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Palestinian Wafa Zikrayat, 2, stands next to her mother Wafa, 34, holding baby Leyali, near the makeshift structures that house the family in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, June 10, 2010. The Awajas are among thousands of families whose houses were destroyed during Israel's three-week military offensive against Hamas-ruled Gaza, launched in December 2008 with the aim of halting Hamas rocket attacks. An Israeli forces bulldozer flattened the Awajas' house and as the family tried to flee, bullets hit father Kamal, his wife Wafa, and their 8-year-old son Ibrahim, who bled to death in the street. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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Five month-old Palestinian girl Leyali Awaja sleeps in the makeshift structure that houses her family, in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday June 10, 2010. The Awajas are among thousands of families whose houses were destroyed during Israel's three-week military offensive against Hamas-ruled Gaza, launched in December 2008 with the aim of halting Hamas rocket attacks. An Israeli forces bulldozer flattened the Awajas' house and as the family tried to flee, bullets hit father Kamal, his wife Wafa, and their 8-year-old son Ibrahim, who bled to death in the street. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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Palestinian Wafa Awaja, 34, takes care of flowers in her garden outside the makeshift structures that house her family, in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, June 10, 2010. The Awajas are among thousands of families whose houses were destroyed during Israel's three-week military offensive against Hamas-ruled Gaza, launched in December 2008 with the aim of halting Hamas rocket attacks. An Israeli forces bulldozer flattened the Awajas' house and as the family tried to flee, bullets hit Wafa, her husband Kamal and their 8-year-old son Ibrahim, who bled to death in the street. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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Members of the Awaja family, from left: Omsyat, 13, mother Wafa, 34, five month-old Leyali, and Hala, 8, are seen in a makeshift structure that houses them in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, June 10, 2010. The Awajas are among thousands of families whose houses were destroyed during Israel's three-week military offensive against Hamas-ruled Gaza, launched in December 2008 with the aim of halting Hamas rocket attacks. An Israeli forces bulldozer flattened the Awajas' house and as the family tried to flee, bullets hit father Kamal, Wafa, and their 8-year-old son Ibrahim, who bled to death in the street. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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Palestinian Dia Awaja, 4, plays in a tent, part of the makeshift structures that house the family in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, June 10, 2010. The Awajas are among thousands of families whose houses were destroyed during Israel's three-week military offensive against Hamas-ruled Gaza, launched in December 2008 with the aim of halting Hamas rocket attacks. An Israeli forces bulldozer flattened the Awajas' house and as the family tried to flee, bullets hit father Kamal, his wife Wafa, and their 8-year-old son Ibrahim, who bled to death in the street. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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Palestinian siblings Dia Awaja, right, 4, and Zikrayat, 2, left, play on one of the tents which comprise the makeshift structures that house their family, in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, June 10, 2010. The Awajas are among thousands of families whose houses were destroyed during Israel's three-week military offensive against Hamas-ruled Gaza, launched in December 2008 with the aim of halting Hamas rocket attacks. An Israeli forces bulldozer flattened the Awajas' house and as the family tried to flee, bullets the siblings father Kamal, mother Wafa, and their 8-year-old brother Ibrahim, who bled to death in the street. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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Palestinian Wafa Awaja, 34, jokes with her daughters Hala, 8, left, and Omsyat, 13, as they stand near the makeshift structures that house the family in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, June 10, 2010. A portrait of Wafa's late 8-year-old son Ibrahim _ killed during an Israeli army operation_ is attached to the tent at right. The Awajas are among thousands of families whose houses were destroyed during Israel's three-week military offensive against Hamas-ruled Gaza, launched in December 2008 with the aim of halting Hamas rocket attacks. An Israeli forces bulldozer flattened the Awajas' house and as the family tried to flee, bullets hit Wafa, her husband Kamal, and Ibrahim, who bled to death in the street. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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Palestinian Dia Awaja, 4, cleans a portrait of his late brother Ibrahim, killed during an Israeli army operation, atop a tent that makes up part of the makeshift structures that house the family in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, June 10, 2010. The Awajas are among thousands of families whose houses were destroyed during Israel's three-week military offensive against Hamas-ruled Gaza, launched in December 2008 with the aim of halting Hamas rocket attacks. An Israeli forces bulldozer flattened the Awajas' house and as the family tried to flee, bullets hit father Kamal, mother Wafa, and 8-year-old son Ibrahim, who bled to death in the street. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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Five month-old Palestinian girl Leyali Awaja sleeps in the makeshift structures that house her family as her siblings Omsyat and Hala eat their lunch, in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday June 10, 2010. The Awajas are among thousands of families whose houses were destroyed during Israel's three-week military offensive against Hamas-ruled Gaza, launched in December 2008 with the aim of halting Hamas rocket attacks. An Israeli forces bulldozer flattened the Awajas' house and as the family tried to flee, bullets hit Leyali's father Kamal, mother Wafa, and 8-year-old brother Ibrahim, who bled to death in the street. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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Palestinian Wafa Awaja, 34, collects her family's laundry outside the tents that serve to house her family in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, June 10, 2010. The Awajas are among thousands of families whose houses were destroyed during Israel's three-week military offensive against Hamas-ruled Gaza, launched in December 2008 with the aim of halting Hamas rocket attacks. An Israeli forces bulldozer flattened the Awajas' house and as the family tried to flee, bullets hit Wafa, her husband Kamal and their 8-year-old son Ibrahim, who bled to death in the street. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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Palestinian siblings Dia Awaja, top right, 4, and Zikrayat, 2, climb on one of the tents that house their family in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, June 10, 2010. The Awajas are among thousands of families whose houses were destroyed during Israel's three-week military offensive against Hamas-ruled Gaza, launched in December 2008 with the aim of halting Hamas rocket attacks. An Israeli forces bulldozer flattened the Awajas' house and as the family tried to flee, bullets hit the children's father Kamal, mother Wafa, and 8-year-old brother Ibrahim, who bled to death in the street. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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Palestinian Kamal Awaja, left, plays with his five month-old daughter Leyali, as his wife, Wafa gestures outside the makeshift structures that house the family, in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Wednesday June 16, 2010. The Awajas are among thousands of families whose houses were destroyed during Israel's three-week military offensive against Hamas-ruled Gaza, launched in December 2008 with the aim of halting Hamas rocket attacks. An Israeli forces bulldozer flattened the Awajas' house and as the family tried to flee, bullets hit Kamal, Wafa, and their 8-year-old son Ibrahim, who bled to death in the street. Ibrahim's picture decorates the tent bottom center. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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President Barack Obama steps out of the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 27, 2010, to make an appeal for bipartisanship on his legislative agenda, in the Rose Garden. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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U.S. President Barack Obama holds a bi-partisan meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington on July 27, 2010. House Minority Leader John Boehner (L), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (2nd L), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (not pictured) attended the meeting. UPI/Kristoffer Tripplaar/Pool