009 file photo. Dodd will unveil long-awaited draft legislation on financial regulation reform on Tuesday, his office said on Monday. REUTERS/Larry Downing

Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Max Baucus, D-Mont., Christopher ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:31:43 GMT

(AP) - Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Max Baucus, D-Mont., Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., at a news conference following the passage of the extension of unemployment benefits on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009.(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Max Baucus, D-Mont., Christopher ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:30:53 GMT

(AP) - Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Max Baucus, D-Mont., Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., Jack Reed, D-R.I., listens as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks at a news conference following the passage of the extension of unemployment benefits on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009.(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., leaves a news conference ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:30:11 GMT

(AP) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., leaves a news conference following the Senate passage of the extension of unemployment benefits also attended by, from left, Sens. Max Baucus, D-Mont., Christopher Dodd, D-Conn. and Jack Reed, D-R-I., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009.(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks as Sens. Jeanne ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:29:31 GMT

(AP) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks as Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Max Baucus, D-Mont., Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., Jack Reed, D-R.I., listen at a news conference following the passage of the extension of unemployment benefits on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009.(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn. ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:54:54 GMT

(AP) - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn. rides the subway on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 29,2009, after a news conference announcing the extension of the home owner tax credit. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., left, and Senate Banking Committee ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:53:59 GMT

(AP) - Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., left, and Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn. shake hands on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, during a news conference to announce the extension of the home owner tax credit. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., looks on at left, as Senate Banking ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:52:26 GMT

(AP) - Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., looks on at left, as Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn. gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, to announce the extension of the home owner tax credit. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., left, and Senate Banking Committee ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:51:11 GMT

(AP) - Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., left, and Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn. announcing the extension of the home owner tax credit during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., center, speaks on ...

(AP) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:34:02 GMT

(AP) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., center, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009. He is joined by, from left, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M, Reid, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., and Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., right. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

U.S. President Barack Obama attends a fundraiser for U.S. Senator ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:52:13 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama attends a fundraiser for U.S. Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) in Stamford, Connecticut, October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed

US President Barack Obama (R) is greeted by Connecticut Democratic ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:08:10 GMT

(AFP/File) - US President Barack Obama (R) is greeted by Connecticut Democratic US Senator Chris Dodd as he arrives to speak at a fundraising dinner in Stamford, Connecticut, on October 23, 2009. Obama and Joe Biden were in the home stretch of a pulsating White House race, belting out speeches to pumped up crowds and days away from crushing Republican John McCain.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)

Protesters against President Barack Obama stand outside a hotel ...

(AP) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:19:47 GMT

(AP) - Protesters against President Barack Obama stand outside a hotel some holding placards in Stamford, Conn. where the president will be joined by Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn. during a fund raiser Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Douglas Healey)

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) walks with U.S. Senator Chris ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:32:29 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama (L) walks with U.S. Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) to Marine One on the tarmac at New York's JFK Airport, October 23, 2009. Obama flew to Connecticut to attend a fundraiser on Friday for Dodd. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

President Barack Obama, campaigning with Sen. Christopher Dodd, ...

(AP) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:30:21 GMT

(AP) - President Barack Obama, campaigning with Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., right, meets with employees of Eastern Land Managment, Inc., including Bruce T. Moore, Sr., center, in Stamford, Conn., prior to a Dodd fundraiser Friday Oct. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Preovolos, Pool)

President Barack Obama, right, campaigning with Sen. Christopher ...

(AP) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:29:51 GMT

(AP) - President Barack Obama, right, campaigning with Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., left, meets with employees of Eastern Land Managment, Inc. in Stamford, Conn., prior to a Dodd fundraiser Friday Oct. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Preovolos, Pool)

President Barack Obama meets with Bruce T. Moore, Sr., of Eastern ...

(AP) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:29:27 GMT

(AP) - President Barack Obama meets with Bruce T. Moore, Sr., of Eastern Land Managment, Inc. in Stamford, Conn., prior to a fundraiser for Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., Friday Oct. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Preovolos, Pool)

U.S. Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) laughs at a joke told by President ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:29:15 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) laughs at a joke told by President Barack Obama to the audience during a fundraiser for Dodd in Stamford, Connecticut, October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

President Barack Obama takes his leave after speaking at a fundraiser ...

(AP) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:28:11 GMT

(AP) - President Barack Obama takes his leave after speaking at a fundraiser for Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., left, in Stamford, Conn., Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

President Barack Obama takes his leave after speaking at a fundraiser ...

(AP) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:27:51 GMT

(AP) - President Barack Obama takes his leave after speaking at a fundraiser for Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., left, in Stamford, Conn., Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

President Barack Obama, right, campaigning with Sen. Christopher ...

(AP) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:26:04 GMT

(AP) - President Barack Obama, right, campaigning with Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., not pictured, meets with employees of Eastern Land Managment, Inc. in Stamford, Conn., prior to a Dodd fundraiser Friday Oct. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Preovolos, Pool)

U.S. President Barack Obama acknowledges the crowd as he attends ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:25:52 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama acknowledges the crowd as he attends a fundraiser for U.S. Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT)(R) in Stamford, Connecticut, October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

A Secret Service agent stands watch as President Barack Obama, ...

(AP) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:12:10 GMT

(AP) - A Secret Service agent stands watch as President Barack Obama, left, arrives to speak at a fundraiser for Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., in Stamford, Conn., Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

President Barack Obama speaks at a fundraiser for Sen. Chris ...

(AP) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:08:58 GMT

(AP) - President Barack Obama speaks at a fundraiser for Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., in Stamford, Conn., Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

President Barack Obama speaks at a fundraiser for Sen. Chris ...

(AP) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:07:02 GMT

(AP) - President Barack Obama speaks at a fundraiser for Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., in Stamford, Conn., Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

President Barack Obama speaks at a fundraiser for Sen. Chris ...

(AP) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:05:43 GMT

(AP) - President Barack Obama speaks at a fundraiser for Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., in Stamford, Conn., Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

President Barack Obama speaks at a fundraiser for Sen. Chris ...

(AP) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:03:49 GMT

(AP) - President Barack Obama speaks at a fundraiser for Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., in Stamford, Conn., Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

U.S. President Barack Obama attends a fundraiser for U.S. Senator ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:03:02 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama attends a fundraiser for U.S. Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) in Stamford, Connecticut, October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) attends a fundraiser for U.S. ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:01:58 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama (R) attends a fundraiser for U.S. Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) in Stamford, Connecticut, October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) shakes hands with U.S. Senator ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:00:53 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama (R) shakes hands with U.S. Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) during a fundraiser in Stamford, Connecticut, October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)