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Published 3/31/2009 at Yahoo! News: Politics News
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON When he appeared before the National Press Club in January, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell joked that his desire to work in a bipartisan manner with President Barack Obama might seem to some like an insurance agent hoping for an earthquake.
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