Washington Photo Blog: Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009

A White House staff member arranges the pens President Obama used to sign the $787 billion economic stimulus bill  at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
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Anticipation

A man carries a life-size cardboard cutout of President Barack Obama in front of the Parliament prior to the President's arrival in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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