John Boehner

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President Barack Obama meets with House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Saturday, July 23, 2011, in Washington, to discuss the debt. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio is followed by reporters after a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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House Speaker John A. Boehner exits Thursday after fielding questions at a press conference on the budget at the Capitol. The Ohio Republican said he´s committed to working out a deal to raise the debt limit, even though some conservative tea party-backed House Republicans are opposed to such action. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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House Speaker John A. Boehner (right) and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. (Associated Press)

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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, right, speaks during a news conference with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., left, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, July 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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President Obama and House Speaker John A. Boehner take part in a meeting at the White House on July 14, 2011, with Republican and Democratic leaders regarding the debt ceiling. (Associated Press)

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House Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio (second from left) prepares to speak about the debt ceiling on Capitol Hill on Thursday. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia (right) and House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of California look on. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (center), Kentucky Republican, is flanked by House Speaker John Boehner (right), Ohio Republican, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)

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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (right), Virginia Republican, and House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (left), California Republican, listens as House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)

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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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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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**FILE** House Speaker John Boehner (left), Ohio Republican, listens as President Obama speaks July 7, 2011, during a meeting with Congressional leadership to discuss the debt in the Cabinet Room of the White House. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** In this file photo of Thursday, June 16, 2011, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia, right, stands with House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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"This legislation modernizes our patent system to help create private-sector jobs and keep America on the leading edge of innovation," said House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, as lawmakers voted to align the U.S. patent system closer with those of other countries. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)