President Bush, center, accompanied by members of the House Republican leadership, makes a statement on the North Portico of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007, after their meeting. With From left are, Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., House Minority Whip Roy Blunt of Mo., the president, House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio and Rep. Adam Putnam, R-Fla.  (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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