White House

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President Obama greets members of the military and their families at the White House on Tuesday after first lady Michelle Obama announced "Joining Forces," which is intended to help troops and their loved ones on multiple fronts. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** President Obama poses April 8 for photographers in the Blue Room of the White House after speaking on the budget and potential government shutdown that was averted when Republican and Democratic lawmakers reached a deal. (Associated Press)

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President Obama greets students from Altona Middle School in Longmont, Colo., on the South Portico of the White House on Monday. Shalini Schane (second from left) had written to the president. (Associated Press)

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President Obama walks back toward the Rose Garden of the White House on Monday after meeting students from Altona Middle School in Longmont, Colo. The president received a letter from a school parent who was worried that her son's trip would be canceled by a government shutdown, which was averted. (Associated Press)

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White House Press Secretary Jay Carney speaks his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, April, 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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**FILE** David Plouffe, former White House senior adviser. (Associated Press)

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Republican Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, appearing on "Meet the Press," says the White House needs to cut back on spending. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** President Obama is introduced by White House Senior Adviser David Plouffe before the president speaks at a Democratic National Committee event in Washington on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. (AP Photo)

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**FILE** President Obama speaks in the Blue Room of the White House about the budget and averted government shutdown after a deal was made between Republican and Democrat lawmakers on April 8, 2011. (Associated Press)

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

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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)