U.S. President Barack Obama is pictured behind the Stanley Cup as he honors the NHL champions, the Pittsburgh Penguins, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, September 10, 2009. Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

U.S. President Barack Obama is pictured behind the Stanley Cup as he honors the NHL champions, the Pittsburgh Penguins, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, September 10, 2009.

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  3. 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.
  4. 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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  7. The Pittsburgh Penguins watch as their Stanley Cup banner is raised before their season opener NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers in Pittsburgh Friday, Oct. 2, 2009.
  8. The Pittsburgh Penguins watch as their Stanley Cup banner is raised before their season opener NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers in Pittsburgh Friday, Oct. 2, 2009.
  9. Pittsburgh Penguins fans watch highlights of the Penguins Stanley Cup playoff run before the raising of the Stanley Cup Championship banner at the Mellon Arena before a NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers in Pittsburgh Friday, Oct. 2, 2009.
  10. NHL's Montreal Canadiens defenseman Patrice Brisebois shows his Stanley Cup ring as he announces his retirement in Montreal September 24, 2009.
  11. Montreal Canadiens' Patrice Brisebois, wearing a Stanley Cup ring won in 1993 with the team, reacts as he announces his retirement from the NHL hockey team Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009, in Montreal.
  12. With a photo of the 1989 Calgary Flames Stanley Cup winning team behind him, Theoren Fleury talks to the media about his comeback attempt after NHL hockey camp fitness testing in Calgary, Alberta, on Saturday Sept. 12, 2009.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.

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