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A secret service officer dusts off US President Barack Obama's bus in Davenport, Iowa, August 17, 2011, during the final day of his three-day bus tour in the Midwest centering on ways to grow the economy. Getty

US President Barack Obama (C) stands at the front of the bus as he departs the Whiteside County Fair in Morrison, Illinois, August 17, 2011, during the final day of his three-day bus tour in the Midwest centering on ways to grow the economy. Getty

U.S. President Barack Obama's bus motorcade travels down a highway from Minnesota to Iowa on his way to a town hall-style event at Seed Savers Exchange in Decorah, Iowa, August 15, 2011. Obama blasted Republicans over taxes on Monday as he launched a bus tour of the U.S. Midwest to tout his job-growth strategy and distance himself from anger toward Washington that could dent his 2012 re-election hopes. Reuters

President Barack Obama steps off of his bus as he stops for lunch at The Old market Deli, Monday, Aug. 15, 2011, in Cannon Falls, Minn., during his three-day economic bus tour. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) [The bus appears to be one of the two new armored vehicles purchased by the Secret Service. Note the thick ballistic glass of the door and the inside windshield.]

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President Barack Obama waves before boarding his bus after having lunch and greeting people at The Old Market Deli, Monday, Aug. 15, 2011, in Cannon Falls, Minn., during his three-day economic bus tour. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

President Barack Obama boards his bus after arriving at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, on Air Force One, seen reflected in the side of the bus, Monday, Aug. 15, 2011, in St. Paul, Minn., to start his three-day economic bus tour. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Secret Service stand watch next to US President Barack Obama's bus as he visits with people at the Coffee Mill in Zumbrota, Minnesota, August 15, 2011 during his three-day bus tour in the Midwest centering on ways to grow the economy. Getty

US President Barack Obama walks off Air force One as he arrives at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, Minnesota, August 15, 2011, where he is to begin his three-day bus tour in the Midwest centering on ways to grow the economy. Getty

US President Barack Obama (C) walks to his bus as he arrives in Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, Minnesota, August 15, 2011, where he is to begin his three-day bus tour in the Midwest centering on ways to grow the economy. Getty

US President Barack Obama (C) walks on the tarmac as he arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City on August 11, 2011 where he will be attending two Democratic National Committee events. Getty

President Barack Obama signs a copy of his book for one of the well wishers who came to greet him as he arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011, on his way to fundraisers in Manhattan. AP

President Barack Obama waves as he arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011, on his way to DNC fundraisers in Manhattan. AP [The Marine officer in the left background stands between the so-called "football" cases holding nuclear war codes which always accompany the president.]

Members of the US Secret Service Counter Assault Team (CAT) arrive at the Wall Street landing zone as US President Barack Obama prepares to land in Marine One in New York City on August 11, 2011 where he will be attending two Democratic National Committee events. Getty

US President Barack Obama shakes hands as he arrives at Gerald Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Michigan, August 11, 2011. Obama takes his fight against high unemployment on the road Thursday, highlighting a Michigan firm that makes batteries for hybrid vehicles to tout his green energy jobs plan. Obama will also attend two lucrative fundraisers in New York as he returns to filling his campaign coffers following a month-long showdown with Republicans over debt that pushed his 2012 reelection bid into the background. He will visit the Johnson Controls Inc.'s battery facility in Holland, Michigan, an area settled by 19th Century Dutch immigrants that boasts its own tulip festival, as he digs out of the worst period of his presidency. Getty

President Barack Obama is greeted on the tarmac as he arrives at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Mich., , Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd L) chats with campaign volunteers during a lunch August 10, 2011 at Ted's Bulletin in Washington, DC. Obama had lunch with campaign volunteers who were selected based on essays they wrote about organizing. Getty [Secret Service with "hands ready" in pink tie.]

President Barack Obama's motorcade travels to Ted's Bulletin in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011, where the president had lunch with campaign volunteers. AP

US President Barack Obama (L) speaks with Colonel Mark Camerer, the 436th Airlift Wing Commander, as he prepares to depart Dover Air Force Base August 9, 2011, after privately meeting with families of the 30 Americans that died in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. Getty

A U.S. Secret Service agent rides in a vehicle in the motorcade carrying U.S. President Barack Obama at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, August 9, 2011. Obama flew to a Delaware air force base on Tuesday to honor the return of the remains of 30 U.S. troops killed when Taliban insurgents shot down their helicopter in Afghanistan. Reuters

President Barack Obama climbs out of his motorcade vehicle to board Marine One helicopter, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011, at Dover Air Force Base, Del., en route to Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

President Barack Obama walks with Col. Mark Camerer, the 436th Airlift Wing Commander to his limousine after arriving Dover Air Force Base, Del., Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011. The President will meet privately with families of thirty Americans killed in an International Security Assistance Force helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

President Barack Obama walks with Col. Mark Camerer, the 436th Airlift Wing Commander upon his arrival at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011. The President will meet privately with families of thirty Americans killed in an International Security Assistance Force helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

President Barack Obama speaks about efforts to prepare veterans for the workforce, Friday, Aug. 5, 2011, at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington. AP

U.S. President Barack Obama greets supporters during a fundraiser at the Aragon Ballroom on August 3, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. The fundraiser, billed as a birthday celebration for the President who turns 50 years old tomorrow, featured entertainment by Herbie Hancock, Jennifer Hudson and others. Getty