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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to workers at Newport News shipbuilding in Hampton, Virginia, Tuesday morning, February 26, 2013. Obama journeyed to military-rich Virginia Tuesday to prod Congress to halt looming across-the-board federal spending cuts, warning of the potential consequences on America's armed forces and economy. (Joseph C. Fudge/Newport News Daily Press/MCT)