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**FILE** President Obama answers questions from members of the media on Jan. 14, 2013, during a news conference at the White House in Washington. (Associated Press)

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President Obama listens to reporters' questions in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. (Associated Press)

President Obama, during a White House news conference Monday, said GOP threats to hold the line on the nation's borrowing are "irresponsible." Republicans hope the debt limit debate can be used to make Democrats address the deficit. (Associated Press)

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President Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Jan. 14, 2013. (Associated Press)

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President Obama gestures as he answers questions from members of the media during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Metropolitan Police Department officers ride motorcycles down Pennsylvania Avenue between the Capitol and the White House during a dress rehearsal Sunday for next week’s presidential Inauguration in Washington. The quadrennial event requires an enormous amount of planning and preparation. (Associated Press)