CHICAGO - DECEMBER 01: President-elect Barack Obama (R) introduces members of his National Security Team during a press conference as Vice-President-elect Joe Biden listens at the Hilton Hotel December 01, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. Members of the National Security Team named by Obama at the press conference include Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) as his choice for secretary of state, Washington attorney Eric Holder as attorney general, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano as his choice for homeland security, Robert Gates will remain as defense secretary. Retired Marine Gen. James L. Jones was selected for the position of national security adviser and Susan Rice as U.N. ambassador. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

CHICAGO - DECEMBER 01: President-elect Barack Obama (R) introduces members of his National Security Team during a press conference as Vice-President-elect Joe Biden listens at the Hilton Hotel December 01, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. Members of the National Security Team named by Obama at the press conference include Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) as his choice for secretary of state, Washington attorney Eric Holder as attorney general, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano as his choice for homeland security, Robert Gates will remain as defense secretary. Retired Marine Gen. James L. Jones was selected for the position of national security adviser and Susan Rice as U.N. ambassador.

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  5. US President Barack Obama (C) shakes hands with residents as he and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive at Fort McNair in Washington, DC, on July 4, 2009 upon their return from Camp David.
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  7. BAGHDAD - JULY 3: In this handout made available by the Iraqi Prime Minister's office, US Vice President Joseph Biden (L) listens on during a joint press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on July 03, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq. This is Bidden's first trip to Iraq as Vice President and comes days after US forces pulled out from Iraq's cities.
  8. In this handout made available by the Iraqi Prime Minister's office late July 03, 2009, US Vice President Joseph Biden (L) listens on during a joint press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Baghdad. A fiery protest marked the start of Biden's visit to Iraq, with supporters of the Shiite anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr burning the Stars and Stripes.
  9. U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, left, and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, arrive at a joint news conference in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 3, 2009. Biden made his first visit to Iraq after being appointed to oversee the administration's Iraq policy. Biden's arrival late Thursday came just came days after all U.S. combat troops were pulled out of Iraq's cities and towns on June 30, part of a security agreement that will see all American soldiers out of the country by the end of 2011.
  10. U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden (L) and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki meet in Baghdad July 3, 2009.
  11. U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden (L) and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki arrive at a joint news conference in Baghdad July 3, 2009.
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  14. US Attorney General Eric Holder (R) talks with Committee Chairman Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) before he testifies at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 on June 25, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
  15. Attorney General Eric Holder, right, talks with Senate Judiciary Committee members, from left, Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and committee chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 25, 2009, prior to testifying before the committee's hearing on hate crimes legislation.
  16. Attorney General Eric Holder, left, talks with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 25, 2009, prior to Holder testifying before the committee's hearing hate crimes legislation.

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