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President Barack Obama enters the Roosevelt Room with Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., his choice to be the next Secretary of State, before he makes his announcement at the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Aide Brian Mosteller, left, opens the door for President Barack Obama and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., as they arrive for a new conference to announce Kerry's nomination as the next secretary of state in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Barack Obama looks to Vice President Joe Biden, left, as he announces his nomination of Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., right, as next secretary of state in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Barack Obama shakes hands with Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., his choice to be the next Secretary of State, as he makes his announcement in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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From left, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Tom Donohue, former Minnesota Gov. and GOP presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty, and, Jeffrey Zients of the Office of Management and Budget, walk from the White House after a meeting with White House staff regarding the fiscal cliff, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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White House Press Secretary Jay Carney is seen on a television monitor in the Brady Briefing Room as he answers reporters questions during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

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** FILE ** President Obama speaks at a news conference in the briefing room of the White House on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

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President Barack Obama stands with Vice President Joe Biden as he makes a statement in the Brady Press Briefing Room about policies he will pursue following the Newtown, Conn., school shootings, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)