President Barack Obama acknowledges members of Congress on stage in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 9, 2009, after delivering remarks on the new tax or entitlement policies for the pay-as-you-go plan. From left are, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo. , House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. John Spratt, D-S.C. , and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. AP Photo logo AP Photo 8 months ago

President Barack Obama acknowledges members of Congress on stage in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 9, 2009, after delivering remarks on the new tax or entitlement policies for the pay-as-you-go plan. From left are, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo. , House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. John Spratt, D-S.C. , and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif.

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  1. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 20: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks before signing a directive cracking down on tax cheats getting federal contracts as (L) U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and (R) Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-MO. look on in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building adjacent to the White House in Washington on January 20, 2010.
  2. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 20: U.S. President Barack Obama signs a directive cracking down on tax cheats getting federal contracts as (L) US Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-MO and (R) Rep. Ed Towns, D-NY look on in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building adjacent to the White House in Washington on January 20, 2010.
  3. U.S. President Barack Obama signs the Tax Delinquency Memorandum at the White House in Washington January 20, 2010. From left, Vice President Joe Biden, Obama, Missouri Congresswoman Claire McCaskill and New York Congressman Ed Towns. Obama ordered federal agencies on Wednesday to take measures to prevent companies that are delinquent in paying taxes from obtaining new government contracts.
  4. President Barack Obama signs a presidential directive ordering a new crackdown on federal contractors who don't pay their taxes, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building across from the White House in Washington. From left are: Chief Performance Officer of the U.S. Jeffrey Zients; IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman; Vice President Joe Biden; and Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.

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  2. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 06: The swing set used by President Barack Obama's daughters Malia and Sasha is covered in snow at the White House on February 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. The region is expected to get anywhere from 18 inches to 30 inches of snow before the storm moves on.
  3. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 06: President Barack Obama's motorcade waits to take him to the Democratic National Committee winter meeting in a heavy snow on the south driveway of the White House on February 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. The region is expected to get anywhere from 18 inches to 30 inches of snow before the storm moves on.
  4. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 06: President Barack Obama greets supporters on the rope line after delivering remarks at the Democratic National Committee winter meeting on February 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. Top party officials and supporters gathered for the annual meeting to map out their agenda for the year.
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  6. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 06: President Barack Obama, flanked by Democratic National Committee chairman Tim Kaine (L) and Alice Germond, DNC Secretary (R), delivers remarks at the DNC winter meeting on February 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. Top party officials and supporters gathered for the annual meeting to map out their agenda for the year.
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  13. Members of the U.S. Congress listen to President Barack Obama's first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington January 27, 2010.
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  15. Members of Congress react as U.S. President Barack Obama makes his State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington January 27, 2010.
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