WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 28: White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs (R) walks into the James S. Brady Briefing room at the White House on September 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. Gibbs spoke about U.S. President Barack Obama's up coming trip to Denmark to support Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 28: White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs (R) walks into the James S. Brady Briefing room at the White House on September 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. Gibbs spoke about U.S. President Barack Obama's up coming trip to Denmark to support Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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  1. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs (L) speaks to the press aboard Air Force One after Rio de Janeiro was awarded the 2016 summer olympic games over Chicago, October 2, 2009, as US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama fly back to Washington from Copenhagen after making a visit to IOC officials to promote Chicago's bid. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted on the destiny of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games today in Copenhagen after a final round battle between Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro.
  2. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs (L) speaks to the press aboard Air Force One after Rio de Janeiro was awarded the 2016 summer olympic games over Chicago, October 2, 2009, as US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama fly back to Washington from Copenhagen after making a visit to IOC officials to promote Chicago's bid. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted on the destiny of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games today in Copenhagen after a final round battle between Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro.
  3. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 28: White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs (R) walks into the James S. Brady Briefing room at the White House on September 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. Gibbs spoke about U.S. President Barack Obama's up coming trip to Denmark to support Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
  4. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs, center, talks with CNN's State of the Union John King, right, before an interview on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, in Washington.
  5. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs, left, talks with CNN's State of the Union John King, before an interview on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, in Washington.
  6. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs holds up US President Barack Obama blocking a shot by presidential aide Reggie Love during a briefing October 8, 2009 in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC. The photo is autographed by Love with a message, 'Mr President - Nice Block!'. Gibbs held up the photo in response to a question about why Obama's two basketballs games today, one with veterans and one with cabinet members and congressmen, was closed to press coverage.
  7. U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (L) greets U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ)(2nd L), House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH)(2nd R) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) after a meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House in Washington, October 6, 2009.
  8. L-R: House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-OH, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-MD, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, and Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain walk on a path on the North Lawn of the White House following a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  9. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, speaks to reporters as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, looks on in front of the West Wing after a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama Tuesday sat down with senior lawmakers driving a raging debate on US Afghan strategy, as he works towards a decision on whether to send thousands more troops to war. Democratic and Republican leaders plus top members of key congressional committees met the president at the White House touting sharply conflicting visions of the next steps in the unpopular eight-year US military operation. Obama is methodically working through an internal policy review after US commander General Stanley McChrystal warned the war could be lost within a year without more troops, and reportedly asked for 40,000 more men.
  10. House Minority Leader John Boehner (C), R-OH, chats with Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain (L), R-AZ, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, near the West Wing after a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama Tuesday sat down with senior lawmakers driving a raging debate on US Afghan strategy, as he works towards a decision on whether to send thousands more troops to war. Democratic and Republican leaders plus top members of key congressional committees met the president at the White House touting sharply conflicting visions of the next steps in the unpopular eight-year US military operation. Obama is methodically working through an internal policy review after US commander General Stanley McChrystal warned the war could be lost within a year without more troops, and reportedly asked for 40,000 more men.
  11. 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.
  12. U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) speak about their meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House in Washington, October 6, 2009.
  13. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 28: White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs (R) walks into the James S. Brady Briefing room at the White House on September 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. Gibbs spoke about U.S. President Barack Obama's up coming trip to Denmark to support Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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