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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)
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President Obama speaks during a bi-partisan meeting of governors in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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President Obama meets Friday with Democratic governors in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex. (Associated Press)
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President Obama meets with Democratic governors Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Singer John Legend performs in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011, during a discussion hosted by First lady Michelle Obama for students highlighting, Motown artists. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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First lady Michelle Obama arrives for the White House Music Series saluting Motown in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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President Obama speaks about the uprising in Libya with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton present in the Grand Foyer of the White House on Wednesday. (Associated Press)
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Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel speaks at his election-night party on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, in Chicago. Mr. Emanuel was elected mayor of Chicago, easily overwhelming five rivals to take the helm of the nation's third-largest city as it prepares to chart a new course without the retiring Mayor Richard M. Daley. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
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Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel speaks at his election-night victory party on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, in Chicago. Mr. Emanuel was elected mayor of Chicago, easily overwhelming five rivals to take the helm of the nation's third-largest city as it prepares to chart a new course without the retiring longtime Mayor Richard M. Daley. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
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Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel garnered enough votes Tuesday to avoid a Chicago mayoral runoff. (Associated Press)
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Hossam Mansour (center) joins protesters waving Libyan flags in front of the White House in Washington on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011, to call for the ouster of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)