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President Obama shakes hands with Commerce Secretary Gary Locke as U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk looks on after Mr. Obama signed the Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 2010 in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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White House press secretary Robert Gibbs briefs reporters at the White House in Washington on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Pres. Jimmy Carter, right, chats with acting Chicago Mayor Michael Bilandic, left, and Rep. Dan Rostenkowski, D-Ill., at the White House, Monday, Feb. 7, 1977, Washington, D.C. News photographers were not permitted to photograph the meeting. (AP Photo/ White House)

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President Obama, followed by (from left) Education Secretary Arne Duncan and educators Rachel Martin and Shannon Lewis, walks to the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Obama (right) receives a New Orleans Saints football jersey from Saints quarterback Drew Brees as Mr. Obama honored the Super Bowl-winning Saints on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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President Obama arrives in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010, for a ceremony honoring the Super Bowl-winning New Orleans Saints. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Members of the New Orleans Saints football team sport their Super Bowl rings during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Monday, Aug., 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson and his wife, Gayle, arrive in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010, where President Obama honored the Super Bowl-winning Saints. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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President Obama greets members of New Orleans Saints football team during a ceremony honoring the 2009 NFL Super Bowl champions on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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President Obama (center) shakes hands with New Orleans Saints football coach Sean Payton (left) as Saints quarterback Drew Brees (right) looks on during a ceremony honoring the 2009 Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Members of the U.S. Marine Band, "The President's Own," play jazz in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010, as President Obama honored the New Orleans Saints, the 2009 NFL Super Bowl champions, in the East Room. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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New Orleans Saints tackle Zach Strief serves Gulf shrimp and andouille sausage skewers in the briefing room of the White House in Washington on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010, after a ceremony in which President Obama honored of the 2009 NFL Super Bowl-winning New Orleans Saints. At left is White House Assistant Chef Sam Kass. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Members of the 2009 Super Bowl-winning New Orleans Saints NFL football team watch as Marine One, carrying President Obama, takes off from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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President Obama greets guests in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Aug. 9, 2010, after a ceremony in which he honored the 2009 NFL Super Bowl-winning New Orleans Saints. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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** FILE ** President George W. Bush awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Donna Shalala, president of the University of Miami and former secretary of health and human services, in the East Room of the White House in Washington in June 2008. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)

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U.S. solicitor general Elena Kagan smiles in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Aug. 6, 2010, during a ceremony with President Barack Obama after her confirmation as Supreme Court justice by the Senate on Thursday. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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In this Feb. 11, 2010, file photo, Council of Economic Advisers Chairwoman Christina Romer briefs reporters at the White House in Washington. The White House said on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, that Mrs. Romer is resigning her position to return to academia. Her resignation will take effect Sept. 3. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)