US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (L) holds a press prior to the budget vote with the Democratic leadership including House Budget Committee Chairman John Spratt Jr (2nd-Ron April 2, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Getty Images logo Getty Images 10 months ago

US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (L) holds a press prior to the budget vote with the Democratic leadership including House Budget Committee Chairman John Spratt Jr (2nd-Ron April 2, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

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  1. Alberta's Minister of Finance and Enterprise, Ted Morton (C), delivers the budget speech to the Legislative Assembly in Edmonton at the Alberta Legislature February 9, 2010. Morton, finance minister in the Progressive Conservative government led by Premier Ed Stelmach, also said the province's economy may grow by 2.6 percent in 2010 and 2.9 percent in 2011, propelling the province back to surplus by the 2012-2013 fiscal year.
  2. Alberta's Minister of Finance and Enterprise, Ted Morton (R), is congratulated by Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach after delivering the budget speech to the Legislative Assembly in Edmonton at the Alberta Legislature February 9, 2010. Morton, finance minister in the Progressive Conservative government led by Premier Stelmach, also said the province's economy may grow by 2.6 percent in 2010 and 2.9 percent in 2011, propelling the province back to surplus by the 2012-2013 fiscal year.
  3. Alberta's Minister of Finance and Enterprise, Ted Morton (C), is applauded by his fellow Progresive Conservative Party members after delivering the budget speech to the Legislative Assembly in Edmonton at the Alberta Legislature February 9, 2010. Morton, finance minister in the Progressive Conservative government led by Premier Ed Stelmach, also said the province's economy may grow by 2.6 percent in 2010 and 2.9 percent in 2011, propelling the province back to surplus by the 2012-2013 fiscal year.
  4. Alberta's Minister of Finance and Enterprise, Ted Morton (L), delivers the budget speech to the Legislative Assembly in Edmonton at the Alberta Legislature February 9, 2010. Morton, finance minister in the Progressive Conservative government led by Premier Ed Stelmach, also said the province's economy may grow by 2.6 percent in 2010 and 2.9 percent in 2011, propelling the province back to surplus by the 2012-2013 fiscal year.
  5. Alberta's Minister of Finance and Enterprise, Ted Morton, delivers the budget speech to the Legislative Assembly in Edmonton at the Alberta Legislature February 9, 2010. Morton, finance minister in the Progressive Conservative government led by Premier Ed Stelmach, also said the province's economy may grow by 2.6 percent in 2010 and 2.9 percent in 2011, propelling the province back to surplus by the 2012-2013 fiscal year.
  6. Portuguese Finance Minister Fernando Teixeira dos Santos answers a question during an interview with Reuters in Lisbon February 9, 2010. Portugal is preparing tough measures as part of its long-term plan to cut its budget deficit to below 3 percent of gross domestic product by 2013, Teixeira dos Santos said on Tuesday. To match Reuters Interview PORTUGAL-ECONOMY.
  7. Portuguese Finance Minister Fernando Teixeira dos Santos poses for a photo after an interview with Reuters in Lisbon February 9, 2010. Portugal is preparing tough measures as part of its long-term plan to cut its budget deficit to below 3 percent of gross domestic product by 2013, Teixeira dos Santos said on Tuesday. To match Reuters Interview PORTUGAL-ECONOMY.
  8. Republican members of the Legislature stand up and clap after listening to Gov. Ed Rendell criticize the length of time it took to pass last year's 101-day-late state budget as Rendell delivers his executive budget address for the fiscal year 2010-2011 to a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.
  9. Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell delivers his executive budget address for the fiscal year 2010-2011 to a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. At right is Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Joe Scarnati, R-Jefferson.
  10. Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, center, pauses delivers his Executive Budget Address for the fiscal year 2010-2011 to a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Standing eft is Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Rep. Keith McCall, D-Carbon, and right is Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Joe Scarnati, R-Jefferson.
  11. Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, center, pauses delivers his executive budget address for the fiscal year 2010-2011 to a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Standing left is Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Rep. Keith McCall, D-Carbon, and right is Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Joe Scarnati, R-Jefferson.
  12. Vehicles are seen at a parking lot in New Delhi February 9, 2010. India's monthly car sales touched a record high in January as customers bought vehicles ahead of possible tax hikes in the Feb. 26 budget and experts said the momentum would continue until then.
  13. A boy talks on a mobile phone as he walks through a car parking lot in New Delhi February 9, 2010. India's monthly car sales touched a record high in January as customers bought vehicles ahead of possible tax hikes in the Feb. 26 budget and experts said the momentum would continue until then.
  14. People shop at the the main fish market in central Athens, Greece, on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Devout Orthodox Greeks entered their last week of meat-eating Monday before the beginning of the Lenten fast. Greece is in the throes of a vast debt crisis that has ratcheted up the country's borrowing costs and weakened the eurozone, as international markets fear the country will be unable to plug its budget deficit and sufficiently cut public spending.
  15. Vehicles drive past the Athens Stock Exchange in Greece on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The Greek exchange remained locked in a bear session Monday, with shares falling around 3.7 percent in afternoon trading, even as European stocks rebounded on hopes Greece won't be allowed to default on its crushing debt load. The center-left government is putting the final touches to draft tax reforms meant to boost ailing state coffers, which saw a 12.7 percent budget shortfall last year.
  16. A man walks past a screen showing falling stocks at the Athens Stock Exchange, in red, in Greece on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The Greek exchange remained locked in a bear session Monday, with shares falling around 3.7 percent in afternoon trading, even as European stocks rebounded on hopes Greece won't be allowed to default on its crushing debt load. The center-left government is putting the final touches to draft tax reforms meant to boost ailing state coffers, which saw a 12.7 percent budget shortfall last year.

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  1. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 28: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill on January 28, 2010 in Washington, DC. Speaker Pelosi talked about President Barack Obama's State Of The Union speech he delivered last night.
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  5. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 28: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill on January 28, 2010 in Washington, DC. Speaker Pelosi talked about President Barack Obama's State Of The Union speech he delivered last night.
  6. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 28: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill on January 28, 2010 in Washington, DC. Speaker Pelosi talked about President Barack Obama's State Of The Union speech he delivered last night.
  7. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 28: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives to speak during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill on January 28, 2010 in Washington, DC. Speaker Pelosi talked about President Barack Obama's State Of The Union speech he delivered last night.
  8. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 27: U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden and U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) look on as U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to both houses of Congress during his first State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol on January 27, 2010 in Washington, DC. Since taking office a little over a year ago, Obama's approval ratings have dropped significantly according to recent polls.

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