Reid accuses Brown of breaking word

Sen. Harry Reid has hopes for freshman Sen. Scott Brown. Even as a Republican who entered the Senate with a high profile, for winning a special election in Democrat-heavy Massachusetts, Brown said he would be independent and moderate in his ways.

Since he was elected in January, Brown has helped Reid on several issues, and may again in the future. But on Wednesday, the Senate majority leader from Nevada was fuming over an embarrassing loss on a key vote on the Wall Street reform bill, and hinted Brown was partly to blame.

"I know how to count votes," Reid told reporters afterwards, not mentioning Brown by name. "A senator broke his word to me."

For his part Brown said he promised to vote with Reid, but with a condition that an issue important to Massachusetts would be resolved. Brown said it wasn't, so he voted contrary to Reid.

"I never take any of this personally," Brown was quoted afterwards by CNN. "I know that (Reid) is under a lot of pressure."