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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio arrives for a closed-door meeting with House Republicans, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio arrives for a closed-door meeting with House Republicans, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)