WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 02: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks as he meets with the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board (PERAB) in the Roosevelt Room of the White House November 2, 2009 in Washington, DC. According to a White House news release, the meeting was held to discuss long-term, innovation based ideas to sustain growth and continue to create jobs of the future. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 02: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks as he meets with the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board (PERAB) in the Roosevelt Room of the White House November 2, 2009 in Washington, DC. According to a White House news release, the meeting was held to discuss long-term, innovation based ideas to sustain growth and continue to create jobs of the future.

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  5. 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.
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  8. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: In this photo illustration, a copy of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' sits on end on a display in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800-900 copies of the book which will go on sale tomorrow.
  9. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Gary Haynes (R) and Matt Cross (L) open boxes of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' as other books sit on a display in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800-900 copies of the book which will go on sale tomorrow.
  10. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Matt Cross (R) puts copies of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' on a display in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800-900 copies of the book which will go on sale tomorrow.
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  13. Paul Volcker, chairman of the Economic Recovery Advisory Board, speaks at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts October 15, 2009.
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