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House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, second from left, listens to President Barack Obama, right, during a meeting of House and Senate bipartisan leaders to discuss the economy and jobs, Tuesday, Feb. 2010, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington. From left are, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., Boehner, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. and the president. Barack Obama
House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, right, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., walk past the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, following their meeting with President Barack Obama and bipartisan leaders of the House and Senate to discuss the economy and jobs. U.S. Senate
Republican members of the Legislature stand up and clap after listening to Gov. Ed Rendell criticize the length of time it took to pass last year's 101-day-late state budget as Rendell delivers his executive budget address for the fiscal year 2010-2011 to a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. U.S. Republican Party
Alexi Giannoulias speaks with reporters while campaigning for the Democrat party U.S. Senate seat prior to the primary election in Springfield, Ill., Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. U.S. Democratic Party
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs reads the words "Eggs, Milk, Bread (crossed out), Hope, and Change" written in marker on his hand as he briefs reporters after President Barack Obama made an unannounced visit to the James Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin has been seen with hand written notes on her hands in recent public appearances. White House
Vice-Chairman, Climate Change Capital, UK, James Cameron speaks during a session on financing low-carbon growth at the opening day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday Jan. 27, 2010. Financial reforms, climate talks and Haiti's reconstruction are set to dominate the agenda of the world's elites heading up to the Swiss mountain resort of Davos this week for their annual meeting. Global Warming
Environmental Protection Agency investigators continue to take samples from the United Campus Ministry center building at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, N.H., Thursday, Jan. 7,2010. Officials say a woman likely contracted anthrax during a drum circle at the ministry last month after swallowing airborn anthrax spores. The woman became critically ill, but she is said to be improving. Environmental Protection Agency
WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 07: EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson walks into a news conference to speak about greenhouse gases at the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters on December 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. Administrator Jackson announced that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions pose a danger to the public's health and welfare. In 2007 a Supreme Court decision the high court ordered the EPA to determine whether greenhouse gases qualify as a pollutant under the Clean Air Act. Clean Air Act
WASHINGTON - JANUARY 30: Former President George H.W. Bush (L) and his son former Florida Governor Jeb Bush (C) depart the West Wing of the White House after meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama on January 30, 2010 in Washington, DC. Obama yesterday delivered remarks at the GOP House Issues Conference. George W. Bush
GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 26: Members of the public carry shopping bags in Buchanan Street on January 26, 2010 in Glasgow, Scotland. Experts declared that recent figures showed the economy grew by 0.1 per cent in the final quarter of last year. Economists expect the country to emerge from the worst recession since the Second World War with millions losing their jobs during the global credit crunch. Economic Recession
Dick Armey, former House of Representatives leader and now Tea Party activist is attending the National Republican Committee's winter meetings being held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. GOP members from all over the country hope to use the four-day strategy session to better position the party for the mid-term elections in November. U.S. House of Representatives
WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 02: U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) (L) speaks as Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) (R) looks on during a hearing before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill February 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine the Obama Administration's budget proposal for FY2011. Blanche Lincoln
Pakistani protesters rally to condemn the verdict against accused al-Qaida associate Aafia Siddiqui in Quetta, Pakistan on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Siddiqui, 37, was convicted of two counts of attempted murder, though the jury found the crime wasn't premeditated. She was also convicted of armed assault, using and carrying a firearm, and assault of U.S. officers and employees. Al-Qaeda
Texas guard A.J. Abrams (3) drives against Texas Tech Decensae White (13) during the first half of their basketball game in Austin, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007. Abrams scored a team high 18 points in the 80-51 win. Texas
Map locates Marjah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, where a U.S./Afghan offensive against Taliban militants is imminent. Afghanistan
Graphic shows change in weekly jobless claims. Unemployment
In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, fireworks explode over the People's Square in Giuyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province early Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007, the New Year's Day on China's lunar calendar. China
Witold J. Walczak, legal director of the ACLU of Pennsylvania and MaryJo Miller, who is challenging the right of county prosecutors to file criminal charges against her daughter Marissa, now 16, in a "sexting" case speak to members of the media outside the U.S. Courthouse in Philadelphia, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010. Three federal judges in Philadelphia have heard the first criminal case of "sexting" to reach a U.S. appeals court, a dispute over cell-phone images of three teenage girls. American Civil Liberties Union

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FILE - In this Feb. 4,2010 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks during a Democratic National Committee (DNC) fundraising event in Washington. President Barack Obama, who insisted he would succeed where other presidents failed to fix the nation's costly health care system, now concedes the effort may die in Congress.

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FILE - In this Feb. 4,2010 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks during a Democratic National Committee (DNC) fundraising event in Washington. President Barack Obama, who insisted he would succeed where other presidents failed to fix the nation's costly health care system, now concedes the effort may die in Congress.

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Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind. asks a question of President Barack Obama during the Senate Democratic Policy Committee Issues Conference, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at the Newseum in Washington. Just weeks ago, it seemed inconceivable that Republicans could win control of Congress this fall. Not anymore. Almost by the day, Republicans are sensing fresh opportunities to pick up ground. Just Wednesday, former Indiana Sen. Dan Coats announced he would try to reclaim his old seat from Democrat Evan Bayh, who barely a year ago had been a finalist to be Barack Obama's running mate. And Republicans nationwide are still celebrating Scott Brown's January upset to take Edward Kennedy's former seat in Massachusetts.

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Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind. asks a question of President Barack Obama during the Senate Democratic Policy Committee Issues Conference, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at the Newseum in Washington. Just weeks ago, it seemed inconceivable that Republicans could win control of Congress this fall. Not anymore. Almost by the day, Republicans are sensing fresh opportunities to pick up ground. Just Wednesday, former Indiana Sen. Dan Coats announced he would try to reclaim his old seat from Democrat Evan Bayh, who barely a year ago had been a finalist to be Barack Obama's running mate. And Republicans nationwide are still celebrating Scott Brown's January upset to take Edward Kennedy's former seat in Massachusetts.

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., listens to President Barack Obama, right, during the Senate Democratic Policy Committee Issues Conference, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at the Newseum in Washington. Just weeks ago, it seemed inconceivable that Republicans could win control of Congress this fall. Not anymore. Almost by the day, Republicans are sensing fresh opportunities to pick up ground. Just Wednesday, former Indiana Sen. Dan Coats announced he would try to reclaim his old seat from Democrat Evan Bayh, who barely a year ago had been a finalist to be Barack Obama's running mate. And Republicans nationwide are still celebrating Scott Brown's January upset to take Edward Kennedy's former seat in Massachusetts.

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., listens to President Barack Obama, right, during the Senate Democratic Policy Committee Issues Conference, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at the Newseum in Washington. Just weeks ago, it seemed inconceivable that Republicans could win control of Congress this fall. Not anymore. Almost by the day, Republicans are sensing fresh opportunities to pick up ground. Just Wednesday, former Indiana Sen. Dan Coats announced he would try to reclaim his old seat from Democrat Evan Bayh, who barely a year ago had been a finalist to be Barack Obama's running mate. And Republicans nationwide are still celebrating Scott Brown's January upset to take Edward Kennedy's former seat in Massachusetts.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 2: Marine One carrying U.S. President Barack Obama arrives at the South Lawn of the White House February 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. Obama said at a town hall event in New Hampshire today that now is the time to break the logjam in Congress and push his health care initiative through to passage.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 2: Marine One carrying U.S. President Barack Obama arrives at the South Lawn of the White House February 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. Obama said at a town hall event in New Hampshire today that now is the time to break the logjam in Congress and push his health care initiative through to passage.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 2: U.S. President Barack Obama arrives at the White House February 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. Obama said at a town hall event in New Hampshire today that now is the time to break the logjam in Congress and push his health care initiative through to passage.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 2: U.S. President Barack Obama arrives at the White House February 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. Obama said at a town hall event in New Hampshire today that now is the time to break the logjam in Congress and push his health care initiative through to passage.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 2: U.S. President Barack Obama arrives at the South Lawn of the White House from Marine One February 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. Obama said at a town hall event in New Hampshire today that now is the time to break the logjam in Congress and push his health care initiative through to passage.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 2: U.S. President Barack Obama arrives at the South Lawn of the White House from Marine One February 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. Obama said at a town hall event in New Hampshire today that now is the time to break the logjam in Congress and push his health care initiative through to passage.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 2: U.S. President Barack Obama arrives at the White House February 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. Obama said at a town hall event in New Hampshire today that now is the time to break the logjam in Congress and push his health care initiative through to passage.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 2: U.S. President Barack Obama arrives at the White House February 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. Obama said at a town hall event in New Hampshire today that now is the time to break the logjam in Congress and push his health care initiative through to passage.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 2: U.S. President Barack Obama arrives at the South Lawn of the White House from Marine One February 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. Obama said at a town hall event in New Hampshire today that now is the time to break the logjam in Congress and push his health care initiative through to passage.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 2: U.S. President Barack Obama arrives at the South Lawn of the White House from Marine One February 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. Obama said at a town hall event in New Hampshire today that now is the time to break the logjam in Congress and push his health care initiative through to passage.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 2: U.S. President Barack Obama arrives at the South Lawn of the White House from Marine One February 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. Obama said at a town hall event in New Hampshire today that now is the time to break the logjam in Congress and push his health care initiative through to passage.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 2: U.S. President Barack Obama arrives at the South Lawn of the White House from Marine One February 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. Obama said at a town hall event in New Hampshire today that now is the time to break the logjam in Congress and push his health care initiative through to passage.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: US President Barack Obama (C) speaks about his budget for fiscal year 2011, while flanked by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) and White House budget director Peter Orszag at the White House on February 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. Today President Obama sent Congress his proposed budget of $3.8 trillion for the fiscal year 2011. President Obama said his budget would eliminate tax cuts for those making more than $250,000.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: US President Barack Obama (C) speaks about his budget for fiscal year 2011, while flanked by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) and White House budget director Peter Orszag at the White House on February 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. Today President Obama sent Congress his proposed budget of $3.8 trillion for the fiscal year 2011. President Obama said his budget would eliminate tax cuts for those making more than $250,000.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: US President Barack Obama (C) speaks about his budget for fiscal year 2011, while flanked by Christina Romer (L) Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (2L), White House budget director Peter Orszag (2R) and economic adviser Lawrence Summers at the White House on February 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. Today President Obama sent Congress his proposed budget of $3.8 trillion for the fiscal year 2011. President Obama said his budget would eliminate tax cuts for those making more than $250,000.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: US President Barack Obama (C) speaks about his budget for fiscal year 2011, while flanked by Christina Romer (L) Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (2L), White House budget director Peter Orszag (2R) and economic adviser Lawrence Summers at the White House on February 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. Today President Obama sent Congress his proposed budget of $3.8 trillion for the fiscal year 2011. President Obama said his budget would eliminate tax cuts for those making more than $250,000.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: US President Barack Obama (C) speaks about his budget for fiscal year 2011, while flanked by Christina Romer (L) Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (2L), White House budget director Peter Orszag (2R) and economic adviser Lawrence Summers at the White House on February 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. Today President Obama sent Congress his proposed budget of $3.8 trillion for the fiscal year 2011. President Obama said his budget would eliminate tax cuts for those making more than $250,000.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: US President Barack Obama (C) speaks about his budget for fiscal year 2011, while flanked by Christina Romer (L) Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (2L), White House budget director Peter Orszag (2R) and economic adviser Lawrence Summers at the White House on February 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. Today President Obama sent Congress his proposed budget of $3.8 trillion for the fiscal year 2011. President Obama said his budget would eliminate tax cuts for those making more than $250,000.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: US President Barack Obama (C) speaks about his budget for fiscal year 2011, while flanked by Christina Romer (L) Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (2L), White House budget director Peter Orszag (2R) and economic adviser Lawrence Summers at the White House on February 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. Today President Obama sent Congress his proposed budget of $3.8 trillion for the fiscal year 2011. President Obama said his budget would eliminate tax cuts for those making more than $250,000.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: US President Barack Obama (C) speaks about his budget for fiscal year 2011, while flanked by Christina Romer (L) Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (2L), White House budget director Peter Orszag (2R) and economic adviser Lawrence Summers at the White House on February 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. Today President Obama sent Congress his proposed budget of $3.8 trillion for the fiscal year 2011. President Obama said his budget would eliminate tax cuts for those making more than $250,000.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: US President Barack Obama (C) speaks about his budget for fiscal year 2011, while flanked by Christina Romer (L) Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (2L), White House budget director Peter Orszag (2R) and economic adviser Lawrence Summers at the White House on February 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. Today President Obama sent Congress his proposed budget of $3.8 trillion for the fiscal year 2011. President Obama said his budget would eliminate tax cuts for those making more than $250,000.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: US President Barack Obama (C) speaks about his budget for fiscal year 2011, while flanked by Christina Romer (L) Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (2L), White House budget director Peter Orszag (2R) and economic adviser Lawrence Summers at the White House on February 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. Today President Obama sent Congress his proposed budget of $3.8 trillion for the fiscal year 2011. President Obama said his budget would eliminate tax cuts for those making more than $250,000.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: US President Barack Obama (C) speaks about his budget for fiscal year 2011, while flanked by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) and White House budget director Peter Orszag at the White House on February 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. Today President Obama sent Congress his proposed budget of $3.8 trillion for the fiscal year 2011. President Obama said his budget would eliminate tax cuts for those making more than $250,000.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: US President Barack Obama (C) speaks about his budget for fiscal year 2011, while flanked by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) and White House budget director Peter Orszag at the White House on February 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. Today President Obama sent Congress his proposed budget of $3.8 trillion for the fiscal year 2011. President Obama said his budget would eliminate tax cuts for those making more than $250,000.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: US President Barack Obama (L) speaks about his budget for fiscal year 2011 as White House budget director Peter Orszag looks on at the White House on February 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. Today President Obama sent Congress his proposed budget of $3.8 trillion for the fiscal year 2011. President Obama said his budget would eliminate tax cuts for those making more than $250,000.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: US President Barack Obama (L) speaks about his budget for fiscal year 2011 as White House budget director Peter Orszag looks on at the White House on February 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. Today President Obama sent Congress his proposed budget of $3.8 trillion for the fiscal year 2011. President Obama said his budget would eliminate tax cuts for those making more than $250,000.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: US President Barack Obama (C) speaks about his budget for fiscal year 2011, while flanked by Christina Romer (L) Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (2L), White House budget director Peter Orszag (2R) and economic adviser Lawrence Summers at the White House on February 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. Today President Obama sent Congress his proposed budget of $3.8 trillion for the fiscal year 2011. President Obama said his budget would eliminate tax cuts for those making more than $250,000.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: US President Barack Obama (C) speaks about his budget for fiscal year 2011, while flanked by Christina Romer (L) Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (2L), White House budget director Peter Orszag (2R) and economic adviser Lawrence Summers at the White House on February 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. Today President Obama sent Congress his proposed budget of $3.8 trillion for the fiscal year 2011. President Obama said his budget would eliminate tax cuts for those making more than $250,000.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: US President Barack Obama (C) speaks about his budget for fiscal year 2011, while flanked by Christina Romer (L) Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (2L), White House budget director Peter Orszag (2R) and economic adviser Lawrence Summers at the White House on February 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. Today President Obama sent Congress his proposed budget of $3.8 trillion for the fiscal year 2011. President Obama said his budget would eliminate tax cuts for those making more than $250,000.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: US President Barack Obama (C) speaks about his budget for fiscal year 2011, while flanked by Christina Romer (L) Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (2L), White House budget director Peter Orszag (2R) and economic adviser Lawrence Summers at the White House on February 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. Today President Obama sent Congress his proposed budget of $3.8 trillion for the fiscal year 2011. President Obama said his budget would eliminate tax cuts for those making more than $250,000.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: US President Barack Obama (C) speaks about his budget for fiscal year 2011, while flanked by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) and White House budget director Peter Orszag at the White House on February 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. Today President Obama sent Congress his proposed budget of $3.8 trillion for the fiscal year 2011. President Obama said his budget would eliminate tax cuts for those making more than $250,000.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: US President Barack Obama (C) speaks about his budget for fiscal year 2011, while flanked by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) and White House budget director Peter Orszag at the White House on February 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. Today President Obama sent Congress his proposed budget of $3.8 trillion for the fiscal year 2011. President Obama said his budget would eliminate tax cuts for those making more than $250,000.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: US President Barack Obama speaks about his budget for fiscal year 2011, at the White House on February 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. Today President Obama sent Congress his proposed budget of $3.8 trillion for the fiscal year 2011. President Obama said his budget would eliminate tax cuts for those making more than $250,000.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: US President Barack Obama speaks about his budget for fiscal year 2011, at the White House on February 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. Today President Obama sent Congress his proposed budget of $3.8 trillion for the fiscal year 2011. President Obama said his budget would eliminate tax cuts for those making more than $250,000.

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FILE - In this Feb. 4,2010 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks during a Democratic National Committee (DNC) fundraising event in Washington. President Barack Obama, who insisted he would succeed where other presidents failed to fix the nation's costly health care system, now concedes the effort may die in Congress.

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FILE - In this Feb. 4,2010 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks during a Democratic National Committee (DNC) fundraising event in Washington. President Barack Obama, who insisted he would succeed where other presidents failed to fix the nation's costly health care system, now concedes the effort may die in Congress.

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Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind. asks a question of President Barack Obama during the Senate Democratic Policy Committee Issues Conference, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at the Newseum in Washington. Just weeks ago, it seemed inconceivable that Republicans could win control of Congress this fall. Not anymore. Almost by the day, Republicans are sensing fresh opportunities to pick up ground. Just Wednesday, former Indiana Sen. Dan Coats announced he would try to reclaim his old seat from Democrat Evan Bayh, who barely a year ago had been a finalist to be Barack Obama's running mate. And Republicans nationwide are still celebrating Scott Brown's January upset to take Edward Kennedy's former seat in Massachusetts.

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Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind. asks a question of President Barack Obama during the Senate Democratic Policy Committee Issues Conference, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at the Newseum in Washington. Just weeks ago, it seemed inconceivable that Republicans could win control of Congress this fall. Not anymore. Almost by the day, Republicans are sensing fresh opportunities to pick up ground. Just Wednesday, former Indiana Sen. Dan Coats announced he would try to reclaim his old seat from Democrat Evan Bayh, who barely a year ago had been a finalist to be Barack Obama's running mate. And Republicans nationwide are still celebrating Scott Brown's January upset to take Edward Kennedy's former seat in Massachusetts.

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., listens to President Barack Obama, right, during the Senate Democratic Policy Committee Issues Conference, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at the Newseum in Washington. Just weeks ago, it seemed inconceivable that Republicans could win control of Congress this fall. Not anymore. Almost by the day, Republicans are sensing fresh opportunities to pick up ground. Just Wednesday, former Indiana Sen. Dan Coats announced he would try to reclaim his old seat from Democrat Evan Bayh, who barely a year ago had been a finalist to be Barack Obama's running mate. And Republicans nationwide are still celebrating Scott Brown's January upset to take Edward Kennedy's former seat in Massachusetts.

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., listens to President Barack Obama, right, during the Senate Democratic Policy Committee Issues Conference, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at the Newseum in Washington. Just weeks ago, it seemed inconceivable that Republicans could win control of Congress this fall. Not anymore. Almost by the day, Republicans are sensing fresh opportunities to pick up ground. Just Wednesday, former Indiana Sen. Dan Coats announced he would try to reclaim his old seat from Democrat Evan Bayh, who barely a year ago had been a finalist to be Barack Obama's running mate. And Republicans nationwide are still celebrating Scott Brown's January upset to take Edward Kennedy's former seat in Massachusetts.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 2: Marine One carrying U.S. President Barack Obama arrives at the South Lawn of the White House February 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. Obama said at a town hall event in New Hampshire today that now is the time to break the logjam in Congress and push his health care initiative through to passage.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 2: Marine One carrying U.S. President Barack Obama arrives at the South Lawn of the White House February 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. Obama said at a town hall event in New Hampshire today that now is the time to break the logjam in Congress and push his health care initiative through to passage.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 2: U.S. President Barack Obama arrives at the White House February 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. Obama said at a town hall event in New Hampshire today that now is the time to break the logjam in Congress and push his health care initiative through to passage.

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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 2: U.S. President Barack Obama arrives at the White House February 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. Obama said at a town hall event in New Hampshire today that now is the time to break the logjam in Congress and push his health care initiative through to passage.

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