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      <excerpt>...his State of the Union address, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, in Washington. From left to right are: Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. Robert Bennett, R-Utah.AP Photo/J. Scott Ap</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...who was &quot;in FBI custody&quot; and at that point &quot;talking&quot; and &quot;cooperating.&quot; He said that at no point did any of the four -- Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the Senate Republican minority leader; Sen. Christopher S. Bond (Mo.), ranking GOP member of the Senate</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>BRENNAN: On Christmas night, I called a number of senior members of Congress. I spoke to Senators McConnell and Bond. I spoke to Representative Boehner and Hoekstra. I explained to them that he was in F.B.I. custody. That Mr. Abdulmutallab was in</excerpt>
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