That's what Harry Reid is saying anyway. {C}I'm not a parent, so I'm not exactly sure how a man would explain to his daughters that they'll have to spend Christmas on the beach without Dad but he can always Skype in from the West Wing, or he could take the Paul Ryan approach. [Reuters]
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