WASHINGTON - MARCH 20: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) speaks to the National Conference of State Legislatures as U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden looks on in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House on March 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama vowed to protect the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act from lobbyists influencing projects that do not directly create jobs and move forward the recovery of the economy. Getty Images logo Getty Images 10 months ago

WASHINGTON - MARCH 20: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) speaks to the National Conference of State Legislatures as U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden looks on in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House on March 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama vowed to protect the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act from lobbyists influencing projects that do not directly create jobs and move forward the recovery of the economy.

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  1. U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrive for a concert entitled �In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement" in the East Room of the White House Washington February 9, 2010.
  2. U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrive for a concert entitled �In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement" in the East Room of the White House Washington February 9, 2010.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Yolanda Adams performs at a Black History Month event celebrating the music of the Civil Rights Movement hosted by President Barack Obama in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.
  8. President Barack Obama speaks at a Black History Month event celebrating the music of the Civil Rights Movement in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.
  9. President Barack Obama speaks at a Black History Month event celebrating the music of the Civil Rights Movement in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.
  10. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrive at a Black History Month event celebrating the music of the Civil Rights Movement in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.
  11. U.S. President Barack Obama gives an impromptu news conference in the briefing room of the White House in Washington February 9, 2010.
  12. U.S. President Barack Obama gives an impromptu news conference in the briefing room of the White House in Washington February 9, 2010.
  13. U.S. President Barack Obama gives an impromptu news conference in the briefing room of the White House in Washington February 9, 2010.
  14. Actor Morgan Freeman, left, speaks with Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and his wife Marcelle at a Black History Month event celebrating the music of the Civil Rights Movement hosted by President Barack Obama in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.

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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. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 30: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) greets Vice President Joe Biden (C) and his son Hunter Biden as they attend the game between the Duke Blue Devils and Georgetown Hoyas on January 30, 2010 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC.
  13. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 30: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) greets Vice President Joe Biden (C) and his son Hunter Biden as they attend the game between the Duke Blue Devils and Georgetown Hoyas on January 30, 2010 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC.
  14. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 30: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) greets Vice President Joe Biden (C) and his son Hunter Biden as they attend the game between the Duke Blue Devils and Georgetown Hoyas on January 30, 2010 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC.
  15. U.S. President Barack Obama (C) chats with White House Legislative Affairs Director Phil Schiliro (L) and Vice President Joe Biden (R) during an NCAA basketball game between Georgetown University and Duke University in Washington, January 30, 2010.
  16. U.S. President Barack Obama (C) and Vice President Joe Biden (R) attend an NCAA basketball game between Georgetown University and Duke University in Washington, January 30, 2010.

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