WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 06: U.S. President Barack Obama (3R) waves to the crowd as first lady Michelle Obama and honorees (L-R) Mel Brooks and Bruce Springsteen, along with Vice President Joe Biden, applaud during the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors in the president's box at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on December 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. The group was gatheredfor the taping of the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors tribute program to be aired December 29th. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 months ago

WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 06: U.S. President Barack Obama (3R) waves to the crowd as first lady Michelle Obama and honorees (L-R) Mel Brooks and Bruce Springsteen, along with Vice President Joe Biden, applaud during the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors in the president's box at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on December 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. The group was gatheredfor the taping of the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors tribute program to be aired December 29th.

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  5. JAKARTA, INDONESIA - MARCH 20: A statue of Obama sits on the rickshaw made by Indonesian artist Wilman Syahnur at Plaza Indonesia following the news that President Obama will delay his visit to Indonesia planned for next week, on March 20, 2010 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The President was expected to leave the Whitehouse on March 21, but has delayed his trip until June due to healthcare reforms currently requiring his atttention in the United States.
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  7. NEW YORK - MARCH 15: Diane Sawyer and musician Bruce Springsteen attend the 25th Annual Rock And Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Waldorf=Astoria on March 15, 2010 in New York City.
  8. NEW YORK - MARCH 15: Musician Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa attend the 25th Annual Rock And Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Waldorf=Astoria on March 15, 2010 in New York City.
  9. In this image released by Hope for Haiti Now, Bruce Springsteen performs at "Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief", on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, in New York.
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  13. Vice President Joe Biden, right, shakes hands with Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., left, as Brown's wife Gail Huff looks on at center, after a re-enactment of Brown's Senate swearing in ceremony, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington.
  14. Vice President Joe Biden, right, reenacts the swearing in of Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., left, as Brown's wife Gail Huff holds the family bibles, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010,in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington. Earlier, Brown was sworn in on the floor of the Senate.
  15. Vice President Joe Biden, right, prepares to reenacts the swearing in of Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., left, as Brown's wife Gail Huff, center, holds the family bibles, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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