U.S. President Barack Obama (L) stands near Senator John McCain (R-AZ) before a dinner for committee chairmen and other congressional leaders at the White House in Washington in this March 4, 2009 file photo. McCain lost the 2008 presidential election to Obama but his passion to rein in government spending has assured him a leading role in Republican efforts to shape Obama's economic revival plans. Reuters Pictures 11 months ago

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) stands near Senator John McCain (R-AZ) before a dinner for committee chairmen and other congressional leaders at the White House in Washington in this March 4, 2009 file photo. McCain lost the 2008 presidential election to Obama but his passion to rein in government spending has assured him a leading role in Republican efforts to shape Obama's economic revival plans.

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  1. U.S. Senator's John McCain chats with Pakistan's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan during the 46th Conference on Security Policy in Munich February 7, 2010. At the three-day annual event, top world politicians and diplomats will discuss security issues in the Middle East and elsewhere in a series of speeches and panel discussions, and some will hold informal talks with each other.
  2. MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 07: U.S. Senators Joseph Lieberman (C) and John McCain (R) talk to Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) during the 46th Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich on February 7, 2010 in Munich, Germany. The 46th Munich conference on security policy ends today.
  3. U.S. Senator John McCain (R) talks to Afghan President Hamid Karzai during the third day of the 46th Conference on Security Policy in Munich February 7, 2010.
  4. Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, talks with U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman, center, and U.S. Senator John McCain prior to his speech during the annual Munich Security conference in Munich, southern Germany, on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.
  5. Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, talks with U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman, covered, and U.S. Senator John McCain prior to his speech during the annual Munich Security conference in Munich, southern Germany, on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.
  6. MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 07: U.S. Senators Joseph Lieberman (C) and John McCain (R) talk to Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) during the 46th Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich on February 7, 2010 in Munich, Germany. The 46th Munich conference on security policy ends today.
  7. MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 07: U.S. Senators Joseph Lieberman (C) and John McCain (R) talk to Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) during the 46th Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich on February 7, 2010 in Munich, Germany. The 46th Munich conference on security policy ends today.
  8. Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L-R), U.S. Senator's Joseph Lieberman and John McCain chat during the 46th Conference on Security Policy in Munich February 7, 2010.
  9. MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 06: (L-R) U.S. Senators John Kerry, Joseph Lieberman and John McCain give a press statement on the second day of the 46th Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich on February 6, 2010 in Munich, Germany. The 46th Munich conference on security policy is running till February 7, 2010.
  10. U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman, right, and U.S. Senator John Kerry, left, share a word during a news conference at the annual Munich Security conference in Munich, southern Germany, on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010.
  11. U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman, right, and U.S. Senator John Kerry, left, share a word during a news conference at the annual Munich Security conference in Munich, southern Germany, on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010.
  12. MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 06: (L-R) U.S. Senators John Kerry, Joseph Lieberman and John McCain give a press statement on the second day of the 46th Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich on February 6, 2010 in Munich, Germany. The 46th Munich conference on security policy is running till February 7, 2010.
  13. MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 06: (L-R) U.S. Senators John Kerry, Joseph Lieberman and John McCain give a press statement on the second day of the 46th Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich on February 6, 2010 in Munich, Germany. The 46th Munich conference on security policy is running till February 7, 2010.
  14. MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 06: (L-R) U.S. Senators John Kerry, Joseph Lieberman and John McCain give a press statement on the second day of the 46th Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich on February 6, 2010 in Munich, Germany. The 46th Munich conference on security policy is running till February 7, 2010.
  15. MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 06: (L-R) U.S. Senators John Kerry, Joseph Lieberman and John McCain give a press statement on the second day of the 46th Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich on February 6, 2010 in Munich, Germany. The 46th Munich conference on security policy is running till February 7, 2010.
  16. U.S. Senator John McCain, right, and Senator Joseph Lieberman attend the media during the annual Munich Security conference in Munich, southern Germany, on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010.

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  1. 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.
  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.
  5. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 06: President Barack Obama delivers 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.
  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.
  7. A view of the White House as snow begins to fall in Washington, February 9, 2010. The second major snowstorm in less than a week hit the U.S. East Coast on Tuesday, with predictions of 12 inches (30.5 cm) or more stretching from Washington, D.C., to New York City, forcing schools to close and the U.S. Congress to sharply curtail legislative action.
  8. Snow falls on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington February 9, 2010. The second major snowstorm in less than a week hit the U.S. East Coast on Tuesday, with predictions of 12 inches (30.5 cm) or more stretching from Washington, D.C., to New York City.
  9. The snowy front lawn of the the White House is seen through a fence on the north lawn February 9, 2010. The second major snowstorm in less than a week hit the U.S. East Coast on Tuesday, with predictions of 12 inches (30.5 cm) or more stretching from Washington, D.C., to New York City.
  10. Snow accumulates on the fence at the White House as the snow begins to fall during an expected blizzard in Washington, February 9, 2010. The second major snowstorm in less than a week hit the U.S. East Coast on Tuesday, with predictions of 12 inches (30.5 cm) or more stretching from Washington, D.C., to New York City, forcing schools to close and the U.S. Congress to sharply curtail legislative action.
  11. A view of the White House as snow begins to fall in Washington, February 9, 2010. The second major snowstorm in less than a week hit the U.S. East Coast on Tuesday, with predictions of 12 inches (30.5 cm) or more stretching from Washington, D.C., to New York City, forcing schools to close and the U.S. Congress to sharply curtail legislative action.
  12. The left hand of White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs shows a shopping list featuring "Eggs, Milk, Hope and Change", the latter two words used heavily in U.S. President Barack Obama's 2008 Presidential campaign, during Gibbs' daily news briefing at the White House in Washington February 9, 2010.
  13. MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 06: (L-R) U.S. Senators John Kerry, Joseph Lieberman and John McCain give a press statement on the second day of the 46th Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich on February 6, 2010 in Munich, Germany. The 46th Munich conference on security policy is running till February 7, 2010.
  14. MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 06: (L-R) U.S. Senators John Kerry, Joseph Lieberman and John McCain give a press statement on the second day of the 46th Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich on February 6, 2010 in Munich, Germany. The 46th Munich conference on security policy is running till February 7, 2010.
  15. MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 06: (L-R) U.S. Senators John Kerry, Joseph Lieberman and John McCain give a press statement on the second day of the 46th Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich on February 6, 2010 in Munich, Germany. The 46th Munich conference on security policy is running till February 7, 2010.
  16. MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 06: (L-R) U.S. Senators John Kerry, Joseph Lieberman and John McCain give a press statement on the second day of the 46th Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich on February 6, 2010 in Munich, Germany. The 46th Munich conference on security policy is running till February 7, 2010.

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