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Press Secretary Jay Carney briefs reporters at the White House in Washington, Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. Carney says the president will engage the American people and lawmakers on the issue of gun violence in the coming weeks. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Speaker of the House John A. Boehner told the media "I did my part," during a press conference regarding negotiations on the fiscal cliff at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. Republicans have agreed to tax increases for those making more than $1 million, whereas President Obama wants the cutoff to be those with salaries of $400,000 or greater. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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House Speaker Rep. John Boehner of Ohio, speaks to the media about the fiscal cliff at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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White House Press Secretary Jay Carney is seen on a television monitor in the Brady Briefing Room as he answers reporters questions during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)
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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, second from left, speaks with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, right, before the lying in state of Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, the second-longest-serving senator in history, in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. Inouye was a Medal of Honor recipient who represented his state in the U.S. House and then the Senate, where he served for five decades. He died Monday evening at age 88 of respiratory complications. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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House Speaker Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, speaks to the media about the fiscal cliff at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., arrives to a news conference to speak about the fiscal cliff and "Plan B," at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., calls on a reporter during a news conference about the fiscal cliff and "Plan B," at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., left, looks over his remarks before entering a news conference to speak about the fiscal cliff at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., leaves a news conference after speaking about the fiscal cliff at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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House Speaker Rep. John Boehner of Ohio, speaks to the media about the fiscal cliff at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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** FILE ** Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on on Sept. 4, 2012. (Associated Press)
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The casket of Sen. Daniel Inouye, D- Hawaii, is carried into the Capitol to lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012 in Washington. Inouye has been in public office since 1959, and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his service in Europe in World War II. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
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Vice Pres. Joe Biden crosses himself after laying a wreath during a memorial service for the late Sen. Daniel Inouye on at the U.S. Capitol rotunda on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. The vice president, who served with Inouye in the Senate and was very close with him, delivered the eulogy. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, second from left, speaks with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, right, before the lying in state of Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, the second-longest-serving senator in history, in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. Inouye was a Medal of Honor recipient who represented his state in the U.S. House and then the Senate, where he served for five decades. He died Monday evening at age 88 of respiratory complications. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Sens. Harry Reid, left, and Mitch McConnell present a wreath during a memorial service for the late Sen. Daniel Inouye at the U.S. Capitol rotunda on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. Sen. Inouye, who served as a U.S. senator for 50 years, is only the 31st person to lie in state in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. It is seen as a sign of respect. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
