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President Obama sits with House Speaker John Boehner (left), Ohio Republican, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (second from right), Kentucky Republican, and Sen. Dick Durbin, Illinois Democrat, as he meets on July 13, 2011, with Republican and Democratic leaders regarding the debt ceiling in the Cabinet Room of the White House. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** President Obama acknowledges family members and friends of U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Leroy Arthur Petry of Santa Fe, N.M., during a ceremony at the White House during which Petry was awarded the Medal of Honor for his valor in Afghanistan. (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS President Obama greets Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Arthur Petry before awarding him the Medal of Honor during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on Tuesday. Sgt. Petry is the ninth service member to have been named a recipient of the Medal of Honor for actions in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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President Obama meets Monday at the White House with House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, for talks aimed at a deal on debt reduction. (Associated Press)
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President Obama talks about the ongoing budget negotiations on July 11, 2011, in the briefing room of the White House. (Associated Press)
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President Obama talks about the ongoing budget negotiations during a press conference in the briefing room of the White House in Washington on Monday, July 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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President Obama talks about the ongoing budget negotiations on Monday, July 11, 2011, in the press briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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President Obama heads to the Oval Office after making a statement about the unemployment numbers in the Rose Garden of the White House on July 8, 2011. (Associated Press)
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President Obama delivers a statement on the monthly jobs report on July 8, 2011, in the Rose Garden of the White House. (Associated Press)
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Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, center, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 30, 2011, to charge the Obama Administration of political tactics that undermine pending trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea. From left are: Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyo.; Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Ariz.; Hatch; Sen. John Thune, R-S.D.; and Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan. (Associated Press)
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President Obama, followed by White House press secretary Jay Carney, arrives at the press briefing room of the White House in Washington on Thursday, July 7, 2011, to talk about the ongoing budget negotiations. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Outback Play Systems in Chantilly sells Rainbow Play Systems, a popular brand purchased by the Obama family. John Gray, owner of Outback, suggests getting a set that can grown with the family.
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President Barack Obama sits with Twitter co-founder and Executive Chairman Jack Dorsey during a "Twitter Town Hall" in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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President Obama makes a statement to reporters about debt ceiling negotiations on July 5, 2011, at the White House. (Associated Press)
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President Obama on Tuesday talks with reporters about debt-ceiling negotiations. Regarding a short-term fix, he said: "I don't share that view." (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** President Obama prepares for budget talks. (Associated Press)
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President Obama, flanked by lawmakers and Cabinet members, signs the Wall Street reform and consumer protection bill on July 21, 2010. Now Republican lawmakers are using legislative means to try to weaken it. Their hope is to force some compromises on agency budgets and regulatory nominees. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** In this June 30, 2011, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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President Barack Obama walks off of Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 30, 2011, after returning from fundraising in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
