Obama hosts bi-partisan meeting on financial reform in Washington
President Barack Obama participates in a bipartisan Congressional Leadership meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on April 14, 2010. From left are Rep. Steny Hoyer, D MD, Rep. John A. Boehner,R OH Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D CA, President Obama. UPI/Dennis Brack/POOL
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Democrat after Democrat spoke Friday in a near-empty U.S. House chamber, criticizing Republican leaders for going into recess while major bills languish.
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