Strips of hard boom frame an oil refinery near Pascagoula, Mississippi.

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Shrimping boats, ordinarily draped with fished nets, instead loaded with hard boom near Cocodrie, Louisiana.

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Hard boom and a petroleum pipeline warning in a marsh affected by the Deewater Horizon oil spill near Cocodrie, Louisiana.

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President Barack Obama signs Elena Kagan's commission in the Oval Office, before a reception in the East Room celebrating her confirmation to the Supreme Court, Aug. 6, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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President Barack Obama greets First Lady Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha upon their arrival at a barbecue in celebration of his 49th birthday on the South Lawn of the White House, Aug. 8, 2010 (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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Richard Foster, chief actuary of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services, summarized the projections of the annual Medicare Trustees Report at the American Enterprise Institute.

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Richard Foster, chief actuary of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services spoke at the American Enterprise institute about Medicare projections recently released in the annual Medicare Trustees Report.

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William Strauss, senior economist and economic advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago speaking at a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Economic Policy Subcommittee, regarding the state of manufacturing in the United States

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At a press conference after the Senate passed the Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentages which allows funding for States to prevent teachers, police, firefighters, and other public servants from getting laid off.

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At a press conference after the Senate passed the Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentages which allows funding for States to prevent teachers, police, firefighters, and other public servants from getting laid off.

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Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) speaking to reporters about a report they recently released, uncovering wasteful stimulus spending.

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Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) speaking to reporters about a report they recently released, uncovering wasteful stimulus spending.

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(From left to right) Ross Wilson Director of the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center at the Atlantic Council, Fuad Hussein Chief of Staff to President Masoud Barzini in the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq, and Falah Bakir Head of the Department of Foreign Relations in the Kurdistan Regional Government discuss challenges and future prospects in Iraw

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Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) speaks alongside members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus about immigration reform.

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