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**FILE** President Obama gestures toward Chinese President Hu Jintao during a Jan. 19 news conference in the East Room of the White House. (Associated Press)

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President Barack Obama, accompanied by China's President Hu Jintao, gestures during their meeting with business leaders, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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President Barack Obama and China's President Hu Jintao, during a state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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President Barack Obama and China's President Hu Jintao during a state arrival ceremony, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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President Barack Obama and China's President Hu Jintao greet guests during a state arrival ceremony at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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An honor guard stands at attention before a state arrival ceremony for Chinese President Hu Jintao, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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President Barack Obama shakes hands with China's President Hu Jintao during a state arrival ceremony, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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President Obama and China's President Hu Jintao, during a state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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An honor guard stands at attention before a state arrival ceremony for Chinese President Hu Jintao, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Human rights activists, wearing orange prison garb and black hoods to represent the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, stand on Pennsylvania Avenue outside the White House on Friday to protest that the detention center has not been closed by President Obama. (Associated Press)

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Human rights activists, wearing orange prison garb and black hoods to represent the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, stand on Pennsylvania Avenue outside the White House on Friday to protest that the detention center has not been closed down by President Obama. (Associated Press)

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President Obama meets with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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President Obama speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday. (Associated Press)

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President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama depart after joining government employees on the South Lawn of the White House to observe a moment of silence for victims of shooting rampage in Arizona. (Associated Press)

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John Fawcett, a neighbor, looks at a charred garage Monday in Southeast Washington where Ashley Turton, the wife of a White House adviser Dan Turton, was found dead inside a burning car. (Associated Press)

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Debris fills a garage in Southeast Washington where lobbyist Ashley Turton, the wife of White House adviser Dan Turton, was found dead inside a burning car on Monday, Jan. 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama join government employees on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Monday, Jan. 10, 2011, to observe a moment of silence for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and the other victims of an assassination attempt against her. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are joined by government employees on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 10, 2011, to observe a moment of silence for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., and the other victims of an assassination attempt against her. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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President Obama applauds as William Daley, a former commerce secretary and his new White House chief of staff, delivers a statement in the East Room of the White House on Thursday. (Associated Press)

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President Obama listens as William Daley, the new White House chief of staff, makes a statement in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **