House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., accompanied by fellow  GOP leaders, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012 to discuss the payroll tax cut negotiations. From left are, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., Cantor, and House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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