(L-R) Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., then-Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Fla., Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., in 2008. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Hardliners in the United States Congress, have taken some licks. Martinez and Lincoln Diaz-Balart were of the old guard. Both born in Cuba before the revolution, they were two of the most influential backers of the 50-year-old embargo. A core of hardliners remain, led by Sen. Bob Menendez and Albio Sires, both New Jersey Democrats, and Florida Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R), Mario Diaz-Balart (R) -- Lincoln's brother -- Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D) and Kendrick Meek (D). [Hardliners remain defiant]
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