PALO ALTO, CA - APRIL 21: San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (2R) and his wife Jennifer Siebel (2L) talk with Facebook Chief Privacy Officer Chris Kelly (R) and Facebook VP of Communications Elliot Schrage as they arrive at the Facebook headquarters April 21, 2009 in Palo Alto, California. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, announced today in a Twitter message that he is officially running for governor of California. Getty Images logo Getty Images 9 months ago

PALO ALTO, CA - APRIL 21: San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (2R) and his wife Jennifer Siebel (2L) talk with Facebook Chief Privacy Officer Chris Kelly (R) and Facebook VP of Communications Elliot Schrage as they arrive at the Facebook headquarters April 21, 2009 in Palo Alto, California. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, announced today in a Twitter message that he is officially running for governor of California.

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  2. Ottawa Senators' Chris Kelly, center, celebrates his first period goal with teammates Jarrko Ruutu, (73) of Finland, and Chris Neal (25) during an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. At left is Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury.
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  5. Boston Bruins center Vladimir Sobotka and Ottawa Senators center Chris Kelly (R) check one another in first period action during their NHL hockey game in Boston, Massachusetts November 28, 2009.
  6. MONTREAL- JANUARY 16: Chris Kelly #22 of the Ottawa Senators skates during the NHL game against the Montreal Canadiens on January 16, 2010 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Senators defeated the Canadiens 4-2.
  7. PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 24: Mayor of San Francisco Gavin Newsom attends the '8: The Mormon Proposition' during the 2010 Sundance Film Festival at Racquet Club on January 24, 2010 in Park City, Utah.
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  10. PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 24: Mayor of San Francisco Gavin Newsom attends the '8: The Mormon Proposition' during the 2010 Sundance Film Festival at Racquet Club on January 24, 2010 in Park City, Utah.
  11. SAN FRANCISCO - JANUARY 25: Homeless people set up camp under a freeway overpass January 25, 2010 in San Francisco, California. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced ambitious plans during his recent State of the City address to reduce the city's overall homeless population by one third and the street population by one half before being termed out of office in two years. Over 6,500 homeless people live on the streets and in shelters in San Francisco.
  12. SAN FRANCISCO - JANUARY 25: A homeless man named Joe hand rolls a cigarette while sitting under a freeway overpass January 25, 2010 in San Francisco, California. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced ambitious plans during his recent State of the City address to reduce the city's overall homeless population by one third and the street population by one half before being termed out of office in two years. Over 6,500 homeless people live on the streets and in shelters in San Francisco.
  13. Henio Zytomirski's Facebook profile picture, seen here, stands out from most, as the Jewish boy was killed in the Holocaust, and his 1939 photograph was probably the last one taken of him before he was killed by the Nazis. A group in his Polish hometown, Lublin, it is announced Thursday Feb. 4, 2010, is using the social networking site Facebook to breathe virtual life into Henio's stolen childhood and give people around the world the chance to get to connect to one of the 6 million Jews who perished at the hands of Nazi Germany. The Facebook memorial for Henio Zytomirski has nearly 3,000 friends.
  14. Director of Marketing Development, Facebook, USA, Randi Zuckerberg speaks during a social networking session at the opening day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday Jan. 27, 2010. Financial reforms, climate talks and Haiti's reconstruction are set to dominate the agenda of the world's elites heading up to the Swiss mountain resort of Davos this week for their annual meeting.
  15. MUNICH, GERMANY - JANUARY 26: Singer Donovan and Randi Zuckerberg of Facebook attend the Digital Life Design (DLD) conference at HVB Forum on January 26, 2010 in Munich, Germany. DLD brings together global leaders and creators from the digital world.
  16. MUNICH, GERMANY - JANUARY 26: Singer Donovan and Randi Zuckerberg of Facebook attend the Digital Life Design (DLD) conference at HVB Forum on January 26, 2010 in Munich, Germany. DLD brings together global leaders and creators from the digital world.

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