White House

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FreedomWorks President Matt Kibbe's message to the White House: "Time to get out of the tea party's way." (Photo provided by FreedomWorks)

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President Obama pauses as he speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House on Aug. 8, 2011. (Associated Press)

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President Obama speaks to members of the media during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Aug., 3, 2011. (Associated Press)

**FILE** Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano (right) is greeted by Attorney General Eric Holder during the launching of the Strategy to Combat Transnational Organized Crime on July 25, 2011, at the White House. (Associated Press)

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President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks in Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011, after the Senate passed the debt ceiling legislation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Obama walks out Aug. 2, 2011, to deliver a statement at the White House following the Senate's passing of the debt ceiling agreement. (Associated Press)

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President Obama speaks from White House briefing room, Sunday, July 31, 2011 in Washington, about a deal being reached to raise the debt limit. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Obama (right) turns to leave after speaking July 31, 2011, at the White House about a deal being reached to raise the debt limit with Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. (second from right), and White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer (third from right). (Associated Press)

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President Obama talks about the ongoing budget ceiling negotiations on July 29, 2011, at the White House. (Associated Press)

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President Obama talks about the ongoing budget ceiling negotiations on July 29, 2011, at the White House. (Associated Press)

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White House Press Secretary Jay Carney speaks to reporters during a press briefing at the White House on July 27, 2011. (Associated Press)

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry's aides have been laying the groundwork for a White House bid, and Mr. Perry has been talking to influential Republicans in early voting states. He is expected to jump in when he announces a decision in the coming weeks. (Associated Press)

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Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., left, is arrested in front of the White House after performing an act of civil disobedience at a rally in support of the DREAM Act in Washington, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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President Obama addresses the nation from the White House on July 25, 2011, on the approaching debt limit deadline. (Associated Press)

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President Barack Obama addresses the nation from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 25, 2011, on the approaching debt limit deadline. (AP Photo/Jim Watson, Pool)

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"Republicans' short-term plan is a nonstarter in the Senate and in the White House," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, with Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, looking on. "It appears to me at this stage that the Republicans are more interested in trying to embarrass the president than doing what's right for the country." (Associated Press)

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President Obama and baseball legend Willie Mays hold an autographed San Francisco Giants jersey at the White House on Monday. Giants manager Bruce Bochy (left) presented Mr. Obama with the jersey while his team was honored for its 2010 World Series championship. (Associated Press)