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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13:  Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) (C) answers reporters' questions during a news conference at the Republican Party Headquarters on Capitol Hill February 13, 2013 in Washington, DC. The House Republican leader squarely layed blame for the pending fiscal sequestration on President Barack Obama and said it was his and Senate Democrats who must avert the manditory spending cuts that will go into affect March 1.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) (C) answers reporters' questions during a news conference at the Republican Party Headquarters on Capitol Hill February 13, 2013 in Washington, DC. The House Republican leader squarely layed blame for the pending fiscal sequestration on President Barack Obama and said it was his and Senate Democrats who must avert the manditory spending cuts that will go into affect March 1. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)