Former U.S. President George W. Bush embraces President Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States, after Obama's inaugural address at the inauguration ceremony in Washington, January 20, 2009. Reuters Pictures 12 months ago

Former U.S. President George W. Bush embraces President Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States, after Obama's inaugural address at the inauguration ceremony in Washington, January 20, 2009.

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  1. FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2010, file photo Toyota vehicles with a CTS model gas pedal are lined up at a dealership in North Palm Beach, Fla. President Barack Obama's administration was without a federal highway safety chief for most of its first year and, like the Bush administration before it, missed signals in the Toyota case.
  2. FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2010, file photo Toyota vehicles with a CTS model gas pedal are lined up at a dealership in North Palm Beach, Fla. President Barack Obama's administration was without a federal highway safety chief for most of its first year and, like the Bush administration before it, missed signals in the Toyota case.
  3. FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2010 file photo, a shim that will be used to repair springs in the gas pedal systems of recalled Toyota vehicles is displayed in Avon, Ind. President Barack Obama's administration was without a federal highway safety chief for most of its first year and, like the Bush administration before it, missed signals in the Toyota case.
  4. FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2010 file photo, a shim that will be used to repair springs in the gas pedal systems of recalled Toyota vehicles is displayed in Avon, Ind. President Barack Obama's administration was without a federal highway safety chief for most of its first year and, like the Bush administration before it, missed signals in the Toyota case.
  5. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: Senate employees use mechanical dollies to carry copies of U.S. President Barack Obama's FY2011 Budget past dozens of journalists and into the Senate Budget Committee hearing room on Capitol Hill February 1, 2010 in Washington, DC. The budget will swell the deficit to $1.6 trillion despite Obama�s proposal to freeze domestic discretionary spending at current levels for three years and let the Bush Administration�s 2001 and 2003 tax breaks for the wealthy expire. This is the largest budget deficit since World War II and would equal almost 11 percent of the gross domestic product.
  6. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: A Senate staff member carries a copy of U.S. President Barack Obama's FY2011 Budget proposal after it was released to the Senate Budget Committee on Capitol Hill February 1, 2010 in Washington, DC. The budget will swell the deficit to $1.6 trillion despite Obama�s proposal to freeze domestic discretionary spending at current levels for three years and let the Bush Administration�s 2001 and 2003 tax breaks for the wealthy expire. This is the largest budget deficit since World War II and would equal almost 11 percent of the gross domestic product.
  7. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: A Senate employee uses a mechanical dolly to carry copies of U.S. President Barack Obama's FY2011 Budget past dozens of journalists and into the Senate Budget Committee hearing room on Capitol Hill February 1, 2010 in Washington, DC. The budget will swell the deficit to $1.6 trillion despite Obama�s proposal to freeze domestic discretionary spending at current levels for three years and let the Bush Administration�s 2001 and 2003 tax breaks for the wealthy expire. This is the largest budget deficit since World War II and would equal almost 11 percent of the gross domestic product.
  8. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: A Senate staff member carries a copy of U.S. President Barack Obama's FY2011 Budget proposal after it was released to the Senate Budget Committee on Capitol Hill February 1, 2010 in Washington, DC. The budget will swell the deficit to $1.6 trillion despite Obama�s proposal to freeze domestic discretionary spending at current levels for three years and let the Bush Administration�s 2001 and 2003 tax breaks for the wealthy expire. This is the largest budget deficit since World War II and would equal almost 11 percent of the gross domestic product.
  9. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: A Senate staff member carries a copy of U.S. President Barack Obama's FY2011 Budget proposal after it was released to the Senate Budget Committee on Capitol Hill February 1, 2010 in Washington, DC. The budget will swell the deficit to $1.6 trillion despite Obama�s proposal to freeze domestic discretionary spending at current levels for three years and let the Bush Administration�s 2001 and 2003 tax breaks for the wealthy expire. This is the largest budget deficit since World War II and would equal almost 11 percent of the gross domestic product.
  10. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: A Senate staff member carries a copy of U.S. President Barack Obama's FY2011 Budget proposal after it was released to the Senate Budget Committee on Capitol Hill February 1, 2010 in Washington, DC. The budget will swell the deficit to $1.6 trillion despite Obama�s proposal to freeze domestic discretionary spending at current levels for three years and let the Bush Administration�s 2001 and 2003 tax breaks for the wealthy expire. This is the largest budget deficit since World War II and would equal almost 11 percent of the gross domestic product.
  11. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: Senate Budget Committee Staff Assistant Samm Armocido (L) stacks copies of U.S. President Barack Obama's FY2011 Budget proposal in the committee's hearing room on Capitol Hill February 1, 2010 in Washington, DC. The budget will swell the deficit to $1.6 trillion despite Obama�s proposal to freeze domestic discretionary spending at current levels for three years and let the Bush Administration�s 2001 and 2003 tax breaks for the wealthy expire. This is the largest budget deficit since World War II and would equal almost 11 percent of the gross domestic product.
  12. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: Senate Budget Committee Staff Assistant Samm Armocido (C) opens boxes containing copies of U.S. President Barack Obama's FY2011 Budget proposal in the committee's hearing room on Capitol Hill February 1, 2010 in Washington, DC. The budget will swell the deficit to $1.6 trillion despite Obama�s proposal to freeze domestic discretionary spending at current levels for three years and let the Bush Administration�s 2001 and 2003 tax breaks for the wealthy expire. This is the largest budget deficit since World War II and would equal almost 11 percent of the gross domestic product.
  13. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: Senate Budget Committee Staff Assistant Samm Armocido (L) stacks copies of U.S. President Barack Obama's FY2011 Budget proposal in the committee's hearing room on Capitol Hill February 1, 2010 in Washington, DC. The budget will swell the deficit to $1.6 trillion despite Obama�s proposal to freeze domestic discretionary spending at current levels for three years and let the Bush Administration�s 2001 and 2003 tax breaks for the wealthy expire. This is the largest budget deficit since World War II and would equal almost 11 percent of the gross domestic product.
  14. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: Members of the news media crane to photograph copies of U.S. President Barack Obama's FY2011 Budget proposal inside Senate Budget Committee hearing room on Capitol Hill February 1, 2010 in Washington, DC. The budget will swell the deficit to $1.6 trillion despite Obama�s proposal to freeze domestic discretionary spending at current levels for three years and let the Bush Administration�s 2001 and 2003 tax breaks for the wealthy expire. This is the largest budget deficit since World War II and would equal almost 11 percent of the gross domestic product.
  15. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: Senate Budget Committee Staff Assistant Samm Armocido (C) opens boxes containing copies of U.S. President Barack Obama's FY2011 Budget proposal in the committee's hearing room on Capitol Hill February 1, 2010 in Washington, DC. The budget will swell the deficit to $1.6 trillion despite Obama�s proposal to freeze domestic discretionary spending at current levels for three years and let the Bush Administration�s 2001 and 2003 tax breaks for the wealthy expire. This is the largest budget deficit since World War II and would equal almost 11 percent of the gross domestic product.
  16. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: Senate Budget Committee Staff Assistant Samm Armocido (L) stacks copies of U.S. President Barack Obama's FY2011 Budget proposal in the committee's hearing room on Capitol Hill February 1, 2010 in Washington, DC. The budget will swell the deficit to $1.6 trillion despite Obama�s proposal to freeze domestic discretionary spending at current levels for three years and let the Bush Administration�s 2001 and 2003 tax breaks for the wealthy expire. This is the largest budget deficit since World War II and would equal almost 11 percent of the gross domestic product.

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  1. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 30: Former President George H.W. Bush (L) and his son former Florida Governor Jeb Bush (C) depart the West Wing of the White House after meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama on January 30, 2010 in Washington, DC. Obama yesterday delivered remarks at the GOP House Issues Conference.
  2. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 30: Former President George H.W. Bush (L) and his son former Florida Governor Jeb Bush (R) depart the West Wing of the White House after meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama on January 30, 2010 in Washington, DC. Obama yesterday delivered remarks at the GOP House Issues Conference.
  3. Former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton (C) and George W. Bush (2nd L) are interviewed by CNN's John King in the Map Room of the White House, in this photo released by CNN and taken January 16, 2010.
  4. U.S. President Barack Obama (L) walks with former U.S. Presidents George W. Bush (R) and Bill Clinton in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington January 16, 2010. Obama, flanked by his predecessors Bush and Clinton, on Saturday said the two former presidents would lead a national drive to raise money to help the survivors of Haiti's devastating earthquake.
  5. U.S. President Barack Obama (L) walks with former U.S. Presidents George W. Bush (R) and Bill Clinton in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington January 16, 2010. Obama, flanked by his predecessors Bush and Clinton, on Saturday said the two former presidents would lead a national drive to raise money to help the survivors of Haiti's devastating earthquake.
  6. U.S. President Barack Obama (L) is joined by former U.S. Presidents George W. Bush (R) and Bill Clinton in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington while speaking about disaster aid to Haiti January 16, 2010.
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  8. U.S. President Barack Obama is joined by former U.S. Presidents George W. Bush (L) and Bill Clinton (R) in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington while speaking about disaster aid to Haiti January 16, 2010.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.

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