

** FILE ** In this Oct. 3, 2008, file photo, House Minority Whip Roy Blunt of Missouri, right, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Blunt, the No. 2 Republican in the House, announced Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008, that he is stepping aside after Democrats added to their numbers in Congress and captured the White House. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland is at left.
Photo by (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)