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White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Alan Krueger, right, accompanied by White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, speaks to the media about middle class tax cuts and spending, Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, during the daily news briefing at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, center, followed by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., leaves the White House the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, to speak to the media after meeting with President Barack Obama to discuss the economy and the deficit. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (right), Kentucky Republican, accompanied by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (left), California Democrat, and House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, gestures as he speaks to reporters outside the White House in Washington on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, following their meeting with President Obama to discuss the economy and the deficit. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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First lady Michelle Obama, daughters Malia (left) and Sasha and the family dog, Bo, welcome the arrival of the official White House Christmas tree, a 19-foot Fraser Fir from Jefferson, N.C., on Nov. 23, 2012, at the North Portico of the White House in Washington. (Associated Press)

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John Brennan, President Obama's chief counterterrorism adviser, speaks with The Associated Press during an interview in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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President Barack Obama returns from a trip to Thailand, Myanmar, and Cambodia, on the Marine One helicopter on the East Lawn of the White House in Washington in the early morning on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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**FILE** President Obama leaves the East Room of the White House on Nov. 14, 2012, following his first post-election news conference. (Associated Press)

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Protesters carry a mock pipeline past the White House on Sunday, sending a message that President Obama's decision on Keystone XL will be the “pure test” of his commitment to fight climate change. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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People march down 15th Street NW after passing by The White House to protest the Keystone Pipeline, in Washington, D.C., Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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People carry signs and banners as they pass by The White House to protest the Keystone Pipeline, in Washington, D.C., Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Zach Monteith, of Washington, D.C., shouts out in a chant during a short rally in front of The White House to protest the Keystone Pipeline, in a march which began at Freedom Plaza, in Washington, D.C., Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Arthur Marshall, of Washington, D.C., is joined by his two sons (not in photo) as he shouts out in a chant during a short rally in front of The White House to protest the Keystone Pipeline, in a march which began at Freedom Plaza, in Washington, D.C., Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Hannah Moore, of Arlington, Va., shouts out in a chant during a short rally in front of The White House to protest the Keystone Pipeline, in a march which began at Freedom Plaza, in Washington, D.C., Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)