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President Obama speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on Feb. 5, 2013. The president asked Congress to come up with tens of billions of dollars in short-term spending cuts and tax revenue to put off the automatic across the board cuts that are scheduled to kick in March 1. (Associated Press)

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President Obama pauses while speaking in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on Feb. 5, 2013. The president will ask Congress to come up with tens of billions of dollars in short-term spending cuts and tax revenue to put off the automatic across the board cuts that are scheduled to kick in March 1. (Associated Press)

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Michael Dell, chairman and CEO of Dell Inc., reacts to a question during a press conference in Beijing in 2009. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

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Ohio Gov. John Kasich presents the fiscal year 2014-15 executive budget proposal during a news conference Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

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** FILE ** Rep. Sam Graves, Missouri Republican and chairman of the Small Business Committee. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Armed Nigerian civil defense corps officials secure the area following an explosion at a gasoline pipeline at Arepo, in Ogun, Nigeria, on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. The gasoline pipeline runs through southwest Nigeria, and the attack is being seen as a worrying expansion to the unchecked thefts which have become an incredibly lucrative business for criminal gangs hitting the country's petroleum-based economy. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

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National Rifle Association CEO and Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre (background) said on "Fox News Sunday" that the American people want enforcement of gun laws already in place. "They don't want more laws imposed on what is only going to be the law-abiding," he said. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** The al-Waha Oil Co. in southern Iraq is an affiliate of China’s state-owned China National Petroleum Corp. Most of Iraq’s oil production is expected to be funneled to China and other expanding Asian markets rather than the U.S. and Europe. (Associated Press)

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The gull-winged Mercedes-Benz 2012 SLS AMG Coupe starts at more than $200,000, but viewing it costs a lot less at the annual Washington Auto Show. Over the years, while the cars have gotten fancier, auto shows have slimmed down. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)