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**FILE** House Speaker-designate John Boehner of Ohio wipes a tear while waiting to receive the gavel from outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. the during the first session of the 112th Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** A view of the U.S. Capitol building on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013 in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

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** FILE ** Sen. Chuck Schumer, New York Democrat, returns to the floor from a caucus luncheon at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Ben Carson, right, speaking at the 2013 National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, where he burst on the national scene when he criticized Obamacare with President Obama himself seated nearby on the dais. (Courtesy of C-SPAN)

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House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., left, with then-Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks to reporters following a meeting with President Barack Obama and the Republican leadership at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

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Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Washington Republican, said that presidents have routinely negotiated with lawmakers in the past to reach agreements to increase borrowing, from Ronald Reagan to Bill Clinton to Mr. Obama himself in 2011.

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Washington Capitals left wing Andre Burakovsky (65), of Austria, looks on during the first period an NHL preseason hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks, Friday, Sept. 20, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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**FILE** Protestors gather at the National Mall in Washington on Feb. 17, 2013, calling for President Obama to reject the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada, as well as act to limit carbon pollution from power plants and “move beyond” coal and natural gas. (Associated Press)

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President Obama answers questions about Syria and other pressing national and international issues during an interview with "This Week" host George Stephanopoulos that was taped at the White House in Washington on Friday, Sept. 13, 2013, for broadcast Sunday. (AP Photo/ABC)

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Martin Luther King Jr., addresses marchers during his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on Aug. 28, 1963. (AP Photo/File)

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The Washington Monument is mirrored in the Reflecting Pool just before sunrise before an event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Sen. Chuck Schumer, New York Democrat, expresses his dismay at Russian Vladimir Putin leader granting asylum to American secrets leaker Edward Snowden, at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)