British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) greets US Vice President Joe Biden as he addresses a Joint Session of the US Congress at the Capitol in Washington on March 4, 2009 making him the fifth British prime minister to do so. Brown on March 3 became the first European leader to meet with US President Barack Obama in the Oval Office where the new US leader assured him that ties between Washington and London were unbreakable. Getty Images logo Getty Images 9 months ago

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) greets US Vice President Joe Biden as he addresses a Joint Session of the US Congress at the Capitol in Washington on March 4, 2009 making him the fifth British prime minister to do so. Brown on March 3 became the first European leader to meet with US President Barack Obama in the Oval Office where the new US leader assured him that ties between Washington and London were unbreakable.

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  1. Protestors hold signs behind Richard Fuld, Chairman and Chief Executive of Lehman Brothers Holdings, as he takes his seat to testify at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the causes and effects of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy, on Capitol Hill in Washington, October 6, 2008. Fuld told Congress on Monday that U.S. banking regulators knew exactly how Lehman was pricing its distressed assets and about its liquidity in the months before its collapse. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst.
  2. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 19: Former Cuban political prisoners listen to testimony from witnesses during a hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the travel ban for U.S. citizens to Cuba on Capitol Hill November 19, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee heard from witnesses on both sides of the issue as Congress gears up for a battle over Cuba policy, with proponents saying they have their best chance in years of repealing the decades-old ban on U.S. tourist travel to the island.
  3. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 16: Activists protest in front of the DC office of Goldman Sachs November 16, 2009 in Washington, DC. The protest was held to 'demand an end to the Too Big To Fail doctrine, request that their projected $23 billion in bonuses and compensation go to foreclosure prevention programs, and call on Congress to take immediate action on reform.'
  4. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) prepares to testify before the Senate Budget Committee Capitol Hill November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Lieberman and bipartisan members of Congress were set to testifying about proposals for long-term fiscal stability in the wake of last year's financial meltdown.
  5. LAKEWOOD - NOVEMBER 09: Miguel Lopez, largely paralyzed from the chest down, lies in his bed at home on November 9, 2009 in Lakewood, Colorado. Lopez, a Mexican immigrant whose three children were born in the United States and are American citizens, broke his neck last summer while playing with his daughters on a backyard trampoline. Formerly a construction worker, Lopez had no health insurance when the accident occurred. Like millions of other immigrants, he would still not be covered under health care reform legislation in Congress. He receives home health care visits from Dominican Sisters Home Health Agency, a non-profit that performs some 25,000 home visits each year in the Denver area. It provides free home nursing care to patients with chronic diseases, helps them to better manage their disabling illnesses and provides custodial services with the aim of keeping patients in their homes and out of more expensive nursing home care.
  6. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 05: Fr. Norman Weslin (R) of Omaha, Nebraska, is dragged by U.S. Capitol Police after refusing to leave Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) office while demonstrating against the health care reform bill at the Cannon House Office Building November 5, 2009 in Washington, DC. The protesters were voicing their opposition to Congress' health care reform legislation, saying it supports government funding of abortion.
  7. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 04: Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) talks to reporters after announcing his sponsorhip of an ammendment to the House version of health reform legislation outside the Capitol November 4, 2009 in Washington, DC. The ammendment to the 'Affordable Health Care for America Act' would automatically enroll all members of Congress in the 'public option'.
  8. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 3: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (L) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) talk before a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill November 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany addressed the joint meeting of the US House of Representatives and Senate after meeting with President Barack Obama earlier in the day.
  9. US President Barack Obama listens to a translation during his meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, November 3, 2009. Merkel, in her first US trip since winning a second term in September, was to address the US Congress on the future of transatlantic ties and the demise of European communism, two decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
  10. ARLINGTON, VA - OCTOBER 30: Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano joins staff members and members of the U.S. Congress at the opening ceremony of the new U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team/National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center facility October 30, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. The center is designed to help protect the technical infrastructure of the United States.
  11. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: President Barack Obama signs the 'FY2010 National Defense Authorization Act' while surrounded by members of Congress, Chairman Of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen (L) and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (2nd L) October 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. The $681 billion U.S. defense budget bill provides for a 3.4 percent pay increase for members of the U.S. military.
  12. BOCA RATON, FL - OCTOBER 14: Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL) shares a laugh with reporters after holding a press conference to announce his plans to retire from the U.S. Congress on October 14, 2009 in Boca Raton, Florida. Eric Johnson, his chief of staff is seated at table. Wexler said he will become director of the Washington-based Center for Middle East Peace and Economic Cooperation.
  13. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 13: Senate Finance Committee member Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) (C) listens to debate before announcing her support for key health care reform legislation during a committee hearing on Capitol Hill October 13, 2009 in Washington, DC. Snowe, likely to be the only Republican on the committee to vote for the legislation, expressed reservations for the groundbreaking bill but said that her vote was to help move the process forward.'But when history calls, history calls and I happen to think that the consequences of inaction dictate the urgency of Congress to demonstrate its capacity to solve the monumental issues of our time,' she said.
  14. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 11: Activists march during a protest October 11, 2009 in Washington, DC. Activists gathered in DC to push President Barack Obama's administration and the U.S. Congress to live up to promises to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community to advance civil rights.
  15. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 09: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at an event in the East Room of the White House in support of a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency and urging Congress to act quickly on October 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Earlier in the day, Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
  16. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 06: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) walks away from reporters after talking outside the White House following a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama along with other members of Congress October 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama met with Congressional leadership and the chairs and ranking members of the relevant committees to discuss planning for Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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  1. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives to give a speech at a central London venue, October 12, 2009. Brown set out on Monday plans for asset sales to help rein in the budget deficit.
  2. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives to give a speech at a central London venue, October 12, 2009. Brown set out on Monday plans for asset sales to help rein in the budget deficit.
  3. LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 09: Prime Minister Gordon shakes hands with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani ahead of their meeting, in Downing Street on October 9, 2009 in London. Later Prime Minister Brown will attend a service of thanksgiving honouring UK armed forces and civilians who served and died in the Iraq war.
  4. LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 09: Prime Minister Gordon stands Iraqi President Jalal Talabani ahead of their meeting, in Downing Street on October 9, 2009 in London. Later Prime Minister Brown will attend a service of thanksgiving honouring UK armed forces and civilians who served and died in the Iraq war.
  5. LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 09: Prime Minister Gordon walks past Number 10 in Downing Street on October 9, 2009 in London. Prime Minister Brown will attend a service of thanksgiving honouring UK armed forces and civilians who served and died in the Iraq war.
  6. LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 09: Prime Minister Gordon (L) walks with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani from Downing Street on October 9, 2009 in London. Later Prime Minister Brown will attend a service of thanksgiving honouring UK armed forces and civilians who served and died in the Iraq war.
  7. US President Barack Obama signs the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 as US Defense Secretary Robert Gates (L) and members of the US Congress look on October 28, 2009 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC.
  8. Pakistani Shiite Muslims carry a burning US flag as they shout slogans during a protest against the US Kerry-Lugar Bill in Karachi on October 9, 2009. Pakistan's parliament resumed debate on a massive US aid package after rifts opened up between the military and the government over strings attached to the funding. In an unusual public statement late October 7, top military commanders including the army chief said they had 'serious concerns' about the bill, which hinges some aid on hard-up Pakistan's efforts to battle Islamist extremism. US Congress last week voted to triple aid to Pakistan to 7.5 billion dollars over the next five years, part of US President Barack Obama's plan to battle militancy through development and fostering democratic institutions.
  9. A Pakistani Shiite Muslim man torches an US flag during a protest against the US Kerry-Lugar Bill in Karachi on October 9, 2009. Pakistan's parliament resumed debate on a massive US aid package after rifts opened up between the military and the government over strings attached to the funding. In an unusual public statement late October 7, top military commanders including the army chief said they had 'serious concerns' about the bill, which hinges some aid on hard-up Pakistan's efforts to battle Islamist extremism. US Congress last week voted to triple aid to Pakistan to 7.5 billion dollars over the next five years, part of US President Barack Obama's plan to battle militancy through development and fostering democratic institutions.
  10. A Pakistani Shiite Muslim man carries a burning US flag during a protest against the US Kerry-Lugar Bill in Karachi on October 9, 2009. Pakistan's parliament resumed debate on a massive US aid package after rifts opened up between the military and the government over strings attached to the funding. In an unusual public statement late October 7, top military commanders including the army chief said they had 'serious concerns' about the bill, which hinges some aid on hard-up Pakistan's efforts to battle Islamist extremism. US Congress last week voted to triple aid to Pakistan to 7.5 billion dollars over the next five years, part of US President Barack Obama's plan to battle militancy through development and fostering democratic institutions.
  11. The seat of US Representative Joe Wilson, Republican of South Carolina, remains empty on September 10, 2009 at the Congressional Oversight Committee at the US Capitol. Wilson yelled 'You lie' at US President Barack Obama on September 9 during his speech to the US Congress. Wilson has apologized for the remark.
  12. Vice President Joe Biden (L) talks with U.S. Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) (Top R) and U.S. Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) (Front R) before the start of U.S. President Barack Obama's health care reform speech to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 9, 2009.
  13. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 24: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) bows to members of the Indian delegation while waiting with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) and his wife Jill before a state arrival ceremony for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama in the East Room of the White House November 24, 2009 in Washington, DC. President Obama hosted Prime Minister Singh in the administration�s first state visit with an Oval Office meeting, a joint news conference and a state dinner.
  14. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: Dr. Jill Biden, wife of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, speaks in the East Room of the White House November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. First lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden hosted women of the U.S. military for tea.
  15. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 11: Doctor Jill Biden, wife of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, speaks during the ServiceNation launch of 'MISSION SERVE: Forging A Continuum Of Service' at George Washington University on November 11, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  16. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 11: Doctor Jill Biden, wife of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, speaks during the ServiceNation launch of 'MISSION SERVE: Forging A Continuum Of Service' at George Washington University on November 11, 2009 in Washington, DC.

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