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** FILE ** Sen. Chuck Schumer, New York Democrat, returns to the floor from a caucus luncheon at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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** FILE ** In this photo provided by CBS News, on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks on CBS' "Face the Nation" in Washington. (AP Photo/CBS News, Chris Usher)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), second from left, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), left, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (R-Ill.), third from left, and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash) fourth from left, speak at a press conference on the ongoing government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, October 2, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), right, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), left, at a press conference on the ongoing government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, October 2, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), second from left, and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), left, speak to reporters at a press conference on the ongoing government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, October 2, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Sen. Charles Schumer of New York, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Illinois arrive for a news conference. Mr. Reid see that House Republicans are the obstacle to ending the government shutdown.

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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)

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Number 6 — Sen. Chuck Schumer's press secretary. Bob Dole once quipped that the most dangerous place in Washington is between Schumer and a TV camera — so you know the boss can get his own press coverage, why does he need you? And heaven help you if the New York tabs write about the boss without putting "Schumer" in the headline — you'll hear about it.

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Sen. Chuck Schumer, New York Democrat, expresses his dismay at Russian Vladimir Putin leader granting asylum to American secrets leaker Edward Snowden, at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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**FILE** Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano speaks with New York Sen. Charles Schumer during observances marking the 11th anniversary of the terror attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2012 in New York. (Associated Press)