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An exuberant Scott Brown rocks out in New Hampshire ballroom Cheap Trick in August, prompting some to wonder if the ex-U.S. senator will run for office in the Granite State. (Scott Brown)

Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio), center, heads into to a GOP Conference meeting in the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Monday, September 30, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), center, heads into to a GOP Conference meeting in the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Monday, September 30, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) heads into to a GOP Conference meeting in the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Monday, September 30, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), right, heads into to a GOP Conference meeting in the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Monday, September 30, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio), right, heads into to a GOP Conference meeting in the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Monday, September 30, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) speaks at a press conference after the Senate voted to table House legislation to avert a government shutdown during the ongoing budget battle at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Monday, September 30, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) attends a press conference after the Senate voted to table House legislation to avert a government shutdown during the ongoing budget battle at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Monday, September 30, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) speaks at a press conference next to a monitor displaying a countdown deadline to pass a budget and avert a government shutdown during an ongoing budget battle at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Monday, September 30, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), right, and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), speak at a press conference after the Senate voted to table House legislation to avert a government shutdown during the ongoing budget battle at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Monday, September 30, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)