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In this June 16, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama makes a statement in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington after meeting with BP executives.

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BP Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg, center, walks with Nicholas Colvin, staff assistant in the White House Counsel's office, right, as BP CEO Tony Hayward follows at left as they arrive at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 16, 2010, for a meeting President Obama. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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BP Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward (second from left), BP America chief Lamar McKay (second from right), BP Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg (center) and other BP representatives arrive at the White House in Washington on Wednesday, June 16, 2001, for a meeting with President Obama. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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BP Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg (center) walks with Nicholas Colvin, staff assistant in the White House counsel's office, as BP CEO Tony Hayward (left) follows as they arrive at the White House in Washington on Wednesday, June 16, 2010, for a meeting with President Obama. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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BP Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward (left), BP America chief Lamar McKay (second from right) and other BP executives arrive at the White House in Washington on Wednesday, June 16, 2010, for a meeting with President Obama. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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President Obama talks about the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Monday, June 14, 2010, at the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Gulfport, Miss. At the far end of the table are (from left) Carol M. Browner, White House climate and energy adviser; U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the national incident commander; Mr. Obama; Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour; Mr. Barbour's wife, Marsha; and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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** FILE ** Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., outside the White House. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** President Obama meets with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on June 9, 2010, in the Oval Office at the White House. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Malia Obama walks with their new dog Bo as President Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and Sasha follow on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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October may be a black cat's favorite month, but President George W. Bush's pets India, left, and Miss Beazley, right, don't appear to be each other's favorites as they square off during a walk on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 2, 2006. The dust-up was over quickly, and the cloistered companions returned peacefully to the White House. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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**FILE** President Obama signs a presidential memorandum outlining the next steps for cleaner and more efficient vehicles on May 21, 2010, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. From left: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, White House energy czar Carol Browner, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, Navistar Chief Executive Officer Daniel Ustian, Waste Management driver Anthony Dunkley and Daimler Trucks North America Chief Executive Officer Martin Daum. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Copies of President Obama's fiscal 2010 federal budget are seen at the White House in Washington on Thursday, May 7, 2009.

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** FILE ** Marcelas Owens (foreground left) of Seattle, Rep. John Dingell (seated at right) and others look on as President Obama signs the heath care reform bill in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Tuesday, March 23, 2010. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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** FILE ** President Obama delivers remarks on securing the nation's cyber infrastructure on Friday, May 29, 2009, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

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President Barack Obama applauds new Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor at the start of a reception in the East Room of The White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Washington Times editor Sam Dealey (far left), Washington Times reporter Kara Rowland and FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell talk at The Washington Times pre-dinner reception preceding the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton in NW Washington, DC, Saturday, May 1, 2010. (Allison Shelley/Special to The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** President Obama signs the health care reform bill in the East Room of the White House in Washington on March 23, 2010, as Marcelas Owens (left), 11, of Seattle and Rep. John D. Dingell (right), Michigan Democrat, look on. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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**FILE** Former President Bill Clinton (left) listens to former President George W. Bush speak on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

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**FILE** President Obama delivers remarks in the Rose Garden of the White House on June 12, 2009. (Associated Press)

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This photo provided by the White House shows President Barack Obama discussing the START treaty, during a phone call with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Friday, March 26, 2010, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pete Souza, White House )