U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) and Iraq's prime minister Nuri al-Maliki (L) hold a joint conference at the U.S. State Department in Washington October 19, 2009. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) and Iraq's prime minister Nuri al-Maliki (L) hold a joint conference at the U.S. State Department in Washington October 19, 2009.

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  1. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at his office in the heavily protected Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. Al-Maliki warned that a dispute over an election law that could delay a national vote was a threat to security, but said there was no need for American troops to delay their timetable for withdrawal from the country.

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  1. In this handout photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, right, talks with the newly appointed Dutch Ambassador to Iraq Peter Van Leuven, left, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009.
  2. Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) receives the new Dutch Ambassador to Iraq Peter Van Leuven (L) in Baghdad November 1, 2009.
  3. In this handout photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, right, meets with UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez-Taranco left, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. Special U.N. envoy Oscar Fernandez-Taranco appointed to look into the August bombings of two ministries in Baghdad met on Monday with senior Iraqi officials to discuss the blasts. The meeting comes a week after twin suicide car bombs devastated three other government buildings in the Iraqi capital.
  4. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki sits alone during a parade in central Baghdad on August 28, 2009.
  5. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki sits alone during a parade in central Baghdad on August 28, 2009.
  6. Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (C) observes a moment of silence for the victims of Sunday's suicide bombings at the Justice Ministry and the Baghdad provincial government building, in Baghdad October 26, 2009.
  7. BEIJING - NOVEMBER 18: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (2nd R) reacts during a breakfast meeting with Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo (2nd L) held at a hotel November 18, 2009 in Beijing, China. U.S. President Barack Obama is on an official nine-day, four nation, Asia tour during which he has visited Japan and attended the APEC Summit in Singapore before heading to China. Following his visit to China, where he is expected to discuss the economy, trade and climate change, he will head to South Korea.
  8. BEIJING - NOVEMBER 18: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham (C) arrives at a breakfast meeting with Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo, (unseen) at a hotel November 18, 2009 in Beijing, China. U.S. President Barack Obama is on an official nine-day, four nation, Asia tour during which he has visited Japan and attended the APEC Summit in Singapore before heading to China. Following his visit to China, where he is expected to discuss the economy, trade and climate change, he will head to South Korea.
  9. BEIJING - NOVEMBER 18: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (L) is shown to a breakfast meeting by Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo at a hotel November 18, 2009 in Beijing, China. U.S. President Barack Obama is on an official nine-day, four nation, Asia tour during which he has visited Japan and attended the APEC Summit in Singapore before heading to China. Following his visit to China, where he is expected to discuss the economy, trade and climate change, he will head to South Korea.
  10. BEIJING - NOVEMBER 18: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks near U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell (L) during a breakfast meeting with Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo at a hotel November 18, 2009 in Beijing, China. U.S. President Barack Obama is on an official nine-day, four nation, Asia tour during which he has visited Japan and attended the APEC Summit in Singapore before heading to China. Following his visit to China, where he is expected to discuss the economy, trade and climate change, he will head to South Korea.
  11. BEIJING - NOVEMBER 18: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (C) shakes hand with Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo during a breakfast meeting held at a hotel November 18, 2009 in Beijing, China. Seen in the background are U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman (3rd R) and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell (5th R). U.S. President Barack Obama is on an official nine-day, four nation, Asia tour during which he has visited Japan and attended the APEC Summit in Singapore before heading to China. Following his visit to China, where he is expected to discuss the economy, trade and climate change, he will head to South Korea.
  12. US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton (R) chats with Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) at the start of a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People on November 17, 2009 in Beijing. US President Obama and China's Hu Jintao pledged to apply their joint political might to the world's toughest problems, but friction was evident on Tibet, economics and Iran.
  13. (L-R) Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya's delegate, Mayra Mejia, US ambassador in Honduras, Hugo Llorens, US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Thomas Shannon, senior adviser on Latin America, Dan Restrepo, US State Department representative, Craig Kelly, de facto Honduran President Roberto Micheletti's delegates, Armando Aguilar and Vilma Morales, meet in a new push to end the crisis set off four months ago in Tegucigalpa, on October 29, 2009.
  14. (L-R) Ousted President Manuel Zelaya's delegate, Mayra Mejia, US ambassador in Honduras, Hugo Llorens, US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Thomas Shannon, senior adviser on Latin America, Dan Restrepo, US State Department representative, Craig Kelly, de facto Honduran President Roberto Micheletti's delegates, Armando Aguilar and Vilma Morales, meet in a new push to end the crisis set off four months ago in Tegucigalpa, on October 29, 2009.
  15. US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon (L) waits as US ambassador to Honduras, Hugo Llorens, speaks during a press conference at the US embassy in Tegucigalpa, on October 29, 2009. Shannon along with senior adviser on Latin America, Dan Restrepo and representative of the US State Department Craig Kelly visit Honduras in a new push to end the crisis set off by the ouster of President Zelaya exactly four months ago.
  16. US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon (L), senior adviser on Latin America, Dan Restrepo (C) and US ambassador in Honduras Hugo Llorens (R) leave the Brazilian Embassy after a meeting with deposed president Manuel Zelaya in Tegucigalpa, on October 28, 2009. Shannon, Restrepo and representatives of the US State Department Craig Kelly are visiting Honduras in a new push to end the crisis set off by the ouster of Zelaya exactly four months ago.

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  2. The statue of the Virgin of Caacupe is seen during mass in the Caacupe cathedral December 8, 2009. Christians from all over Paraguay and neighbouring countries visited the cathedral over the weekend on an annual pilgrimage to pay tribute to the statue of the Virgin of Caacupe and to pray for jobs and good health in the coming year.
  3. ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 08: Ricky Ponting of Australia is bowled by Ravi Rampaul of the West Indies during day five of the Second Test match between Australia and the West Indies at Adelaide Oval on December 8, 2009 in Adelaide, Australia.
  4. NEW YORK - DECEMBER 07: Brandon Roy #7 of the Portland Trail Blazers drives to the basket against Larry Hughes #0 of the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on December 7, 2009 in New York, New York.
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