Obama, New US Senate Leader Pledge Cooperation - with Limits
![President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference, telling Americans who voted for change: "I hear you," in the East Room of the White House, Nov. 5, 2014, in Washington.](https://gdb.voanews.com/80de7f36-7acc-4e62-b2e3-457c4d3f4b51_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference, telling Americans who voted for change: "I hear you," in the East Room of the White House, Nov. 5, 2014, in Washington.
![U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell talks with University of Louisville students after a news conference on the day after he was re-elected to a sixth term to the U.S. Senate, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, Nov. 5, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0ade1255-d739-408c-bcd3-d86e209a9adb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell talks with University of Louisville students after a news conference on the day after he was re-elected to a sixth term to the U.S. Senate, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, Nov. 5, 2014.
![U.S. President Barack Obama addresses reporters during a news conference saying that the Republican victories Tuesday in the midterm elections are a sign Americans want Washington "to get the job done," in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Nov. 5, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b4cf7e3d-f5ae-4d64-9338-638bc8715440_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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U.S. President Barack Obama addresses reporters during a news conference saying that the Republican victories Tuesday in the midterm elections are a sign Americans want Washington "to get the job done," in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Nov. 5, 2014.
![U.S. President Barack Obama arrives for a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Nov. 5, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/cc094609-8e22-4bab-8737-a0be36d6bab9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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U.S. President Barack Obama arrives for a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Nov. 5, 2014.