Senior White House Adviser David Axelrod, right, accompanied by Education Secretary Arne Duncan, reads a book to children in front of the Education Department in Washington, Tuesday, June 30, 2009. Axelrod read as part of the Obama administration's summer reading campaign. The Education Department is partnering with community groups across the country to promote summer reading programs as a way to fight the learning loss that happens to kids during summer vacation. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

Senior White House Adviser David Axelrod, right, accompanied by Education Secretary Arne Duncan, reads a book to children in front of the Education Department in Washington, Tuesday, June 30, 2009. Axelrod read as part of the Obama administration's summer reading campaign. The Education Department is partnering with community groups across the country to promote summer reading programs as a way to fight the learning loss that happens to kids during summer vacation.

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  3. President Obama's Senior Adviser David Axelrod, left, and Deputy Chief of Staff Mona Sutphen, talk as they cross the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009, to board Marine One with the president, as he begins a week of high-pro.
  4. Presidential advisor David Axelrod (R) greets U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (L) as he arrives on the floor with presidential speechwriter Jon Favreau (C-Rear) before U.S. President Barack Obama spoke about healthcare reform before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 9, 2009.
  5. Presidential adviser David Axelrod, right, greets Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., as he arrives with presidential speech writer Jon Favreau, center, before President Barack Obama spoke about health care reform before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009.
  6. David Axelrod, senior advisor to President Barack Obama, speaks at the University of Delaware's Mitchell Hall in Newark, Del., Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. Axelrod's appearance was part of the university's lecture series, "Assessing Obama's First Year."
  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.
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