Vice President Joseph Biden, flanked by Education Secretary Arne Duncan, left, and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, speaks at Syracuse University in Syracuse, N.Y. , Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, during a meeting of the White House Task Force on Middle Class Families. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

Vice President Joseph Biden, flanked by Education Secretary Arne Duncan, left, and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, speaks at Syracuse University in Syracuse, N.Y. , Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, during a meeting of the White House Task Force on Middle Class Families.

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  2. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, left, and Rev. Jesse Jackson talk after Duncan spoke at the Grantmakers for Education's National Conference in the Westin Hotel in Chicago, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. The recent beating death of a Chicago high school student has brought Duncan along with Attorney General Eric Holder to Chicago to discuss youth violence with Mayor Richard M. Daley.
  3. Vice President Joseph Biden, flanked by Education Secretary Arne Duncan, left, and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, speaks at Syracuse University in Syracuse, N.Y., Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, during a meeting of the White House Task Force on Middle Class Families.
  4. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, left, talks with state Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, during a visit with state lawmakers at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2009.
  5. US President Barack Obama speaks from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on September 1, 2009. Obama hailed the first growth in the US manufactoring sector after 18 punishing months of decline as a sign of recovery and proof that his economic policies were working. Looking on are Education Secretary Arne Duncan (L) and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
  6. President Barack Obama stands with Education Secretary Arne Duncan, left, and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, center, as he speaks about the H1N1 swine flu virus in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009.
  7. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 24: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) bows to members of the Indian delegation while waiting with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) and his wife Jill before a state arrival ceremony for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama in the East Room of the White House November 24, 2009 in Washington, DC. President Obama hosted Prime Minister Singh in the administration�s first state visit with an Oval Office meeting, a joint news conference and a state dinner.
  8. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: Dr. Jill Biden, wife of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, speaks in the East Room of the White House November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. First lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden hosted women of the U.S. military for tea.
  9. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 11: Doctor Jill Biden, wife of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, speaks during the ServiceNation launch of 'MISSION SERVE: Forging A Continuum Of Service' at George Washington University on November 11, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  10. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 11: Doctor Jill Biden, wife of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, speaks during the ServiceNation launch of 'MISSION SERVE: Forging A Continuum Of Service' at George Washington University on November 11, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  11. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 11: Doctor Jill Biden, wife of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, speaks during the ServiceNation launch of 'MISSION SERVE: Forging A Continuum Of Service' at George Washington University on November 11, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  12. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 11: Doctor Jill Biden, wife of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, speaks during the ServiceNation launch of 'MISSION SERVE: Forging A Continuum Of Service' at George Washington University on November 11, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  13. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner hosts a small business forum in the Cash Room at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. More than 100 small business leaders and politicians were invited by the White House to participate in the small business financing forum.
  14. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: (L-R) Small Business Administrator Karen Mills, Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner, Gentle Parking's William Ortiz-Cartagena and SHEEX Co-Founder Susan Walvisu listen to Andy Cabral (C) of Dunkin Donuts speak during a small businss financing forum at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. More than 100 small business leaders and politicians were invited by the White House to participate in the small business financing forum.
  15. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: (L-R) Small Business Administrator Karen Mills, Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner and SHEEX Co-Founder Susan Walvisu (R) listen to Andy Cabral of Dunkin Donuts speak during a small businss financing forum at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. More than 100 small business leaders and politicians were invited by the White House to participate in the small business financing forum.
  16. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner checks his watch in between panels during a small business financing forum at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. More than 100 small business leaders and politicians were invited by the White House to participate in the small business financing forum.

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