Sec. of Energy Steven Chu arrives at the White House to attend a dinner hosted by President Obama, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009 in Washington. The National Governors Association is holding its winter meeting in Washington this weekend. AP Photo logo AP Photo 9 months ago

Sec. of Energy Steven Chu arrives at the White House to attend a dinner hosted by President Obama, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009 in Washington. The National Governors Association is holding its winter meeting in Washington this weekend.

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  1. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner hosts a small business forum in the Cash Room at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. More than 100 small business leaders and politicians were invited by the White House to participate in the small business financing forum.
  2. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: First lady Michelle Obama (L) and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet A. Napolitano (R) listen to Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine General James Cartwright (C) speak 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.
  3. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (R) talks with Small Business Administrator Karen Mills during a small business forum at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. More than 100 small business leaders and politicians were invited by the White House to participate in the small business financing forum.
  4. DENVER - NOVEMBER 16: First Lady Michelle Obama receives applause from students after arriving to South High School on November 16, 2009 in Denver, Colorado. She planned to share personal stories, discuss her career and answer student questions during the visit. The trip was part of the White House leadership and mentoring initiative, designed put students in touch with older students and adults who can serve as their mentors.
  5. Attendees listen as US President Barack Obama (front L) speaks during a town hall meeting at the Museum of Science and Technology in Shanghai, on November 16, 2009. The US leader, on the third leg of his debut tour of Asia, is to make brief remarks to an audience described by the White House as 'future Chinese leaders.' Obama enjoys great popularity in China, especially among the youth in the world's most populous nation of 1.3 billion people.
  6. US First Lady Michelle Obama greets attendees at an event on the difficulties older women face in the health insurance market in the East Room of the White House in Washington on November 13, 2009.
  7. US President Barack Obama walks out from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on November 12, 2009. Prior to his departure, Obama on Thursday announced a jobs forum to be held at the White House in December, as the United States struggles with a 10.2 percent unemployment rate.'In December, we'll be holding a forum at the White House on jobs and economic growth,' Obama said before departing on a trip to Asia.
  8. US President BarackObama makes a statement on the economy in the Diplomatic Room at the White House in Washington on November 12, 2009. Obama said Thursday he would discuss the need for a 'balanced' growth strategy with Asia-Pacific leaders at a weekend summit in Singapore.
  9. US President Barack Obama (L) and First Lady Michelle Obama (C) arrive to address the Fort Hood community at III Corps Headquarters at Fort Hood Army Base in Texas, November 10, 2009 during a memorial service for the soldiers and civilians killed on November 5, 2009. Obama said no faith could justify the Fort Hood rampage, in an address Tuesday memorializing victims of the accused gunman, Major Nidal Hasan, a devout Muslim.'It may be hard to comprehend the twisted logic that led to this tragedy,' Obama said in remarks to be delivered at a memorial service after last week's tragedy which were released by the White House.
  10. White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel addresses the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America in Washington on November 10, 2009. Emanuel stepped in to speak in replacement of US President Barack Obama who went to Fort Hood to meet with victims and families of last week's shooting at the army base.
  11. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves after addressing the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America in Washington on November 9, 2009. Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with US President Barack Obama later in the day. US President Barack Obama will hold rare closed-door talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, underscoring tensions between the two close allies as US efforts to revive Middle East peace talks flounder. The White House announced the meeting on November 8 in the evening, only after Netanyahu's arrival in Washington, where he will address a Jewish gathering, forcing Israeli official to deny that the last-minute invitation signals a snub to the hawkish premier.
  12. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 8: US President Barack Obama makes a statement in the Rose Garden of the White House November 8, 2009 in Washington, DC. In addition to commenting on recent parliamentary elections in Iraq; Obama spoke about the House of Representatives' late night vote to pass their version of healthcare reform legislation.
  13. President Barack Obama returns to the White House from Camp David with his family, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Washington. From left are Sasha Obama, Obama, Malia Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and mother-in-law Marian Robinson.
  14. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 7: U.S. President Barack Obama arrives to make a statement for the press in Rose Garden of the White House November 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. US President Barack Obama spoke about healthcare reform legislation after visiting the Capitol to make a final appeal to House Democrats to vote for a health-care bill. The House will start debates this afternoon on legislation aimed at guaranteeing near-universal access to health care and a vote is scheduled this evening.
  15. US President Barack Obama wlaks to the Oval Office from Marine One at the White House in Washington on November 6, 2009 after returning from a visit to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
  16. US President Barack Obama makes his way through the White House Colonnade to Marine One on the South Lawn in Washington on November 6, 2009 before taking off for a visit to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

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  1. U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu (C) listens to students Allison Kopf (L), Annessa Mattson (2ndL) and Tim Sennott (R) describe Team California's solar-powered house during the 2009 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon on the National Mall in Washington October 7, 2009.
  2. Energy Secretary Steven Chu, right, and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke leave the stage after a clean energy and climate change discussion with business leaders, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building across from the White House in Washington.
  3. Energy Secretary Steven Chu, right, and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke answer questions at a clean energy and climate change discussion with business leaders, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building across from the White House in Washington.
  4. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 22: Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (L) and Energy Secretary Steven Chu (R) participate in a roundtable discussion with executives at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building Room on September 22, 2009 in Washington, DC. Secretary Geithner hosted the discussion with executives of several renewable energy companies that received awards under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
  5. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 22: Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (L) and Energy Secretary Steven Chu (R) participate in a roundtable discussion with executives at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building Room on September 22, 2009 in Washington, DC. Secretary Geithner hosted the discussion with executives of several renewable energy companies that received awards under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
  6. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 22: Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (C) speaks while flanked by Energy Secretary Steven Chu (R) and Martha Wyrsch (L), President of Vestas Americas, during a roundtable discussion with executives at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building Room on September 22, 2009 in Washington, DC. Secretary Geithner hosted the discussion with executives of several renewable energy companies that received awards under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
  7. U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (L) greets U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ)(2nd L), House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH)(2nd R) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) after a meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House in Washington, October 6, 2009.
  8. L-R: House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-OH, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-MD, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, and Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain walk on a path on the North Lawn of the White House following a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  9. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, speaks to reporters as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, looks on in front of the West Wing after a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama Tuesday sat down with senior lawmakers driving a raging debate on US Afghan strategy, as he works towards a decision on whether to send thousands more troops to war. Democratic and Republican leaders plus top members of key congressional committees met the president at the White House touting sharply conflicting visions of the next steps in the unpopular eight-year US military operation. Obama is methodically working through an internal policy review after US commander General Stanley McChrystal warned the war could be lost within a year without more troops, and reportedly asked for 40,000 more men.
  10. House Minority Leader John Boehner (C), R-OH, chats with Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain (L), R-AZ, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, near the West Wing after a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama Tuesday sat down with senior lawmakers driving a raging debate on US Afghan strategy, as he works towards a decision on whether to send thousands more troops to war. Democratic and Republican leaders plus top members of key congressional committees met the president at the White House touting sharply conflicting visions of the next steps in the unpopular eight-year US military operation. Obama is methodically working through an internal policy review after US commander General Stanley McChrystal warned the war could be lost within a year without more troops, and reportedly asked for 40,000 more men.
  11. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 06: U.S Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (L) walk 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.
  12. U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) speak about their meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House in Washington, October 6, 2009.
  13. Indonesian activists wear masks featuring US President Barrack Obama (L), Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (2nd L), President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso(2nd R) and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd during a protest against biodiversity offset programs, in Jakarta on November 18, 2009. Scores of environment activists held a protest against the program of biodiversity offset as they believed that biodiversity offsets are conservation activities intended to compensate for the residual, unavoidable harm to biodiversity caused by development projects, and is not the real solution and will ruin ecological dignity of developing countries.
  14. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: In this photo illustration, a copy of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' sits on end on a display in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800-900 copies of the book which will go on sale tomorrow.
  15. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Gary Haynes (R) and Matt Cross (L) open boxes of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' as other books sit on a display in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800-900 copies of the book which will go on sale tomorrow.
  16. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Matt Cross (R) puts copies of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' on a display in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800-900 copies of the book which will go on sale tomorrow.

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  1. A Pakistani seller waits for customer beside his camels at a cattle market set up for the upcoming Muslims' festival Eid-ul-Adha, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009 in Lahore, Pakistan. Muslims all over the world celebrate the three-day festival Eid-ul-Adha, by sacrificing sheep, goats, cows and camels to commemorate the Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son, Ismail, on God's command.
  2. People visit a cattle market to by camels for the upcoming Muslims' festival Eid-ul-Adha, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009 in Lahore, Pakistan. Muslims all over the world celebrate the three-day festival Eid-ul-Adha, by sacrificing sheep, goats, cows and camels to commemorate the Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son, Ismail, on God's command.
  3. Children look at a tiger in its enclosure at the Belgrade Zoo November 22, 2009.
  4. DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 22: Lee Westwood of England walks from the green at the 17th hole with his caddie Billy Foster during the final round of the Dubai World Championship, on the Earth Course, Jumeirah Golf Estates on November 22, 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
  5. DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 22: Lee Westwood of England hits his second shot on the 16th hole during the final round of the Dubai World Championship and the Race To Dubai on the Earth Course, Jumeirah Golf Estates on November 22, 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
  6. DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 22: Lee Westwood of England raises the Race to Dubai Trophy after his victory in the final round of the Dubai World Championship, on the Earth Course, Jumeirah Golf Estates on November 22, 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
  7. Belgium's Deputy Prime Minister Guy Vanhengel of the Flemish Liberal party (Open VLD) leaves after a meeting with former Prime Minister Wilfried Martens in Brussels November 22, 2009. Martens was asked on Friday by King Albert II to lead negotiations aimed at facilitating the replacement of Herman Van Rompuy as Prime Minister. Van Rompuy was elected EU Council President on Thursday.
  8. DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 22: Geoff Ogilvy of Australia during the final round of the Dubai World Championship on the Earth Course, Jumeriah Golf Estates on November 22, 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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  10. DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 22: Lee Westwood of England walks to the green at the 18th hole with his caddie Billy Foster during the final round of the Dubai World Championship, on the Earth Course, Jumeirah Golf Estates on November 22, 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
  11. A three-year-old male white tiger named Khane is pictured through the bars as he looks out of its enclosure at the Belgrade Zoo November 22, 2009. According to conservation group WWF, there are about 4,000 tigers left in the world and they are considered an endangered species. White tigers are even rarer because they suffer from a genetic condition that strips their fur of the orange pigment, leaving the animal with snow white fur, black stripes and blue eyes.
  12. Lee Westwood of England watches his shot on the 18th hole during the final round of the Dubai World Championship European PGA golf tournament in Dubai November 22, 2009.
  13. A Pakistani seller feeds his cattle at a market set up for the upcoming Muslims' festival Eid-ul-Adha, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Muslims all over the world celebrate the three-day festival Eid-ul-Adha, by sacrificing sheep, goats, and cows to commemorate the Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son, Ismail, on God's command.
  14. Rescue workers seen near the site of Saturday's gas explosion at the state-run Xinxing mine in Hegang in China's Heilongjiang province on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. Rescuers worked in frigid cold to reach tens of miners trapped underground Sunday. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT.
  15. A Pakistani seller waits for customer at a cattle market set up for the upcoming Muslims' festival Eid-ul-Adha, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Muslims all over the world celebrate the three-day festival Eid-ul-Adha, by sacrificing sheep, goats, and cows to commemorate the Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son, Ismail, on God's command.
  16. People visit a cattle market to buy animal for the upcoming Muslims' festival Eid-ul-Adha, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Muslims all over the world celebrate the three-day festival Eid-ul-Adha, by sacrificing sheep, goats, and cows to commemorate the Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son, Ismail, on God's command.