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  1. US Senator John Kerry (2nd L), Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (2nd R), and Senator Joesph Lieberman (L) and Senator Richard Lugar hold a joint press conference following a meeting on global climate change, where they discussed the steps leading up to December�s international negotiations in Copenhagen, on November 10, 2009 at the US Capitol in Washington.
  2. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: (L-R) Senate Homeland Security Chairman Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA), United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and committee ranking member Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) hold a brief press conference after meeting at the U.S. Captiol November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Ban and the senators talked about what measures and actions the Senate may be willing to take before the climate change talks in Copenhagen in December.
  3. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: (L-R) Senate Homeland Security Chairman Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA), United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and committee ranking member Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) hold a brief press conference after meeting at the U.S. Captiol November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Ban and the senators talked about what measures and actions the Senate may be willing to take before the climate change talks in Copenhagen in December.
  4. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (C) joins Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) (L) and ranking member Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) for brief remarks and questions at the U.S. Capitol November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Ban and the senators talked about what measures and actions the Senate may be willing to take before the climate change talks in Copenhagen in December.
  5. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (L) makes brief remarks after meeting with Senate Foreign Relations Committee ranking member Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) (2nd L) and other committee members at the U.S. Capitol November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Ban and the senators talked about what measures and actions the Senate may be willing to take before the climate change talks in Copenhagen in December.
  6. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (C) makes brief remarks after meeting with Senate Homeland Security Chairman Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) and committee ranking member Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) at the U.S. Capitol November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Ban and the senators talked about what measures and actions the Senate may be willing to take before the climate change talks in Copenhagen in December.
  7. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI) (L) and ranking member Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) take questions from reporter during a news conference about the Department of Defense authorization bill at the U.S. Capitol October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The 2010 defense authorization bill includes $560 billion for a second engine for the F-35 warplane and a hate crimes amendment that McCain opposed.
  8. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Senate Armed Services Committee ranking member Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) attends a news conference about the 2010 defense authorization bill at the U.S. Capitol October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The defense authorization bill includes $560 billion for a second engine for the F-35 warplane and a hate crimes amendment that McCain opposed.
  9. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI) (L) listens to reporters' questions about the 2010 defense authorization bill with ranking member Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) at the U.S. Capitol October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The defense authorization bill includes $560 billion for a second engine for the F-35 warplane and a hate crimes amendment that McCain opposed.
  10. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI) (L) answers reporters' questions about the 2010 defense authorization bill with ranking member Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) at the U.S. Capitol October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The defense authorization bill includes $560 billion for a second engine for the F-35 warplane and a hate crimes amendment that McCain opposed.
  11. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Senate Armed Services Committee ranking member Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) (R) answers reporters' questions about the 2010 defense authorization bill with committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI) at the U.S. Capitol October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The defense authorization bill includes $560 billion for a second engine for the F-35 warplane and a hate crimes amendment that McCain opposed.
  12. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI) (L) makes a statement about the 2010 defense authorization bill as ranking member Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) take notes at the U.S. Capitol October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The defense authorization bill includes $560 billion for a second engine for the F-35 warplane and a hate crimes amendment that McCain opposed.
  13. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger addresses the Saban Forum in Jerusalem on November 15, 2009. The annual forum is organized by the Saban Center for research and analysis of the US policy in the Middle East.
  14. Former US President Bill Clinton addresses the Saban Forum in Jerusalem on November 15, 2009. The annual forum is organized by the Saban Center for research and analysis of the US policy in the Middle East.
  15. Former US President Bill Clinton speaks at the Saban Forum in Jerusalem on November 15, 2009. The annual forum is organized by the Saban Center for research and analysis of the US policy in the Middle East.
  16. Former US President Bill Clinton speaks at the Saban Forum in Jerusalem on November 15, 2009. The annual forum is organized by the Saban Center for research and analysis of the US policy in the Middle East.

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