Congress

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Chinese Health Minister Chen Zhu speaks during a press conference held for the National People's Congress at the media center in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 9, 2011. Top Chinese health officials have vowed to reduce the dependence of hospitals on drug sales for income _ a key problem that drives up health care costs. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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**FILE** A model of the Boeing 747-8 aircraft is on display at the Asian Aerospace Expo and Congress 2011 in Hong Kong on March 8, 2011. (Associated Press)

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Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi gives a press conference during the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday, March 7, 2011. Mr. Yang said there is now a positive atmosphere in relations with the United States following a rocky year in which the two countries feuded over issues ranging from Taiwan to Internet freedom. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, as Congress resumes work on a spending plan to avoid a government shutdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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President Obama, speaking at a news conference Tuesday, said he will push again for corporate tax increases that Congress failed to enact because "I continue to believe I'm right." (Associated Press)

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A 1903 advertisement provided by The Advertising Archives via Library of Congress shows a 1903 advertisement for La Parle Obesity Soap, that "never fails to reduce flesh" and was selling at a pricey-for-then $1 a bar. A look back at diet history shows what hasn't changed is the quest for an easy fix. (AP Photo/The Advertising Archives via Library of Congress)

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Rep. Lamar Smith says both sides are "big boys" who didn't need Congress to "referee every business dispute." (Associated Press)

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Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr. is calling for increased spending to protect members of Congress and their staffs following the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. (Associated Press)

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SOLIDARITY: Members of Congress and staffers gather outside the Capitol on Monday to observe a moment of silence for Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and other victims of the shooting rampage Saturday. (Associated Press)

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SOLIDARITY: Members of Congress and staffers gather outside the Capitol on Monday to observe a moment of silence for Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and other victims of the shooting rampage Saturday. (Associated Press)

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SOLIDARITY: Members of Congress and staffers gather outside the Capitol on Monday to observe a moment of silence for Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and other victims of the shooting rampage Saturday. (Associated Press)

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Incoming House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (right), Virginia Republican, and incoming House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, California Republican, look across the House floor during the first session of the 112th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011.

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HAMMER TIME: Newly installed House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, displays the parliamentary gavel that he will wield in the 112th Congress, which convened Wednesday. (Associated Press)

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Outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California hands the gavel to the new House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio during the first session of the 112th Congress, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California addresses the House after giving newly elected House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio the gavel during the first session of the 112th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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House Speaker-designate John Boehner of Ohio wipes away tears as he waits to receive the gavel from outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California during the first session of the 112th Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)