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+ <p>REP. MIKE PENCE (R-Ind.): We are pleased to have you return (inaudible) a year ago. House Republicans said then we would make you two promises. Number one, that most people in this room and their families would pray for you and your beautiful family just about every day for the four years. I want to assure you we're keeping that promise.</p>
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+ OBAMA: I appreciate that.
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+ PENCE: Number two, (inaudible) to you, Mr. President, was that door (ph) was always open. And we hope that by evidence of our invitation to you that we can demonstrate that (inaudible).
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+ Mr. President, (inaudible) us in this conference yesterday, on the way into Baltimore, stopped by the Salvation Army homeless facility here in Baltimore yesterday.
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+ But I had a conversation with little David Jr. and David Sr. And their families are struggling in this economy. His dad said words to me, Mr. President, that I'll never forget. About my age, and he said -- he said, &quot;Congressman, it's not like it was when we were coming up.&quot; He said, &quot;There's just no jobs.&quot;
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+ <!--
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+ var wp_content_id = 'AR2010012902724' ;
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+ var wp_page_name = 'wp - article - ' + wp_content_id + ' - Pence questions Obama at House GOP conference' ;
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+ // -->
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+ <!-- SiteCatalyst code version: H.7.Copyright 1997-2006 Omniture, Inc. More info available athttp://www.omniture.com -->
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+ <script language="JavaScript" src="http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/javascript/omniture/s_code.js"></script>
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+ <script language="JavaScript">
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+ if(typeof(wp_page_name) != "undefined" && (wp_page_name.indexOf("wp - rentals") != -1)) {
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+ wp_page_name = wp_page_name.replace("wp - rentals", "wp - realestate - rentals");
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+ }
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+ if(typeof(wp_hierarchy) != "undefined" && (wp_hierarchy.indexOf("rentals") == 0)) {
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+ wp_hierarchy = wp_hierarchy.replace("rentals", "realestate|rentals");
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+ wp_hierarchy = "realestate|realestate content|articles";
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+ } else if (typeof(wp_hierarchy) != "undefined" && ((wp_hierarchy =="realestate|linksets") || (wp_hierarchy =="realestate|own|linksets") || (wp_hierarchy =="realestate|dcarealiving|linksets") || (wp_hierarchy =="realestate|wherewelive|linksets"))) {
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+ wp_hierarchy = "realestate|realestate content|linksets";
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+ wp_hierarchy = wp_hierarchy.replace("buy", "realestate content");
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+ } else if (typeof(wp_hierarchy) != "undefined" && (wp_hierarchy =="realestate|front")) {
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+ wp_hierarchy = "realestate|realestate content|front";
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+ }
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+ if(typeof(wp_subsection) != "undefined" && (wp_subsection.indexOf("rentals") == 0)) {
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+ wp_subsection = wp_subsection.replace("rentals", "realestate - rentals");
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+ wp_subsection = "realestate - realestate content";
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+ }
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+ wp_channel = "realestate";
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+ //if (doc_url.indexOf("ac2/wp-dyn?")>0)
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+ }
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+
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+ if(typeof(wp_channel) != "undefined")
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+ s.channel=(wp_channel.indexOf("wp - ")>=0)?wp_channel:"wp - " + wp_channel;
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+ }
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+ s.channel=(wp_section.indexOf("wp - ")>=0)?wp_section.split('/')[0]:"wp - " + wp_section.split('/')[0];
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+ {
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+ s.channel=(wp_hierarchy.indexOf("wp - ")>=0)?wp_hierarchy.split('|')[0]:"wp - " + wp_hierarchy.split('|')[0];
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+ }
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+ else
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+ {
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+ s.channel="wp - nocategory";
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+ }
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+
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+ s.server="washingtonpost.com";
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+ if (typeof(wp_sectionfront) != "undefined")
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+ {
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+ wp_sectionfront=wp_sectionfront.toLowerCase();
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+ s.prop1=(wp_sectionfront.indexOf("wp - ")>=0||wp_sectionfront.length == 0)?wp_sectionfront:"wp - " + wp_sectionfront;
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+ {
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+ wp_subsection = wp_subsection.toLowerCase();
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+ s.prop2=(wp_subsection.indexOf("wp - ")>=0||wp_subsection.length == 0)?wp_subsection:"wp - " + wp_subsection;
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+ if (typeof(wp_content_type) != "undefined")
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+ {
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+ s.prop3=wp_content_type.toLowerCase();
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+ }
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+ if (typeof(wp_source) != "undefined")
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+ {
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+ s.prop4=wp_source.toLowerCase();
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+ }
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+ s.prop4="washingtonpost.com";
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+ if (typeof(wp_author) != "undefined")
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+ {
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+ s.prop5=wp_author.toLowerCase();
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+ }
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+ if (typeof(wp_search_keywords) != "undefined")
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+ {
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+ s.prop6=wp_search_keywords.toLowerCase();
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+ }
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+ if (typeof(wp_search_type) != "undefined")
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+ {
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+ s.prop7=wp_search_type.toLowerCase();
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+ s.prop8="";
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+ s.prop9="";
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+ s.prop10="";
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+ s.prop11="";
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+ s.prop12=wp_content_id;
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+ if ( typeof(wp_application) != "undefined" && wp_application )
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+ {
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+ if (typeof(wp_headline) != "undefined" && wp_content_id != "")
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+ {
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+ s.prop13=wp_headline + " - " + wp_content_id;
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+ if (typeof(wp_section) != "undefined" && wp_section == "interactivity")
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+ s.prop13 = "" ;
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+ }
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+ }
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+ if (typeof(wp_page_num) != "undefined")
973
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977
+ s.prop19="printed page";
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985
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986
+ }
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+ if (typeof(wp_topic) != "undefined")
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+ {
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+ s.prop24=wp_topic;
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+ }
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+ if (typeof(wp_blog_name) != "undefined")
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+ {
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+ {
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+ s.prop32=wp_application;
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+ {
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+ var fbusername = "anonymous";
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+ <!--/DO NOT REMOVE/-->
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