WASHINGTON - JULY 4: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) greets guests at a home at Ft. McNair upon his return from Camp David on July 4, 2009 in Washington, DC. President Obama will spend the Independence Day holiday at the White House before departing tomorrow for Russia. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

WASHINGTON - JULY 4: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) greets guests at a home at Ft. McNair upon his return from Camp David on July 4, 2009 in Washington, DC. President Obama will spend the Independence Day holiday at the White House before departing tomorrow for Russia.

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  6. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 15: Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (C) is joined by HHS Inspector General Daniel Levinson (L) and Assistant Attorney General Tony West to highlight the Obama Administration's work to fight Medicare fraud October 15, 2009 in Washington, DC. The departments of Justice and Health and Human Services have been working together closely to fight medical identity theft and other related crimes with the Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team (HEAT).
  7. MIAMI - OCTOBER 15: First lady Michelle Obama sits with Eduardo Padrón (L), the president of Miami Dade College and Allen Boyd (D-FL) during the Miami Dade College Florida Campus Compac's annual Awards Gala and Luncheon at the Freedom Tower on October 15, 2009 in Miami, Florida. Mrs. Obama spoke to the audience about community involvement in education.
  8. MIAMI - OCTOBER 15: First lady Michelle Obama is hugged by Allen Boyd (D-FL) as he introduces her during the Miami Dade College Florida Campus Compac's annual Awards Gala and Luncheon at the Freedom Tower on October 15, 2009 in Miami, Florida. Mrs. Obama spoke to the audience about community involvement in education.
  9. U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (L) greets U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ)(2nd L), House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH)(2nd R) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) after a meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House in Washington, October 6, 2009.
  10. L-R: House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-OH, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-MD, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, and Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain walk on a path on the North Lawn of the White House following a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  11. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, speaks to reporters as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, looks on in front of the West Wing after a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama Tuesday sat down with senior lawmakers driving a raging debate on US Afghan strategy, as he works towards a decision on whether to send thousands more troops to war. Democratic and Republican leaders plus top members of key congressional committees met the president at the White House touting sharply conflicting visions of the next steps in the unpopular eight-year US military operation. Obama is methodically working through an internal policy review after US commander General Stanley McChrystal warned the war could be lost within a year without more troops, and reportedly asked for 40,000 more men.
  12. House Minority Leader John Boehner (C), R-OH, chats with Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain (L), R-AZ, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, near the West Wing after a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama Tuesday sat down with senior lawmakers driving a raging debate on US Afghan strategy, as he works towards a decision on whether to send thousands more troops to war. Democratic and Republican leaders plus top members of key congressional committees met the president at the White House touting sharply conflicting visions of the next steps in the unpopular eight-year US military operation. Obama is methodically working through an internal policy review after US commander General Stanley McChrystal warned the war could be lost within a year without more troops, and reportedly asked for 40,000 more men.
  13. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 06: U.S Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (L) walk away from reporters after talking outside the White House following a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama along with other members of Congress October 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama met with Congressional leadership and the chairs and ranking members of the relevant committees to discuss planning for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
  14. U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) speak about their meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House in Washington, October 6, 2009.
  15. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, speaks to reporters in front of the West Wing after a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama Tuesday sat down with senior lawmakers driving a raging debate on US Afghan strategy, as he works towards a decision on whether to send thousands more troops to war. Democratic and Republican leaders plus top members of key congressional committees met the president at the White House touting sharply conflicting visions of the next steps in the unpopular eight-year US military operation. Obama is methodically working through an internal policy review after US commander General Stanley McChrystal warned the war could be lost within a year without more troops, and reportedly asked for 40,000 more men.
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