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One of those ailing senators—79-year-old Thad Cochran of Mississippi—was back in Washington Tuesday after a month of treatment at home. A statement said he still had urological issues and his treatment "could affect his work schedule." A day earlier, aides had said Cochran would return to the Senate "when his health permits." Photo courtesy Flickr/Chuck Hagel

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