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The '''President "pro tempore"''' ([[Latin]] term meaning "for the time being") is the legislative deputy of the President of the [[Senate]] and and the third in line after the [[Speaker of the House]] to succeed to the [[Presidency of the United States]].  [[Patrick Leahy|Patrick Leahy ]] ([[Democrat]] of [[Vermont]]) is the current president "pro tempore."