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Pro-Tibetan protesters are seen in a man's glasses during a demonstration February 14, 2012 in Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, DC. As Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama held talks at the White... View Photo »
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Pro-Tibetan protesters hold placards remembering a man who immolated himself to death during a demonstration February 14, 2012 in Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, DC. China has stepped up detentions of government critics since... View Photo »
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Demonstrators wave flags and banners during a pro-Tibetan demonstration February 14, 2012 in Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, DC. As Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama held talks at the White House,... View Photo »
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 14: Acting director of the Office of Management and Budget Jeffrey Zients testifies during a Senate Budget Committee hearing on February 14, 2012 in Washington, DC. Zients is tesiffying about U.S. President Barack Obama's... View Photo »
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 14: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) shakes hands with participants speaking about a payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance February 14, 2012 at the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the... View Photo »
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US President Barack Obama speaks about urging Congress to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance during an event in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building adjacent to the White House in Washington, DC, February 14, 2012. View Photo »
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US President Barack Obama shakes hands with guests after speaking about urging Congress to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance during an event in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building adjacent to the White House in Washington, DC, February... View Photo »
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US President Barack Obama and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping(C) speak during meetings in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 14, 2012. The White House on Tuesday welcomed China's likely next leader Xi Jinping, with... View Photo »
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Protestors demonstrate on behalf of Tibetan rights in front of the White House as Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping visits with US President Obama, February 14, 2012, in Washington, DC. Dozens of impassioned pro-Tibet activists waved flags and chanted,... View Photo »
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US President Barack Obama and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping speak during meetings in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 14, 2012. View Photo »
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US President Barack Obama shakes hands with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping during meetings in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 14, 2012. Obama received the 58-year-old Chinese leader-in-waiting in the Oval Office,... View Photo »
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 14: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping pose for photographs before meeting in the Oval Office at the White House February 14, 2012 in Washington, DC. While in Washington, Vice President Xi... View Photo »
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US President Barack Obama shakes hands with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping during meetings in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 14, 2012. View Photo »
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 14: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about a payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance February 14, 2012 at the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House in Washington, DC. Obama... View Photo »
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 14: U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (2R) greets Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) (R) as Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) (L) and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) arrive before Geithner was to testify in front of the Senate Finance... View Photo »
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 14: U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies before the Senate Finance Committee February 14, 2012 in Washington, DC. Geithner testified on U.S. President Barack Obama's 2013 federal budget, which was released... View Photo »
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 14: U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner speaks with members of his staff as he arrives for testimony before the Senate Finance Committee February 14, 2012 in Washington, DC. Geithner testified on U.S. President Barack... View Photo »
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US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on 'The President's Budget for FY2013' at the Senate Dirksen Office Building in Washington, DC, on February 14, 2012. Geithner urged Congress to do more to help... View Photo »
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 14: U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping talk during an expanded bilateral meeting with other U.S. and Chinese officials in the Roosevelt Room at the White House February 14, 2012 in... View Photo »
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. , accompanied by by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. , left, and other GOP Senate leaders criticize President Barack Obama's fiscal 2013 federal budget plan, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, during a news conference on Capitol... View Photo »
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Barack Hussein Obama II (pronounced /bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/; born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama was the junior United States Senator from Illinois from January 2005 until November 2008, when he resigned after his election to the presidency. Full Article
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Protestors demonstrate on behalf of Tibetan rights in front of the White House as Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping visits with US President Obama, February 14, 2012, in Washington, DC. Dozens of impassioned pro-Tibet activists waved flags and chanted, 'China lies, Tibetans die' and...
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and first lady Michelle Obama (L) enter the East Room February 13, 2012 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama was tol award the 2011 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal in the East Room.
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: Kwame Anthony Appiah (L) is presented with a National Medal of Humanities by U.S. President Barack Obama (R) during an East Room ceremony February 13, 2012 at the White House in Washington, DC. Appiah was presented with the medal for seeking eternal truths...
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: Robert Darnton (L) is presented with a National Medal of Humanities by U.S. President Barack Obama (R) during an East Room ceremony February 13, 2012 at the White House in Washington, DC. Darnton was presented with the medal for his determination to make...
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A banner reads ''Tibet Will be Free,' is displayed on a major bridge in Washington, DC, on February 13, 2012 as seen from the motorcade of US President Barack Obama. Police on Monday arrested activists who unfurled a banner reading, 'Tibet Will be Free,' on a major Washington bridge...
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: Musician Mel Tillis (L) is presented with a National Medal of Arts by U.S. President Barack Obama during an East Room ceremony February 13, 2012 at the White House in Washington, DC. Tillis was presented with the medal for his contributions to country music.
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: Poet and author Rita Dove (L) shares a moment before she is presented with a National Medal of Arts by U.S. President Barack Obama (R) during an East Room ceremony February 13, 2012 at the White House in Washington, DC. Dove was presented with the medal...
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An Obama supporter argues with supporters of Republican presidential candidate former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, following an evening outdoor rally at the Washington State History Museum, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in Tacoma, Wash.
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: Painter Will Barnet (L) is presented with a National Medal of Arts by U.S. President Barack Obama (R) during an East Room ceremony February 13, 2012 at the White House in Washington, DC. Barnet was presented with the medal for his contributions to the...
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US President Barack Obama presents a 2011 National Arts and Humanities Medal to Cuban-American medieval historian and professor at UCLA, Teofilo Ruiz during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 13, 2012.
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US President Barack Obama presents 2011 National Arts and Humanities Medal to American cultural historian Robert Darnton during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 13, 2012.
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US President Barack Obama presents 2011 National Arts and Humanities Medal to poet John Ashbery during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 13, 2012.
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US President Barack Obama presents a 2011 National Arts and Humanities Medal to American studies professor Andrew Delbanco during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 13, 2012.
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US President Barack Obama presents 2011 National Arts and Humanities Medal to country music singer Mel Tillis during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 13, 2012.
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