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(L-R)House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, House Minority leader ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:03:44 GMT

(AFP) - (L-R)House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, House Minority leader John Boehner and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi listen as US President Barack Obama speaks about the economy and jobs in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)

President Obama after signing a memorandum on the establishment ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:19:58 GMT

(Reuters) - President Obama after signing a memorandum on the establishment of a childhood obesity task force in the Oval Office, February 9, 2010. From L-R are: U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of HHS Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and U.S. Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar. REUTERS/Larry Downing

Vice President Joe Biden, far left, takes his seat in the Cabinet ...

(AP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:06:04 GMT

(AP) - Vice President Joe Biden, far left, takes his seat in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, before the start of a meeting between President Barack Obama and bipartisan House and Senate leaders to discuss the economy and jobs. From left are, Biden, House Minority Leader of John Boehner of Ohio, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., the president, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

President Barack Obama meets with bipartisan House and Senate ...

(AP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:58:43 GMT

(AP) - President Barack Obama meets with bipartisan House and Senate leaders to discuss the economy and jobs, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in the Cabinet Room of the White House,Washington. From left are, House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio; House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calf.; the president; and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, second from left, ...

(AP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:53:54 GMT

(AP) - House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, second from left, listens to President Barack Obama, right, during a meeting of House and Senate bipartisan leaders to discuss the economy and jobs, Tuesday, Feb. 2010, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington. From left are, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., Boehner, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. and the president. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

President Barack Obama meets with bipartisan House and Senate ...

(AP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:51:01 GMT

(AP) - President Barack Obama meets with bipartisan House and Senate leaders to discuss the economy and jobs, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. From left are, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., and the president. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

President Barack Obama meets with bipartisan House and Senate ...

(AP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:45:12 GMT

(AP) - President Barack Obama meets with bipartisan House and Senate leaders to discuss the economy and jobs, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in the Cabinet Room of the White House,Washington. From left are, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md.; House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio; House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calf.; the president; Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

President Barack Obama meets with bipartisan House and Senate ...

(AP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:44:19 GMT

(AP) - President Barack Obama meets with bipartisan House and Senate leaders to discuss the economy and jobs, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in the Cabinet Room of the White House,Washington. From left are, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md.; House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio; House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calf.; the president; Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

House Minority Leader John Boehner (L) listens to U.S. President ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - House Minority Leader John Boehner (L) listens to U.S. President Barack Obama talk with bipartisan leaders of the House and the Senate about the economy in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

U.S. President Barack Obama talks with bipartisan leaders of ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:36:53 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama talks with bipartisan leaders of the House and the Senate about the economy in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, February 9, 2010. From L-R are: House Minority Leader John Boehner, Speaker of House Nancy Pelosi, Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

U.S. President Barack Obama after signing a memorandum on the ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:03:20 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama after signing a memorandum on the establishment of a childhood obesity task force in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, February 9, 2010. From L-R are: U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of HHS Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and U.S. Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

U.S. President Barack Obama after signing a memorandum on the ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:03:17 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama after signing a memorandum on the establishment of a childhood obesity task force in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, February 9, 2010. From L-R are: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Obama, and first lady Michelle Obama. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

President Barack Obama prepares to get up from his desk before ...

(AP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:43:22 GMT

(AP) - President Barack Obama prepares to get up from his desk before walking away after signing a memorandum on childhood obesity, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in the Oval Office of the White House,Washington. Standing, from left are, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Health and Human Secretary Services Kathleen Sebelius, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, first lady Michelle Obama, and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

President Barack Obama smiles after signing a memorandum on ...

(AP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:36:52 GMT

(AP) - President Barack Obama smiles after signing a memorandum on childhood obesity, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in the Oval Office of the White House,Washington. Standing, from left are, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, first lady Michelle Obama, and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

President Barack Obama signs a memorandum on childhood obesity, ...

(AP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:33:30 GMT

(AP) - President Barack Obama signs a memorandum on childhood obesity, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in the Oval Office of the White House,Washington. Standing, from left are, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, first lady Michelle Obama, and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2010 file photo, First Lady Michelle ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:45:03 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2010 file photo, First Lady Michelle Obama meets with Cabinet and Congressional members, at the White House in Washington, regarding childhood obesity policy. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2009, file photo, President Barack Obama, ...

(AP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:25:02 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2009, file photo, President Barack Obama, flanked by Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Tim Murray, left, and Gov. Deval Patrick, right, gestures during a fundraiser for Patrick in Boston. Patrick largely stays above the political fray, not because of his Ivy League background, but because of his scrappy lieutenant governor. Murray was educated in New York City and schooled in the wards of Worcester, and he provides the punch to their re-election campaign. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

US President Barack Obama addresses the Democratic National ...

(AFP) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:51:32 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama addresses the Democratic National Committee (DNC) at their annual Winter Meeting in Washington. Obama is throwing a party for members of his cabinet, lawmakers, and wounded service men and women to watch Sunday's American football championships on the White House TV.(AFP/Chris Kleponis)

A Chinese man selects clothes at a shop in Beijing. President ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:20:24 GMT

(AFP/File) - A Chinese man selects clothes at a shop in Beijing. President Barack Obama has ordered a cabinet level group to oversee a new strategy to double exports in five years with a vigorous drive to remove trade barriers, officials said.(AFP/File/Wang Zhao)

US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, seen here in January 2010, ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:20:24 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, seen here in January 2010, said President Obama ordered a cabinet level group to oversee the strategy with a vigorous effort to remove trade barriers and make accessible export financing to US firms.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Mcnew)

Shipping containers are moved into place at Port Everglades ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:20:24 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Shipping containers are moved into place at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. President Barack Obama, facing pressure to boost jobs to help an economic revival, unveiled a broad initiative Thursday to pry open foreign markets for US exports, targeting emerging economies like China, India and Brazil.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)

Hal Scott, Nomura Professor of International Financial Systems, ...

(AP) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:35:44 GMT

(AP) - Hal Scott, Nomura Professor of International Financial Systems, Harvard Law School, left, talks with Senate Banking Committee member Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 4,2010, prior to the committee's hearing to examine implications of President Obama's proposal to rein in big Wall Street banks. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Senate Banking Committee members Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., left, ...

(AP) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:33:24 GMT

(AP) - Senate Banking Committee members Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., left, and Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., talk on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, prior to the committee's hearing to examine implications of President Obama's proposal to rein in big Wall Street banks. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

The Senate Budget Committee's ranking Republican Sen. Judd Gregg, ...

(AP) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:15:08 GMT

(AP) - The Senate Budget Committee's ranking Republican Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H, questions Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 4,2010, during the committee's hearing on President Barack Obama's fiscal 2011 federal budget. Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D. is at right. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner waits to testify on Capitol ...

(AP) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:12:11 GMT

(AP) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner waits to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, before the Senate Budget Committee hearing on President Barack Obama's fiscal 2011 budget. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., questions ...

(AP) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:10:40 GMT

(AP) - Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., questions Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, during the committee's hearing on President Barack Obama's fiscal 2011 federal budget. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies on Capitol Hill ...

(AP) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:44:21 GMT

(AP) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, before the Senate Budget Committee hearing on President Barack Obama's fiscal 2011 federal budget. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies on Capitol Hill ...

(AP) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:27:16 GMT

(AP) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 4,2010, before the Senate Budget Committee hearing on President Barack Obama's fiscal 2011 budget. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

The Senate Budget Committee's ranking Republican Sen. Judd Gregg, ...

(AP) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:17:18 GMT

(AP) - The Senate Budget Committee's ranking Republican Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., right, speaks with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner,on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 4,2010, prior to Geithner testifying before the committee's hearing on President Barack Obama's fiscal 2011 budget. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, seen here in January 2010, ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:54:47 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, seen here in January 2010, said Obama ordered a cabinet level group to oversee the strategy with a vigorous effort to remove trade barriers and make accessible export financing to US firms(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Mcnew)

President Barack Obama's bid to lift the ban on gays serving ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:34:38 GMT

(AFP/File) - President Barack Obama's bid to lift the ban on gays serving openly in the military received another boost Wednesday when retired US general Colin Powell, pictured in 2009, came out in support of the repeal.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)

The slopes at a Cypress mountain venue. US President Barack ...

(AFP) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:28:37 GMT

(AFP) - The slopes at a Cypress mountain venue. US President Barack Obama on Wednesday led a cabinet-level exercise to probe a massive Canadian security operation being rolled out for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver this month.(AFP/Stephanie Lamy)

Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:26:54 GMT

(Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Admiral Michael Mullen depart a news conference at the Pentagon, February 1, 2010. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

The House Armed Services Committee ranking Republican Rep. Howard ...

(AP) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:21:22 GMT

(AP) - The House Armed Services Committee ranking Republican Rep. Howard McKeon, R-Calif., raised the issue of President Barack Obama's plan to repeal of the U.S. military's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 3,2010, during Defense Secretary Robert Gates' testimony about the Pentagon's budget needs. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The House Armed Services Committee's ranking Republican Rep. ...

(AP) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:02:02 GMT

(AP) - The House Armed Services Committee's ranking Republican Rep. Howard McKeon, R-Calif., raised the issue of President Obama's plan to repeal of the U.S. military's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy during Defense Secretary Robert Gates' testimony about the Pentagon's budget needs, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies on Capitol Hill ...

(AP) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:34:42 GMT

(AP) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, before the House Ways and Means Committee on President Barack Obama's fiscal 2011 federal budget. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies on Capitol Hill ...

(AP) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:32:32 GMT

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies on Capitol Hill ...

(AP) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:32:22 GMT

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies on Capitol Hill ...

(AP) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:31:52 GMT

(AP) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 3,2010, before the House Ways and Means Committee on President Barack Obama's fiscal 2011 federal budget. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies on Capitol Hill ...

(AP) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:19:38 GMT

(AP) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, before the House Ways and Means Committee hearing on President Barack Obama's fiscal 2011 federal budget. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner arrives on Capitol Hill ...

(AP) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:59:31 GMT

(AP) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, to tetsify before the House Ways and Means Committee hearing on President Barack Obama's fiscal 2011 federal budget. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner arrives on Capitol Hill ...

(AP) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:52:07 GMT

(AP) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, to testify before the House Ways and Means Committee hearing on President Barack Obama's fiscal 2011 federal budget. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies on Capitol Hill ...

(AP) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:50:50 GMT

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, center, talks with House ...

(AP) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:46:20 GMT

(AP) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, center, talks with House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., left, and the committee's Republican member Rep. David Camp, R-Mich., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, prior to testifying before the committee's hearing on President Barack Obama's fiscal 2011 federal budget. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, center, talks with House ...

(AP) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:43:10 GMT

(AP) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, center, talks with House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., left, and the committee's ranking Republican Rep. David Camp, R-Mich., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, prior to testifying before the committee's hearing on President Barack Obama's fiscal 2011 federal budget. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, right, talks with House ...

(AP) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:41:19 GMT

(AP) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, right, talks with House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, prior to testifying before the committee's hearing on President Barack Obama's fiscal 2011 federal budget. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

US First Lady Michelle Obama (R) speaks alongside Health and ...

(AFP) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:54:35 GMT

(AFP) - US First Lady Michelle Obama (R) speaks alongside Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (L) on childhood obesity, and steps that families, schools and communities can to fight it, during a meeting with Cabinet and Congressional members in the Old Family Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC.(AFP/Saul Loeb)

Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., second from left, gestures outside ...

(AP) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:03:17 GMT

(AP) - Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., second from left, gestures outside the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 2,2010, following a meeting between Cabinet, Congressional members and first lady Michelle Obama to discuss childhood obesity. From left are, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, Miller, Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and Education Secretary Arne Duncan. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Sen. ...

(AP) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:54:25 GMT

(AP) - Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, left, accompanied by Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., talks to reporters outside the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, following a meeting between Cabinet, Congressional members and first lady Michelle Obama to discuss childhood obesity. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman ...

(AP) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:44:00 GMT

(AP) - Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, second from left, talks to reporters outside the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb.. 2, 2010, following a meeting between Cabinet, Congressional members and first lady Michelle Obama to discuss the epidemic of childhood obesity. From left are, Rep. George Miller, D-Calif;, Harkin, Sen. Agriculture Committee Chair Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and Education Secretary Arne Duncan. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)