US President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with his cabinet to discuss the implementation of the Recovery Act at the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on June 8, 2009. Obama announced that he would ramp up economic stimulus spending over the next three months in a bid to save or create 600,000 jobs through summer youth programs, schools and public works. Getty Images logo Getty Images 8 months ago

US President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with his cabinet to discuss the implementation of the Recovery Act at the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on June 8, 2009. Obama announced that he would ramp up economic stimulus spending over the next three months in a bid to save or create 600,000 jobs through summer youth programs, schools and public works.

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  1. Bo, the pet dog of U.S. President Barack Obama and the first family, goes for a walk in the snow on the White House grounds in Washington February 9, 2010.
  2. A hand is raised as U.S. President Barack Obama fields a question during an impromptu news conference in the briefing room of the White House in Washington February 9, 2010.
  3. U.S. President Barack Obama reacts to a question during an impromptu news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington February 9, 2010.
  4. U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he leaves an impromptu news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, February 9, 2010.
  5. U.S. President Barack Obama walks from the podium at the end of an impromptu news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, February 9, 2010.
  6. 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.
  7. U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at an impromptu press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington February 9, 2010.
  8. U.S. President Barack Obama gives an impromptu news conference in the briefing room of the White House in Washington February 9, 2010.
  9. U.S. House of Representatives minority leader John Boehner (L)(R-OH) speaks to the press alongside Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), following a meeting by bipartisan leaders of congress and U.S. President Barack Obama that discussed the economy and jobs, in Washington February 9, 2010.
  10. U.S. House of Representatives minority leader John Boehner (2nd L)(R-OH) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) walk towards the West Wing of the White House after speaking to the press, following a meeting by bipartisan leaders of congress and U.S. President Barack Obama that discussed the economy and jobs, in Washington February 9, 2010.
  11. U.S. President Barack Obama before signing a memorandum on the establishment of a childhood obesity task force in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, February 9, 2010.
  12. House Minority Leader John Boehner (L) listens to U.S. President Barack Obama talk with bipartisan leaders of the House and the Senate about the economy in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, February 9, 2010.
  13. U.S. President Barack Obama talks with bipartisan leaders of the House and the Senate about the economy in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, February 9, 2010. From L-R are: House Minority Leader John Boehner, Speaker of House Nancy Pelosi, Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
  14. President Barack Obama's Portuguese Water Dog Bo, has bits of snow on his head as he walks near the snow outside the White House Press Briefing Room in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.
  15. A papier-mache figure representing the statue of liberty and U.S. President Barack Obama on a carnival procession float is seen during a preview in Cologne February 9, 2010. The carnival procession will take place on Rose Monday, February 15, when hundreds of thousands of people all over Germany will celebrate.
  16. U.S. President Barack Obama after signing a memorandum on the establishment of a childhood obesity task force in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, February 9, 2010. From L-R are: U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of HHS Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and U.S. Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar.

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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. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 06: President Barack Obama, flanked by (L-R) Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, Raymond Buckley, Democratic National Committee chairman Tim Kaine, and Alice Germond, DNC Secretary, and Andrew Tobias, 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. A woman crosses Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington February 9, 2010. The federal government announced it would remain closed on Tuesday and most schools planned to shut down as residents of the mid-Atlantic struggled to dig out from a blizzard that dumped two feet (0.6 metres) of snow on the region.
  11. 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 of 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.
  12. White House Press Secretary Robert holds out the palm of his hand which he has written down notes on to show members of the media during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.
  13. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs has 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.
  14. White House Press Secretary Robert points to the palm of his hand which he has written down notes to show members of the media during a press briefing at the White House, in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.
  15. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs has 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 of 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.
  16. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs has 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 of 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.

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  2. U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk (R) shakes hands with Mexico's Economy Minister Gerardo Ruiz during a news conference in Mexico City, February 9, 2010. Mexico, faced with low sugar output this year, will look at opening more sugar import quotas after the current harvest finishes in May ensure stability in local prices, Ruiz said on Tuesday.
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