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President Obama gestures as he speaks about the fiscal cliff, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, in the South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington. The president said it appears that an agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff is "in sight," but says it's not yet complete and work continues. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Vice President Joseph R. Biden speaks during a meeting at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in the White House complex on Dec. 20, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott is a Republican lawmaker set to face a well-financed Democrat in a state President Obama has won twice. Democrats hope to use Mr. Obama’s health care law and Republican inflexibility to their advantage in upcoming elections. (Associated Press)

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The Defense Department’s $247,000 flower-covered float will be a replica of the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington. It will kick off events marking the 60th anniversary of the armistice. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** In this June 10, 2011 photo, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton waves as the arrives at Lusaka International Airport in Lusaka, Zambia. Clinton has been admitted to a New York hospital after the discovery of a blood clot stemming from the concussion she sustained earlier this month. Spokesman Philippe Reines says her doctors discovered the clot during a follow-up exam Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, makes his way back to his office after going into the Senate chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Dec. 31, 2012. Lawmakers on the Hill are attempting to avert the looming "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax increases and spending cuts. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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President Obama speaks about the fiscal cliff on Dec. 31, 2012, in the South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington. The president said it appears that an agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff is "in sight," but says it's not yet complete and work continues. (Associated Press)

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, makes his way back to his office after going into the Senate chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Dec. 31, 2012. Lawmakers on the Hill are attempting to avert the looming "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax increases and spending cuts. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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"Freedom Is not Free," the Defense Department's entry in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Calif., on New Year's Day, is depicted in an artist's rendering. (Image courtesy of Phoenix Decorating Co.)

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**FILE** President Obama gestures as he speaks about the "fiscal cliff" on Dec. 31, 2012, in the South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington. (Associated Press)