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White House Press Secretary Jay Carney answers questions in the White House press briefing room inside the White House in Washington, May 21, 2013. White House Press Secretary Jay Car
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius speaks to reporters following her meeting with health insurance company executives and related industry officials at the White House in Washington in this March 4, 2010 file photo. With the White House already reeling from three major controversies, some Republican lawmakers are zeroing in on what they perceive is another possible scandal tied to President Barack Obama's landmark health reform law just as it nears implementation. Republicans hope to target Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. U.S. Secretary of Health and Human
Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, gestures as she testifies to the Senate Finance Committee in Washington in this March 16, 2011 file photo. With the White House already reeling from three major controversies, some Republican lawmakers are zeroing in on what they perceive is another possible scandal tied to President Barack Obama's landmark health reform law just as it nears implementation. Republicans hope to target Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Hea
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 21: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) walks away after speaking about the tornado that impacted Oklahoma yesterday, while joined by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano (C) and FEMA Deputy Administrator Richard Serino in the State Dining Room at the White House May 21, 2013 in Washington, DC. The town of Moore, Oklahoma reported a tornado to be at least EF4 strength and two miles wide that touched down Monday killing at least 24 people and leveling everything in its path. U.S. President Barack Obama promised federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts. WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 21: U.S. Pre
US President Barack Obama arrives to speak about the deadly tornadoes that hit Oklahoma earlier this week, from the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, May 21, 2013. Obama earlier met with members of his homeland security and disaster response teams following a massive tornado that tore through neighborhoods outside Oklahoma City, destroying two schools and killing up to 24 people, including on May 20, 2013. Arriving with Obama are US Vice President Joe Biden (2nd L), Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano (2nd R) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Deputy Administrator Richard Serino (R). US President Barack Obama arrives t
US President Barack Obama speaks about the deadly tornadoes that hit Oklahoma earlier this week, from the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, May 21, 2013. Obama earlier met with members of his homeland security and disaster response teams following a massive tornado that tore through neighborhoods outside Oklahoma City, destroying two schools and killing up to up to 24 on May 20, 2013. US President Barack Obama speaks ab
US President Barack Obama speaks about the deadly tornadoes that hit Oklahoma earlier this week, from the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, May 21, 2013. Obama earlier met with members of his homeland security and disaster response teams following a massive tornado that tore through neighborhoods outside Oklahoma City, destroying two schools on May 20, 2013. The confirmed death toll in the huge tornado that struck Oklahoma is at least 24, an official spokeswoman said Tuesday as she revised earlier reports of 51 or more dead. Standing alongside Obama are (L-R): US Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Deputy Administrator Richard Serino. US President Barack Obama speaks ab
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the devastating tornadoes and severe weather impacting Oklahoma, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, May 21, 2013. Pictured are (L-R): U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, Obama, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)'s Deputy Administrator Richard Serino. Obama promised on Tuesday to make available all necessary U.S. government resources to Oklahoma to help in the rescue and recovery effort in the aftermath of a tornado. U.S. President Barack Obama speaks
US President Barack Obama(R) speaks alongside US Vice President Joe Biden about the deadly tornadoes that hit Oklahoma earlier this week, from the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, May 21, 2013. Obama earlier met with members of his homeland security and disaster response teams following a massive tornado that tore through neighborhoods outside Oklahoma City, destroying two schools. The confirmed death toll in the huge tornado that struck Oklahoma is at least 24, an official spokeswoman said Tuesday as she revised earlier reports of 51 or more dead. US President Barack Obama(R) speaks
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks next to Vice President Joe Biden (L) about the devastating tornadoes and severe weather impacting Oklahoma, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, May 21, 2013. Obama promised on Tuesday to make available all necessary U.S. government resources to Oklahoma to help in the rescue and recovery effort in the aftermath of the tornado. U.S. President Barack Obama speaks
White House press secretary Jay Carney speaks during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May, 21, 2013. Carney announced that Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will travel to Oklahoma Wednesday to inspect damage from the deadly tornado that struck there. White House press secretary Jay Car
Singer-songwriter Carole King, right, talks with Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Calif. during a luncheon at the Library of Congress in Washington, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, to honor King. Carole King isn't done with music not yet anyway. The 71-year-old singer-songwriter known for such hits as Singer-songwriter Carole King, righ
President Barack Obama, left, walks away from the podium after talking about the Oklahoma tornado and severe weather, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Earlier, the president will met with his disaster response team to talk about the tornado that tore through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday. At right is Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. President Barack Obama, left, walks
President Barack Obama talks about the Oklahoma tornado and severe weather, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Earlier, the president met with his disaster response team to talk about the tornado that tore through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday. President Barack Obama talks about
President Barack Obama, accompanied by, from left, Vice President Joe Biden, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and FEMA Deputy Administrator Richard Serino. talks about the Oklahoma tornado and severe weather, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. President Barack Obama, accompanied
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 20: Myanmar President Thein Sein delivers remarks at the School of Advanced International Studies at The Johns Hopkins University May 20, 2013 in Washington, DC. Sein, who has helped push his country away from brutal junta rule and toward political reforms, is the first leader from Myanmar to visit the White House in almost 50 years. WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 20: Myanmar P
Myanmar President Thein Sein speaks during an event at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, DC, on May 20. 2013. The Myanmar president urged for an end to intercommunal violence and discrimination after hearing a call from US President Barack Obama to put a stop to anti-Muslim attacks. In a speech after his landmark White House meeting, the leader of the former pariah nation said he wanted a 'more inclusive national identity' but did not directly mention the plight of the beleaguered Rohingya community. Myanmar President Thein Sein speaks
US President Barack Obama listens during a meeting with President Thein Sein of Myanmar in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, May 20, 2013. Thein Sein becomes the first leader of Myanmar to visit the White House in nearly half a century, as Washington offers a strong symbolic gesture to back his reforms. US President Barack Obama listens d
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 20: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) meets with Myanmar President Thein Sein in the Oval Office of the White House May 20, 2013 in Washington, DC. The Obama administration has continued to advocate for continued progress on reform by President Thein Sein's government, in close cooperation with Aung San Suu Kyi, civil society leaders, and the international community. WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 20: U.S. Pre
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 20: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) watches as members of the news media leave after a meeting with Myanmar President Thein Sein in the Oval Office of the White House May 20, 2013 in Washington, DC. The Obama administration has continued to advocate for continued progress on reform by President Thein Sein's government, in close cooperation with Aung San Suu Kyi, civil society leaders, and the international community. WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 20: U.S. Pre
U.S. President Barack Obama sits next to Myanmar's President Thein Sein (L) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington May 20, 2013. Obama said on Monday that Thein Sein planned to release more political prisoners and institutionalize democratic reforms in his country. U.S. President Barack Obama sits ne
U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd R) sits with Myanmar's President Thein Sein (2nd L) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington May 20, 2013. Obama will walk a fine line between fostering a U.S. ally in China's backyard and trying to defend human rights on Monday when Thein Sein becomes the first head of his country to visit the White House in 47 years. U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd R)
White House press secretary Jay Carney is questioned by the press during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, May 20, 2013. Pressure was building on Monday for the Obama administration to fire more people linked to the Internal Revenue Service's extra scrutiny of conservative groups, possibly including another top IRS official. White House press secretary Jay Car
A combination photo shows Tumblr CEO David Karp (L), winner for best community website, speaking at the 16th annual Webby Awards in New York on May 21, 2012 and Marissa Mayer (R), President and CEO of Yahoo, arriving to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama and other CEOs at the White House in Washington on February 5, 2013. Yahoo Inc said it is buying blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion cash, giving the struggling Internet pioneer a much-needed platform in social media to reach a younger generation of users. REUTERS/Stephen Chernin (L), Joshua Roberts (R)/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS) TEMPLATE OUT. A combination photo shows Tumblr CE
Myanmar's President Thein Sein (not pictured) arrives at the West Wing of the White House for a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington, May 20, 2013. Myanmar's President Thein Sein (not
A combination photo shows Tumblr CEO Mark Karp (L), winner for best community website, speaking at the 16th annual Webby Awards in New York on May 21, 2012 and Marissa Mayer (R), President and CEO of Yahoo, arriving to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama and other CEOs at the White House in Washington on February 5, 2013. Yahoo Inc said it is buying blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion cash, giving the struggling Internet pioneer a much-needed platform in social media to reach a younger generation of users. A combination photo shows Tumblr CE
Marissa Mayer, President and CEO of Yahoo, arrives to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama and other CEOs at the White House in Washington in this February 5, 2013 file photo. Yahoo Inc said it is buying blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion cash, giving the struggling Internet pioneer a much-needed platform in social media to reach a younger generation of users. Marissa Mayer, President and CEO of
A protester shows his poster to a bypasser during a demonstration against Burma's President Thein Sein's Visit in the US outside the White House in Washington, DC on May 20, 2013. Thein Sein will become the first leader of his country to visit the White House in nearly half a century, as Washington offers a strong symbolic gesture to back his reforms. Critics say Obama's invitation was premature and takes pressure off Myanmar to address abuses such as recent anti-Muslim violence to which security forces allegedly turned a blind eye. A protester shows his poster to a b
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 20: White House Deputy Assistant to the President and Senate Liaison Ed Pagano (C) gives a thumbs-up to lawmakers during a markup session for the immigration reform legislation now before the committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill May 20, 2013 in Washington, DC. The Judiciary Committee is hoping to wrap up work on the landmark immigration reform bill this week after wading through the 300 amendments that were filed to the bipartisan bill. WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 20: White Hou
In front of a bust of Martin Luther King, Jr., Myanmar's President Thein Sein meets with President Barack Obama, not pictured, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, May 20, 2013. Thein Sein is the first Myanmar president to be welcomed to the White House in almost 47 years. In front of a bust of Martin Luther