White House

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This combination shows the signatures of Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew from a Sept. 21, 2011, memo posted on the White House website when he was Office of Management and Budget director, top, and as Treasury Secretary on the 2013 annual report for the Financial Stability Oversight Council, bottom. (AP Photo)

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South Korean President Park Geun-Hye speaks during a news conference with President Obama in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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White House spokesman Jay Carney speaks during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington on May 6, 2013. (Associated Press)

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White House press secretary Jay Carney listens to a question from the media during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington on Monday, May 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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The White House is pictured on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2000, in Washington. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

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**FILE** President Obama speaks on May 2, 2013, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, where he announced he will nominate Penny Pritzker (right) as secretary of commerce and Michael Froman (left) as U.S. trade representative. (Associated Press)

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A White House official says President Barack Obama will name a longtime fundraiser to run the Commerce Department and a top economic adviser as the next U.S. Trade Representative. The Commerce nominee is expected to be Penny Pritzker, left, shown in a Oct. 4, 2010, file photo and The U.S. Trade Representative is expected to be Mike Froman seen in an Oct. 8, 2010, file photo. Obama will announce both nominations from the White House Thursday morning May 2, 2013, before departing for Mexico. (AP Photo/File)

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President Obama shakes hands with Rep. Mel Watt, North Carolina Democrat and Obama's nominee for the Federal Housing Finance Authority director, on May 1, 2013, in the State Dinning Room of the White House in Washington, where he made the announcement of the nomination. (Associated Press)