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WASHINGTON - MAY 12: Former US President Jimmy Carter smiles while participating in a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill May 12, 2009, in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony from the former president on US energy independence and security.

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  1. Villagers (top) watch over a surrounding wall former as US president Jimmy Carter (unseen) addresses volunteers at a ceremony held for 32 houses that are being built for poor families under the project Habitat for Humanity at Dong Xa village, northern province of Hai Duong on November 18, 2009. The Carters and nearly 3,000 volunteers from around the world are building and repairing some 166 homes in Thailand, Vietnam, China, Cambodia and Laos - all countries along the Mekong River.
  2. A villager (top) watches over a surrounding wall former as US president Jimmy Carter (unseen) addresses volunteers at a ceremony held for 32 houses that are being built for poor families under the project Habitat for Humanity at Dong Xa village, northern province of Hai Duong on November 18, 2009. The Carters and nearly 3,000 volunteers from around the world are building and repairing some 166 homes in Thailand, Vietnam, China, Cambodia and Laos - all countries along the Mekong River.
  3. Former US president Jimmy Carter (2nd R) and his wife Rosalynn (C-red jacket) shake hands with villagers as they visit some of 32 houses being built for poor families under the Habitat for Humanity project at Dong Xa, a village in the northern province of Hai Duong on November 18, 2009. The volunteers for Habitat for Humanity will build or repair 166 homes in Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam on the November 15-20 tour, the Atlanta-based Christian group said.
  4. Former US president Jimmy Carter (C) waves to volunteers at a welcoming ceremony during a visit to some of 32 houses being built for poor families under the Habitat for Humanity project at Dong Xa, a village in the northern province of Hai Duong on November 18, 2009. The volunteers for Habitat for Humanity will build or repair 166 homes in Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam on the November 15-20 tour, the Atlanta-based Christian group said.
  5. Former US president Jimmy Carter (L) and his wife Rosalynn are presented with flowers during a welcoming ceremony as they inspect some of the 32 houses being built for poor families under the Habitat for Humanity campaign at Dong Xa village, in the northern province of Hai Duong on November 18, 2009. The volunteers for Habitat for Humanity will build or repair 166 homes in Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam on the November 15-20 tour, the Atlanta-based Christian group said.
  6. Former US president Jimmy Carter (L) holds a flower next to his wife Rosalynn during a welcoming ceremony as they inspect some of the 32 houses being built for poor families under the Habitat for Humanity campaign at Dong Xa village, in the northern province of Hai Duong on November 18, 2009. The volunteers for Habitat for Humanity will build or repair 166 homes in Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam on the November 15-20 tour, the Atlanta-based Christian group said.
  7. Former US president Jimmy Carter (L) holds a flower next to his wife Rosalynn during a welcoming ceremony as they inspect some of the 32 houses being built for poor families under the Habitat for Humanity campaign at Dong Xa village, in the northern province of Hai Duong on November 18, 2009. The volunteers for Habitat for Humanity will build or repair 166 homes in Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam on the November 15-20 tour, the Atlanta-based Christian group said.
  8. Former US president Jimmy Carter (L) and his wife Rosalynn attend a welcoming ceremony during a visit to some of 32 houses being built for poor families under the Habitat for Humanity project at Dong Xa, a village in the northern province of Hai Duong on November 18, 2009. The volunteers for Habitat for Humanity will build or repair 166 homes in Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam on the November 15-20 tour, the Atlanta-based Christian group said.
  9. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: The Dalai Lama arrives for a meeting with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at the U.S. Capitol October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Dalai Lama has been in Washington meeting with members of the U.S. government for the past two days.
  10. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: The Dalai Lama arrives for a meeting with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at the U.S. Capitol October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Dalai Lama has been in Washington meeting with members of the U.S. government for the past two days.
  11. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) (L) questions witnesses during a hearing about Al-Qaeda and Afghanistan on Capitol Hill October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. On the eighth anniversary of the United States' invasion of Afghanistan, witnesses testified, and disagreed, about what affect a withdrawal of U.S. forces from that country would have on Al-Qaeda.
  12. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) (L) gavels in a hearing about Al-Qaeda and Afghanistan with ranking member Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) on Capitol Hill October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. On the eighth anniversary of the United States' invasion of Afghanistan, witnesses testified, and disagreed, about what affect a withdrawal of U.S. forces from that country would have on Al-Qaeda.
  13. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) (L) questions witnesses during a hearing about Al-Qaeda and Afghanistan on Capitol Hill October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. On the eighth anniversary of the United States' invasion of Afghanistan, witnesses testified, and disagreed, about what affect a withdrawal of U.S. forces from that country would have on Al-Qaeda.
  14. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) (L) questions witnesses during a hearing about Al-Qaeda and Afghanistan with ranking member Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) on Capitol Hill October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. On the eighth anniversary of the United States' invasion of Afghanistan, witnesses testified, and disagreed, about what affect a withdrawal of U.S. forces from that country would have on Al-Qaeda.
  15. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) (L) questions witnesses during a hearing about Al-Qaeda and Afghanistan on Capitol Hill October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. On the eighth anniversary of the United States' invasion of Afghanistan, witnesses testified, and disagreed, about what affect a withdrawal of U.S. forces from that country would have on Al-Qaeda.
  16. The Dalai Lama arrives for a meeting with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009.

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