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This photo taken in June 2008 and provided by the University of Chicago shows Judge Diane Pamela Woods of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Wood is a possible nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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  1. Adam Green, Associate Professor of American History at the University of Chicago, speaks about "The Obama Era" at the Newseum in Washington, October 2, 2009. The speech was part of the First Draft of History event, held by the Atlantic Magazine and the Aspen Institute to bring together newsmakers, historians and journalists.
  2. Dr. Greg Zagaja, left, performs a robotic prostatectomy on a patient at University of Chicago Medical Center using a da Vinci Si robotics system, center, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009 in Chicago. A study, appearing in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association suggests the less-invasive keyhole surgery for prostate cancer may mean a higher risk for lasting incontinence and impotence when compared with traditional surgery.
  3. Dr. Greg Zagaja performs a robotic prostatectomy on a patient at University of Chicago Medical Center using a da Vinci Si robotics system, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009 in Chicago. A study, appearing in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association suggests the less-invasive keyhole surgery for prostate cancer may mean a higher risk for lasting incontinence and impotence when compared with traditional surgery.
  4. Dr. Greg Zagaja, center, prepares to perform a robotic prostatectomy on a patient at University of Chicago Medical Center using a da Vinci Si robotics system, left, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009 in Chicago. A study, appearing in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association suggests the less-invasive keyhole surgery for prostate cancer may mean a higher risk for lasting incontinence and impotence when compared with traditional surgery.
  5. Dr. Greg Zagaja prepares to perform a robotic prostatectomy on a patient at University of Chicago Medical Center using a da Vinci Si robotics system, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009 in Chicago. A study, appearing in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association suggests the less-invasive keyhole surgery for prostate cancer may mean a higher risk for lasting incontinence and impotence when compared with traditional surgery.
  6. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 08: (L-R) Kathy Miller, board member of the Vermont Grocers' Association; David Evans, lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School; Mark Caverly of the Credit Union National Association and the Electronic Payments Coalition; and Ed Mierzwinski, senior fellow in the U.S. PIRG Consumer Program, testify during a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill October 8, 2009 in Washington, DC. The hearing focused on the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 and the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act.
  7. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 08: (L-R) Kathy Miller, board member of the Vermont Grocers' Association; David Evans, lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School; and Mark Caverly of the Credit Union National Association and the Electronic Payments Coalition, testify during a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill October 8, 2009 in Washington, DC. The hearing focused on the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 and the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act.
  8. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 08: (L-R) Kathy Miller, board member of the Vermont Grocers' Association; David Evans, lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School; Mark Caverly of the Credit Union National Association and the Electronic Payments Coalition; Ed Mierzwinski, senior fellow in the U.S. PIRG Consumer Program; Ann Duplessis of Independent Community Bankers of America; Mallory Duncan of Merchants Payments Coalition, testify during a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill October 8, 2009 in Washington, DC. The hearing focused on the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 and the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act.
  9. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 08: (L-R) Kathy Miller, board member of the Vermont Grocers' Association; David Evans, lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School; Mark Caverly of the Credit Union National Association and the Electronic Payments Coalition; Ed Mierzwinski, senior fellow in the U.S. PIRG Consumer Program; Ann Duplessis of Independent Community Bankers of America; Mallory Duncan of Merchants Payments Coalition, testify during a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill October 8, 2009 in Washington, DC. The hearing focused on the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 and the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act.
  10. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 08: (L-R) Kathy Miller, board member of the Vermont Grocers' Association; David Evans, lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School; Mark Caverly of the Credit Union National Association and the Electronic Payments Coalition; Ed Mierzwinski, senior fellow in the U.S. PIRG Consumer Program; Ann Duplessis of Independent Community Bankers of America; Mallory Duncan of Merchants Payments Coalition, testify during a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill October 8, 2009 in Washington, DC. The hearing focused on the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 and the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act.
  11. President Barack Obama presents the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom to Dr. Janet Davison Rowley, M.D., who discovered the first consistent chromosome translocation in a human cancer, at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009. Rowley is the Blum Riese Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology and Human Genetics at the University of Chicago.
  12. President Barack Obama presents the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom to Dr. Janet Davison Rowley, M.D., who discovered the first consistent chromosome translocation in a human cancer, at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009. Rowley is the Blum Riese Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology and Human Genetics at the University of Chicago.

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  1. The individually painted dominos fall in front of Brandenburg Gate along the former route of the wall in Berlin on November 9, 2009, as part of the celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Some 1,000 giant dominos, many of them decorated by schoolchildren, will be toppled during the official ceremony in Berlin on November 9, 2009, the day of the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the wall.
  2. LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 09: Birmingham City Manager Alex McLeish looks on prior to the Barclays Premier League match between Liverpool and Birmingham City at Anfield on November 9, 2009 in Liverpool, England.
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  8. Residents wade through the Huiza river after the collapse of the Melara bridge in the coastal town of La Libertad, 45 km south of San Salvador, November 9, 2009. Hurricane Ida roared through the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, where important oil fields are located, after triggering floods and mudslides that killed 124 people in El Salvador. Ida was expected to weaken gradually on Monday as it heads toward some of the oil and gas production facilities in the central Gulf, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
  9. Benfica's Pablo Aimar (L) is challenged by Naval's Sekou Baradji during their Portuguese Premier League soccer match at Luz stadium in Lisbon November 9, 2009.
  10. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2nd R) meets with U.S. Senators including (L-R) Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Richard Lugar (R-IN) and John McCain (R-AZ) on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 9, 2009.
  11. Former Polish President Lech Walesa, right, pushes the first domino block on the corner of the Reichstag in Berlin Nov. 9, 2009, during the commemorations of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov.9, 1989.
  12. Former Polish President Lech Walesa, center, is hit by a cameraman on a vehicle after he pushed the first domino block on the corner of the Reichstag in Berlin, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, during the commemorations of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov.9, 1989.
  13. Fireworks are seen at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, during the commemorations of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov.9, 1989.
  14. Former Polish President Lech Walesa, center, is hit by a cameraman on a vehicle after he pushed the first domino block on the corner of the Reichstag in Berlin, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, during the commemorations of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov.9, 1989.
  15. Former Polish President Lech Walesa, right, pushes the first domino block on the corner of the Reichstag in Berlin Nov. 9, 2009, during the commemorations of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov.9, 1989.
  16. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and German President Horst Koehler, from left, pose for a group photo in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, during celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.