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In this image released by the White House, President Barack Obama edits his speech in the Oval Office prior to making a televised statement detailing the mission against Osama bin Laden, Sunday, May 1, 2011, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/The White House, Pete Souza)

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White House Press Secretary Jay Carney gestures Tuesday during his daily news briefing at the White House. (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS In this image released by the White House and digitally altered to obscure the material in front of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (right), she, President Obama and Vice President Joseph R. Biden (left), along with members of the national security team, receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room of the White House on Sunday.

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"I'm just a proud American and wanted to come down here and stand in front of the White House and wave my flag," says Danny Parker of Shamokin, Pa., who drove to Washington, D.C., Sunday night after hearing the news that Osama Bin Laden was killed. He arrived in the nation's capital Monday at 5 a.m., and spent the morning standing in front of the White House in Lafayette Park. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times) ** FILE **

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President Obama cheers on a group of children rolling their eggs toward the finish line at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on April 25, 2011, on the South Lawn of the White House. (Associated Press)

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President Obama departs the White House on his way to attend services at Shiloh Baptist Church in D.C.'s Shaw neighborhood. (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS President Obama (center seated) and others lower their heads during an Easter prayer breakfast with Christian leaders in the East Room of the White House. Leading the prayer at the lectern is Vashti Murphy McKenzie, bishop at African Methodist Episcopal Church.

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The Easter Bunny will be the star of the opening ceremony Monday for the White House Easter Egg Roll. (Photograph provided by the White House)

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Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said Sunday that Republicans are assuring the White House that "Congress will raise the debt ceiling." (ABC via Associated Press)

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President Barack Obama returns to the White House in Washington, Friday, April 15, 2011, after a trip to Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Donald Trump, mulling a White House run, will lend his celebrity to a tea party rally Saturday in Florida also featuring Rep. Allen B. West. (South Florida Tea Party)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS President Obama hosts a bipartisan meeting with House and Senate leadership on Wednesday in the White House. From left are: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California, House Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio, the president, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.

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President Obama greets members of the military and their families at the White House on Tuesday after first lady Michelle Obama announced "Joining Forces," which is intended to help troops and their loved ones on multiple fronts. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** President Obama poses April 8 for photographers in the Blue Room of the White House after speaking on the budget and potential government shutdown that was averted when Republican and Democratic lawmakers reached a deal. (Associated Press)

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President Obama greets students from Altona Middle School in Longmont, Colo., on the South Portico of the White House on Monday. Shalini Schane (second from left) had written to the president. (Associated Press)

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President Obama walks back toward the Rose Garden of the White House on Monday after meeting students from Altona Middle School in Longmont, Colo. The president received a letter from a school parent who was worried that her son's trip would be canceled by a government shutdown, which was averted. (Associated Press)