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Published 1/11/2009 at Yahoo! News: Politics News
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell may be the most powerful Republican in federal government, but he will have to work hard to herd his party's dwindled caucus during President-elect Barack Obama's congressional honeymoon phase.
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