Washington: Paying Lip Service

President Barack Obama meets with bipartisan leaders of the House and Senate, including from left, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), House Republican Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio), Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Cal.), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to discuss working together on issues surrounding the economy and jobs in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Feb. 10, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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President Barack Obama and House Republican Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) gesture while Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Cal.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) look on during a meeting of bipartisan leaders of the House and Senate to discuss working together on issues surrounding the economy and jobs in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Feb. 10, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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