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President Barack Obama and Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev take part in a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 24, 2010. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev take part in a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev depart after speaking to the media in the East Room of the White House following their meeting in Washington on June 24, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg

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U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev walk from the North Portico of the White House on their way to the U.S. Chamber of Congress to discuss trade issues after their meeting in Washington on June 24, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg

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U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev walk from the White House on their way to the U.S. Chamber of Congress to discuss trade issues after their meeting in Washington on June 24, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg

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U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev walk through the North West Gate of the White House on their way to the U.S. Chamber of Congress to discuss trade issues after their meeting in Washington on June 24, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg

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Gen. Stanley McChrystal arrives at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 23, 2010, for a meeting with President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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President Barack Obama, followed by, from second from left, Gen. David Petraeus, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Vice President Joe Biden, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen, walks to the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 23, 2010, to announce that Petraeus would replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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President Barack Obama, followed by Gen. David Petraeus, right, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, arrives in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 23, 2010, to announce that Petraeus would replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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**FILE** President Barack Obama, accompanied by Gen. David Petraeus (center) and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, announces in the Rose Garden of the White House on June 23, 2010, that Gen. Petraeus would replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal. (Associated Press)

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U.S. President Barack Obama returns to the Oval Office with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (R) after announcing Gen. David Petraeus will replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal as the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on June 23, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg

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RETIRING: Gen. Stanley McChrystal arrives at the White House on Wednesday. Gen. McChrystal offered his resignation to President Obama after the general disparaged senior officials in interviews with Rolling Stone. (Associated Press)

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President Barack Obama speaks about the resignation of Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the commander of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, at the White House as Gen. David H. Petraeus listens. Mr. Obama said Gen. Petraeus, previously the commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East and Central Asia, will replace Gen. McChrystal. (Bloomberg)

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** FILE ** White House Adviser Valerie Jarrett.

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President Barack Obama stands with (from second from left) Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen, Vice President Joe Biden, Gen. David Petraeus, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in the Rose Garden of the White House on Wednesday to announce that Petraeus would replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** President Obama, followed by, from second from left, Gen. David Petraeus, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., and Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen, walks to the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Gen. David Petraeus, who leads the U.S. Central Command, arrives at the White House in Washington on Wednesday, June 23, 2010, before the start of the national security team meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Situation Room. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal leaves the White House in Washington on Wednesday, June 23, 2010, after meeting with President Obama. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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President Obama delivers remarks on the Affordable Care Act and the New Patients Bill of Rights, Tuesday, June 22, 2010, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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** FILE ** In this May 10, 2010, file photo, Commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan Gen. Stanley McChrystal, and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl W. Eikenberry brief reporters ahead of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's visit at the White House. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)