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U.S. Representatives Mike Pence, (R-IN) (right) and Jeff Flake, (R-AZ) leave the White House after meeting with President Bush on April 27, 2005. Bush met with several members of congress to talk about his Social Security agenda. (UPI Photo/Matthew Cavanaugh/Pool)

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