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** FILE ** Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (left), a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, thanks former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, formerly one of Mr. Romney's rivals in the White House race, for his endorsement during a news conference in North Charleston, S.C., on Monday, Sept. 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)

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President Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., and others, holds up a copy of his American Jobs Act during a speech at the White House on Sept. 12, 2011. (Associated Press)

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President Obama holds up his proposed American Jobs Act legislation while making a statement at the White House on Sept., 12, 2011. (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Five-time defending NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson presents driving gloves to President Obama at the White House on Wednesday. Mr. Obama honored Johnson and seven other drivers from last year's Chase for the Sprint Cup series.

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President Obama speaks in the East Room the White House in Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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The new director of the CIA, David Petraeus (right), talks with Vice President Joseph R. Biden (back to camera) and John Brennan, President Obama's chief counterterrorism adviser, after Mr. Petraeus was sworn in at the White House on Tuesday. (Associated Press)

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Actress Daryl Hannah is arrested Tuesday by U.S. Park Police near the White House during a protest against the proposed Keystone XL multistate oil pipeline. The pipeline would have a minimal environmental impact, the administration says. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** In this photo from Aug. 31, 2011, President Obama speaks at White House in Washington. (Associated Press)

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President Obama greets Hector Sealey (center), safety director for Ft. Myer Construction Corporation, and AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka (right) after speaking at the White House on Aug. 31, 2011, to urge Congress to pass a federal highway bill. (Associated Press)

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White House press secretary Jay Carney responds during a press briefing at the White House on Sept. 1, 2011, to questions about the flap over the timing of President Obama's address to Congress next week. (Associated Press)

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Presidential spokesman Jay Carney speaks during his daily news briefing at the White House on Aug. 31, 2011. (Associated Press)

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President Obama walks from the podium after speaking Aug. 31, 2011, at the White House to urge Congress to pass a federal highway bill. (Associated Press)

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President Obama's chief counterterrorism adviser, John Brennan, 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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White House press secretary Jay Carney pauses during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Actress Daryl Hannah is arrested by U.S. Park Police in front of the White House on Aug. 30, 2011, during a protest against the Keystone oil pipeline. (Associated Press)

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President Obama announces his selection of Alan Krueger (left), a labor economist at Princeton University, as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)