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President Barack Obama, flanked by National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, left, and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, participates in a breakout session during the Winning the Future Forum on Small Business at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011.

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WASHINGTON - AUGUST 3: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) eats lunch at the Good Stuff Eatery with Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Nancy Ann DeParle (2nd R) , Director of the National Economic Council Gene Sperling (2nd L) and Assistant to the President and Director, Legislative Affairs...

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President Barack Obama waves to the crowd after having lunch with Budget Director Jacob Lew, left, and National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, at the Good Stuff Eatery in Washington.

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President Barack Obama waits in line with National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, to order lunch at the Good Stuff Eatery in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011.

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President Barack Obama, followed by National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, and Budget Director Jacob Lew, waits in line to order lunch at the Good Stuff Eatery in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011.

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WASHINGTON - JULY 7: In this handout provided by the White House, President Barack Obama (L) talks with members of his staff (L-R) Chief of Staff Bill Daley, Rob Nabors, Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, Bruce Reed, Chief of Staff to the Vice President, National...

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WASHINGTON - JULY 31: In this handout provided by the White House, U.S. President Barack Obama (L) meets with senior advisors (L-R) Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Chief of Staff Bill Daley, National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, OMB Director Jack Lew, Senior Advisor...

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President Barack Obama hosts a summit meeting, with European Union leaders, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011, at the White House in Washington. On the far side of the table from left are, Liz Sherwood-Randall of the National Security Council, Deputy National Security Adviser for International...

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President Barack Obama hosts a summit meeting with European Union leaders, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011, at the White House in Washington. From left are, Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economic Affairs Mike Froman, National Security Adviser Tom Donilon, Secretary of State...

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 25: House of Representatives Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) (L) briefly speaks with White House National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling backstage during the Peter G. Peterson Foundation 2011 Fiscal Summit at the Mellon Auditorium May 25, 2011...

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White House senior economic adviser Gene Sperling speaks at the 2011 Fiscal Summit on Solutions for America's future in Washington May 25, 2011. The Obama administration wants revenue growth to help cut the $1.4 trillion U.S. deficit not as a means of "class warfare" but to ensure...

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U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) (L), chairman of the House Budget Committee, shakes hands backstage with White House senior economic adviser Gene Sperling at the 2011 Fiscal Summit on Solutions for America's future in Washington May 25, 2011. Ryan warned on Wednesday that big spending cuts...

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Budget Director Jacob Lew, right, talks with National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling as they depart the Blair House in Washington, Tuesday, May 10, 2011, after a meeting on the legislative framework for deficit reduction.

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Budget Director Jacob Lew. left, and National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling leave Blair House in Washington, Thursday, May 5, 2011, after a meeting hosted by Vice President Biden with congressional Republicans and Democrats on deficit reduction.

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U.S. President Barack Obama (3rd R) and council chairman and General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt (3rd L) attend a meeting of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness at the International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers Local Union #5 Training Center in Pittsburgh,...

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US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (R) speaks with Director of the National Economic Council Gene Sperling during the Winning the Future Forum on Small Business in Cleveland, Ohio, February 22, 2011.

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Seated, from left, Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Karen Mills; National Economic Council Chairman Gene Sperling; Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner; Commerce Secretary Gary Locke; Labor Secretary Hilda Solis; and Energy Secretary Steven Chu, wait for President Barack...

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U.S. President Barack Obama eats a hamburger and fries with members of his economic team who have been working for the past months on the debt ceiling issue, at the Good Stuff Eatery on Capitol Hill in Washington, August 3, 2011. With Obama are (L-R) Office of Management and Budget...

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U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd R) eats a hamburger and fries with members of his staff who have been working on resolving the debt ceiling issue, at the Good Stuff Eatery on Capitol Hill in Washington, August 3, 2011. With Obama are (L-R) Office of Management and Budget Director Jack...

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U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd R) eats a hamburger and fries with members of his staff who have been working on resolving the debt ceiling issue, at the Good Stuff Eatery on Capitol Hill in Washington, August 3, 2011. With Obama are (L-R) Director of the National Economic Council Gene...

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President Barack Obama heads back to the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, after eating lunch at Good Stuff Eatery in Washington. From left are, Deputy Chief of Staff Nancy DeParle, Chief of Staff to the Vice President Bruce Reed, National Economic...

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President Barack Obama shares a laugh with Assistant to the President and Director of Legislative Affairs Rob Nabors, second from right, as they eat lunch at Good Stuff Eatery in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011. From left are, Budget Director Jacob Lew, the president, Deputy Chief...

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President Barack Obama meets with Congressional leadership in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 7, 2011. Left side, from left are, Budget Director Jack Lew, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Vice President Joe Biden, White House Chief of Staff William...

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Vice President Joe Biden, wearing sunglasses, speaks to his granddaughter Naomi, right, as he arrives at the Capitol for a second day of negotiations between Republicans and Democrats in Congress on how to solve America's debt crisis and budget problems, in Washington, Wednesday, June...

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Vice President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans and Democrats leave Blair House in Washington, Thursday, May 5, 2011, after meeting in hopes of striking a deal on deficit reduction. National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling is at far right.