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President George W. Bush, seated left, participates in a secure video teleconference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki from the newly-renovated Situation Room at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007. Vice President Dick Cheney is pictured sitting next to the President.

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md) (L), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca) (C) and House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Oh) speak by speaker phone with U.S. President George W. Bush on a telephone conference call at the start of the 110th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington January 4, 2007

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Vice President Dick Cheney awaits another Senator in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007 he where administered the Senate oath during re-enactment swearing-in ceremonies.

Vice President Dick Cheney took part in Senate re-enactment swearing-in ceremony/photo ops today - following are selection of photos

Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) (L) stands with fellow Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV) (C) and reenacts his oath of office with Vice President Dick Cheney in the Old Senate Chamber on the first day of the 110th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington January 4, 2007. Byrd, who took office in 1959, is beginning his 9th consecutive term in the senate and is the longest-serving senator in history

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Vice President Dick Cheney, right, administers the Senate oath to Sen. Joseph Lieberrman, I-Conn., during a re-enactment swearing-in ceremony, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007 in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill

Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) (L) stands with his wife Hadassah to reenact his oath of office with Vice President Dick Cheney in the Old Senate Chamber on the first day of the 110th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington January 4, 2007

Vice President Dick Cheney, right, administers the Senate oath to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., as her husband, former President Bill Clinton holds the Bible during a re-enactment swearing-in ceremony, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007

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Vice President Dick Cheney, right, listens to Sen. Edward Kennedy, Mass., during a re-enactment swearing-in ceremony, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007 in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill

Vice President Dick Cheney, right, administers the Senate oath to Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, during a re-enactment swearing-in ceremony, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007 in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill

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Vice President Dick Cheney, right, inspects the broken arm and signs the cast of Christian Nelson, 9, grandson of Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., center, in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007 during a re-enactment swearing-in ceremony.

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Vice President Dick Cheney, right, administers the Senate oath to Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., during a re-enactment swearing-in ceremony, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007 in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill. Corker's wife Elizabeth holds the Bible at center.

Vice President Dick Cheney, right, administers the Senate oath to Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., during a re-enactment swearing-in ceremony Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007 in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill. Casey's wife Terese holds the Bible at center

Vice President Dick Cheney, right, administers the Senate oath to Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md. during a re-enactment swearing-in ceremony, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007 in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill. Cardin's wife Myrna holds the Bible at center.

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Vice President Dick Cheney, right, administers the Senate oath to Sen. Bernard Sanders, I-Vt., during a re-enactment swearing-in ceremony, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007 in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill

Freshman U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) (L) poses for a picture after reenacting her oath of office with U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney in the Old Senate Chamber on the first day of the 110th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington January 4, 2007.

Freshman U.S. Senator James Webb (D-VA) (L) departs with his wife Hong Le (C) and their baby daughter Georgia after reeancting his oath of office with Vice President Dick Cheney in the Old Senate Chamber on the first day of the 110th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington January 4, 2007.

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Vice President Dick Cheney, right, administers the Senate oath to Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., during a re-enactment swearing-in ceremony, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007 in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill

Freshman U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) (C) introduces his wife Sandra Whitehouse to Vice President Dick Cheney in the Old Senate Chamber on the first day of the 110th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington January 4, 2007

[luvie]

Ahhh, Miss America Pelosi...we are going to have to see much more of her than I would like to, I'm afraid! Ugh!

[GretchenM]

I wonder where Harry Reid was that was so important it trumped the call from the president.

Thank you for this Thursday Dose, Eleanor.