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

(Reuters) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:52:18 GMT

(Reuters) - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Chris Dodd listens to testimony at the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 23, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing

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)

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

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:59:48 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)

President Barack Obama tours Eastern Land Management with Sen. ...

(AP) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:26:23 GMT

(AP) - President Barack Obama tours Eastern Land Management with Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., in Stamford, Conn., Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

President Obama arrives in New York at JFK airport Friday, Oct, ...

(AP) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:25:50 GMT

(AP) - President Obama arrives in New York at JFK airport Friday, Oct, 23, 2009, to participate with Senator Chris Dodd, left, at an event in Stamford, Conn. (AP Photo/Rick Maiman)

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and Senator Chris Dodd (L) meet ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:18:34 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and Senator Chris Dodd (L) meet with Bruce Moore, owner of Eastern Land Management in Stamford, Connecticut, October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

President Barack Obama arrives in New York at JFK airport Friday, ...

(AP) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:53:04 GMT

(AP) - President Barack Obama arrives in New York at JFK airport Friday, Oct, 23, 2009 to accompany U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd for an appearance in Stamford, Conn. (AP Photo/Rick Maiman)

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) is greeted by U.S. Senator Chris ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:45:06 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama (R) is greeted by U.S. Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) on the tarmac at New York's JFK Airport October 23, 2009. Obama flew to Connecticut to attend a fundraiser for Dodd. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

President Barack Obama is greeted by Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., ...

(AP) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:29:28 GMT

(AP) - President Barack Obama is greeted by Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., left, as he arrives at JFK International Airport in New York, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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

(AP) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:47:09 GMT

(AP) - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., walks to a Senate health care negotiators meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., second from right, ...

(AP) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:12:41 GMT

(AP) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., second from right, accompanied by, from left, White House Health Care czar Nancy Ann DeParle, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. and Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 20,2009, following the weekly policy luncheons. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., center, gestures ...

(AP) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:10:40 GMT

(AP) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., center, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, following the policy luncheons. Joining him, from second from left are, White House Health Care czar, Nancy Ann DeParle, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn. and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

White House Health Care czar Nancy Ann DeParle, accompanied ...

(AP) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:00:29 GMT

(AP) - White House Health Care czar Nancy Ann DeParle, accompanied by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., left, and Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 20009, following the weekly policy luncheons. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

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

(AP) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:57:48 GMT

(AP) - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., second from right, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, following the weekly policy luncheons. From left are, White Health czar Nancy Ann DeParle, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., Dodd, and Sen. Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, R-Mont. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

White House Health Care czar Nancy Ann DeParle and Senate Banking ...

(AP) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:55:34 GMT

(AP) - White House Health Care czar Nancy Ann DeParle and Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., confer on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., right, speaks to reporters following the weekly policy luncheons. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

White House Health Care czar Nancy Ann DeParle, accompanied ...

(AP) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:47:06 GMT

(AP) - White House Health Care czar Nancy Ann DeParle, accompanied by, from left, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., left, and Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., and Sen. Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, following the weekly policy luncheons on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

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

(AP) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:57:24 GMT

(AP) - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., walks to a Senate health care negotiators meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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

(AP) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:00:40 GMT

(AP) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., center, accompanied by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., left, and Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., speaks to reporters about health care reform legislation, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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

(AP) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:57:56 GMT

(AP) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., center, accompanied by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., right, and Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., leaves a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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

(AP) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:49:52 GMT

(AP) - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., speaks to reporters about health care reform legislation, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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

(AP) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:52:57 GMT

(AP) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., accompanied by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., foreground, and Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., right, speaks to reporters about health care reform legislation, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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

(AP) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:50:20 GMT

(AP) - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., center, accompanied by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., right, and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., speak to reporters about health care reform legislation, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)