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Speaker of the House John Boehner addresses delegates at the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Fla. on Tuesday, August 28, 2012. (Rod Lamkey, Jr./ The Washington Times)

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Chairman of the Committee on Resolutions, Gov. Bob McDonnell, R- Va., introduces Speaker of the House, Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio at the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Fla. on Tuesday, August 28, 2012, as Co-Chairman Rep. Marsh Blackburn, R- Tenn., right, and Sen. John Hoeven, R- N.D., look on. (Rod Lamkey, Jr./ The Washington Times)

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House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, talks to reporters Aug. 27, 2012, on the floor of the Republican National Convention in the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Fla. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, announces July 31, 2012, to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington that he and GOP House Speaker John Boehner have reached an agreement to keep the government running on autopilot for six months when the current budget year ends on Sept. 30. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Speaker of the House John Boehner, Ohio Republican, stands July 24, 2012, next to a portrait of former President George W. Bush as he waits to speaks with reporters following a House GOP caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, announces July 31, 2012, at the Capitol in Washingtonto reporters that he and GOP House Speaker John Boehner have reached an agreement to keep the government running on autopilot for six months when the current budget year ends on Sept. 30. (Associated Press)