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House Speaker John A. Boehner (right), Ohio Republican, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, speak to reporters after their meeting at the White House in Washington with President Obama regarding the budget and possible government shutdown, on Wednesday, April 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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President Obama gestures while speaking Tuesday about the possible government shutdown at the White House in Washington. (Associated Press)

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President Obama speaks about a possible government shutdown this week during a press conference at the White House in Washington on Tuesday, April 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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White House press secretary Jay Carney briefs reporters at the White House in Washington on Friday, April 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Mary Fuhrman, with the League of Women Voters of North Orange County, Calif., listens Thursday at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda, Calif., to a presentation on "The Gap," the infamous 181¿2-minute gap in a White House tape recording, as part of the Watergate Gallery exhibit on the history of the 1970s scandal. (Associated Press)

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Former Vice President Walter F. Mondale (center) arrives for the funeral Mass in New York City for former vice-presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro, his Democratic running mate in the failed 1984 campaign for the White House. (Associated Press)

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Former White House press secretary James Brady, who was left paralyzed in President Reagan's assassination attempt, visits lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, the 30th anniversary of the shooting. (Associated Press)

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White House Easter Egg Roll (Courtesy of the White House)

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Vice President Biden whispers sweet nothings to President Obama during the health care ceremony at the White House a year ago. (Associated Press)

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President Obama makes a statement Friday on Libya in the East Room of the White House. (Associated Press)

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President Obama makes an opening statement during a press conference at the White House in Washington on Friday, March 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Kirk Smalley and his wife, Laura Field, of Perkins, Okla., and Sirdeaner Walker from Springfield, Mass., listen at the Conference on Bullying Prevention in the East Room of the White House on Thursday. The couple's 11-year-old son, Ty Field, committed suicide after reportedly being bullied at school, and Ms. Walker's 11-year-old son, Joseph Walker-Hoover, also committed suicide, hanging himself from a third-floor banister after being picked on at school in spring 2009. (Associated Press)

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President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama speak at a conference on bullying prevention in the East Room of the White House on Thursday. "We all share a responsibility … to teach all children the Golden Rule: We should treat others the way we want to be treated," said Mr. Obama. (Associated Press)

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White House press secretary Jay Carney gives the daily news briefing at the White House in Washington on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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President Obama, right, with Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, left, during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday March, 7, 2011, in Washington.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Appearing on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday, White House Chief of Staff William Daley said, "When people comment on military action, most of them have no idea what they're talking about." (Associated Press)

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President Obama extends a hand to his Mexican counterpart, Felipe Calderon, at their joint news conference Thursday at the White House. Their remarks touched on issues of immigration, drug violence and fallout over the recent slaying of a U.S. customs agent in Mexico. (Associated Press)

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Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. (center), accompanied Thursday by budget chief Jack Lew and White House Chief of Staff William Daley, arrives on Capitol Hill to discuss the federal budget with Hill leaders. “We had a good meeting, and the conversation will continue,” Mr. Biden said afterward. (Associated Press)

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Singer James Taylor, one of 10 National Medal of Arts recipients, signs his name in the area that once was the White House indoor swimming pool. "I'm just over the moon, sailing," Mr. Taylor said of the honor. (Associated Press)

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President Obama speaks during a bipartisan meeting of governors in the State Dining Room of the White House on Monday. The president told members of the National Governors Association about "innovation waivers" that would allow states to opt out of parts of the health care law. (Associated Press)