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    • BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18:  People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve. From Getty Images.

      BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve.

    • Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by Reuters.

      Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.

    • A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.

    • BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30:  A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej. From Getty Images.

      BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.

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    • An anti-goverment protester mans a barricade along the main highway to the Suvarnabhumi Airport  early Tuesday Dec. 2, 2008 in Bangkok Thailand. Anti-government protesters reinforced their siege of Bangkok's two airports Monday as the politically paralyzed country struggled with more than 300,000 stranded travelers. From AP Photo by Ed Wray.

      An anti-goverment protester mans a barricade along the main highway to the Suvarnabhumi Airport early Tuesday Dec. 2, 2008 in Bangkok Thailand. Anti-government protesters reinforced their siege of Bangkok's two airports Monday as the politically paralyzed country struggled with more than 300,000 stranded travelers.

    • Policemen block a member (C) from a progressive pro-unification group as an anti-North Korea group (unseen) prepares to release leaflets in Imjinkak pavilion near the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas in Paju, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul, December 2, 2008. An anti-North Korea group including former North Korean defectors living in the South demanded improvements of North Korea's human rights and the release of South Koreans abducted by the North. The group released anti-North Korean leaflets in a balloon towards the North on Tuesday as other protesters blocked them. North Korea has complained about the leaflets, threatened to attack the South and restricted entry to South Korean workers at an inter-Korean industrial enclave in the North. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Policemen block a member (C) from a progressive pro-unification group as an anti-North Korea group (unseen) prepares to release leaflets in Imjinkak pavilion near the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas in Paju, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul, December 2, 2008. An anti-North Korea group including former North Korean defectors living in the South demanded improvements of North Korea's human rights and the release of South Koreans abducted by the North. The group released anti-North Korean leaflets in a balloon towards the North on Tuesday as other protesters blocked them. North Korea has complained about the leaflets, threatened to attack the South and restricted entry to South Korean workers at an inter-Korean industrial enclave in the North.

    • Auctioneer Charles Leski inspects the 1948 'Baggy Green' cap worn by Australian cricketing legend Don Bradman in his last Test match and which is up for auction in Melbourne on December 2, 2008. The cap is to be auctioned on December 15 and is expected to fetch between 600-750,000 Australian dollars (390-487,000 USD).  It comes with a letter of authentication Bradman wrote to his godson who he gave the cap for his 12th birthday. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      Auctioneer Charles Leski inspects the 1948 'Baggy Green' cap worn by Australian cricketing legend Don Bradman in his last Test match and which is up for auction in Melbourne on December 2, 2008. The cap is to be auctioned on December 15 and is expected to fetch between 600-750,000 Australian dollars (390-487,000 USD). It comes with a letter of authentication Bradman wrote to his godson who he gave the cap for his 12th birthday.

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    • Chelsea Clinton (L) and former US President Bill Clinton watch as US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks at the National Building Museum in Washington June 7, 2008. Clinton endorsed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) to be the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate on Saturday and suspended her own White House bid less than a week after the Illinois senator secured enough support to win the nomination. Clinton's endorsement of Obama in a speech at the National Building Museum marked the beginning of efforts to reunite the Democratic Party after a long and divisive campaign battle that ended on Tuesday when Obama won the support of enough delegates to clinch the nomination. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Chelsea Clinton (L) and former US President Bill Clinton watch as US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks at the National Building Museum in Washington June 7, 2008. Clinton endorsed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) to be the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate on Saturday and suspended her own White House bid less than a week after the Illinois senator secured enough support to win the nomination. Clinton's endorsement of Obama in a speech at the National Building Museum marked the beginning of efforts to reunite the Democratic Party after a long and divisive campaign battle that ended on Tuesday when Obama won the support of enough delegates to clinch the nomination.

    • A tear runs down the face of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) as he speaks about his grandmother who died earlier on Monday, during a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina,  November 3, 2008. On the eve of Tuesday's U.S. presidential election, Obama's grandmother Madelyn Dunham died after a battle with cancer. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      A tear runs down the face of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) as he speaks about his grandmother who died earlier on Monday, during a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, November 3, 2008. On the eve of Tuesday's U.S. presidential election, Obama's grandmother Madelyn Dunham died after a battle with cancer.

    • U.S. Democratic presidential candidates Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) and Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) (R) share a hug at the conclusion of the CNN/Los Angeles Times Democratic presidential debate in Hollywood, California January 31, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      U.S. Democratic presidential candidates Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) and Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) (R) share a hug at the conclusion of the CNN/Los Angeles Times Democratic presidential debate in Hollywood, California January 31, 2008.

    • U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) (near) answers a question as Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) looks at him during their debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee October 7, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) (near) answers a question as Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) looks at him during their debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee October 7, 2008.

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The co-founder and chairman of Swatch Group Nicolas Hayek shows Breguet's famous watch, "Marie-Antoinette," during the Baselworld trade fair 2008, the leading event for the watch and jewellery industry, in Basel on April 4, 2008. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
8 months ago: The co-founder and chairman of Swatch Group Nicolas Hayek shows Breguet's famous watch, "Marie-Antoinette," during the Baselworld trade fair 2008, the leading event for the watch and jewellery industry, in Basel on April 4, 2008.
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  • In this photo provided by the L.A. Mayer Museum for Islamic Art Monday, Nov. 3, 2008, a gold and rock crystal pocket watch made for the French queen Marie Antoinette by the famed watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet, seen, one of the items returned after Israeli police detectives have cracked a legendary clock heist at a Jerusalem museum after a 25-year search. The 1983 theft saw 106 clocks worth millions of dollars disappear from the L.A. Mayer Museum for Islamic Art. From AP Photo by Avshalom Avital.
  • View of the "Love Temple" in the garden of the chateau of Versailles' Petit Trianon, which  used to be Marie Antoinette's refuge from the royalty, near the main castle in Versailles, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008 that reopens after a one-year, 5 millions euros (about US$ 7.3 million)  renovation funded by Swiss watchmakers Breguet. From AP Photo by FRANCOIS MORI.
  • View of the chateau of Versailles' Petit Trianon, which was Marie Antoinette's refuge from the royalty, near the main castle in Versailles, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008 that reopens after a one-year, 5 millions euros (about US$ 7,332 millions)  renovation funded by Swiss watchmakers Breguet. From AP Photo by FRANCOIS MORI.
  • View of French Pavillon next to the chateau of Versailles' Petit Trianon, which was Marie Antoinette's refuge from the royalty, near the main castle in Versailles, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008 that reopens after a one-year, 5 millions euros (about US$ 7,332 millions)  renovation funded by Swiss watchmakers Breguet. From AP Photo by FRANCOIS MORI.
  • View of the chateau of Versailles' Petit Trianon, which was Marie Antoinette's refuge from the royalty, near the main castle in Versailles, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008 that reopens after a one-year, 5 millions euros (about US$ 7,332 millions)  renovation funded by Swiss watchmakers Breguet. From AP Photo by FRANCOIS MORI.
  • View of the chateau of Versailles' Petit Trianon, which was Marie Antoinette's refuge from the royalty, near the main castle in Versailles, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008 that reopens after a one-year, 5 millions euros (about US$ 7,332 millions)  renovation funded by Swiss watchmakers Breguet. From AP Photo by FRANCOIS MORI.
  • A painting of "Marie Antoinette with the Rose" by Louise Elizabeth Vigee Le Brun is seen in the chateau of Versailles' Petit Trianon, which used to be her refuge from the royalty, near the main castle in Versailles, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008. The chateau will reopen Wednesday after a one-year, 5 million euro (US$ 7.3 million) renovation. From AP Photo by FRANCOIS MORI.
  • View of the French Pavillon next to the chateau of Versailles' Petit Trianon, which was Marie Antoinette's refuge from the royalty, near the main castle in Versailles, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008 that reopens after a one-year, 5 millions euros (about US$ 7,332 millions)  renovation funded by Swiss watchmakers Breguet. From AP Photo by FRANCOIS MORI.
  • Marie Antoinette's personnal belongings in the chateau of Versailles' Petit Trianon, which was her refuge from the royalty, near the main castle in Versailles, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008 that reopens after a one-year, 5 millions euros (about US$ 7,3 million)  renovation funded by Swiss watchmakers Breguet. From AP Photo by FRANCOIS MORI.
  • View of Marie Antoinette's bedroom in the chateau of Versailles' Petit Trianon, which was her refuge from the royalty, near the main castle in Versailles, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008 that reopens after a one-year, 5 millions euros (about US$ 7,332 millions)  renovation funded by Swiss watchmakers Breguet. From AP Photo by FRANCOIS MORI.
  • View of Marie Antoinette's interior in the chateau of Versailles' Petit Trianon, which was her refuge from the royalty, near the main castle in Versailles, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008 that reopens after a one-year, 5 millions euros (about US$ 7,332 millions)  renovation funded by Swiss watchmakers Breguet. From AP Photo by FRANCOIS MORI.
  • View of Marie Antoinette's sitting room in the chateau of Versailles' Petit Trianon, which was her refuge from the royalty, near the main castle in Versailles, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008 that reopens after a one-year, 5 millions euros (about US$ 7,332 millions)  renovation funded by Swiss watchmakers Breguet. From AP Photo by FRANCOIS MORI.
  • Swatch Group chairman and Swiss billionaire Nicolas Hayek displays a re-creation of a Breguet self-winding watch made for Marie Antoinette in the chateau of Versailles' Petit Trianon, near the main castle in Versailles, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008. The Petit Trianon reopens after a one-year, 5 millions euro (about US$ 7,3 million) renovation funded by Swiss watchmakers Breguet. From AP Photo by FRANCOIS MORI.
  • Swatch Group chairman and Swiss billionaire Nicolas Hayek, left, displays a re-creation of a Breguet self-winding watch made for Marie Antoinette, next to Versailles President Jean Jacques Aillagon in the chateau of Versailles' Petit Trianon, near the main castle in Versailles, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008. The Petit Trianon reopens after a one-year, 5 million euros (about US$ 7,332 million)  renovation funded by Swiss watchmakers Breguet. From AP Photo by FRANCOIS MORI.
  • A re-creation of a Breguet self-winding watch made for Marie Antoinette in the chateau of Versailles' Petit Trianon, near the main castle in Versailles, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008. The Petit Trianon reopens after a one-year, 5 millions euro (about US$ 7,3 million) renovation funded by Swiss watchmakers Breguet. From AP Photo by FRANCOIS MORI.
  • A replica of a dress worn by Marie Antoinette in the 18th century is exhibited at a gallery in Tokyo Friday, May 9, 2008. Noriko Unayama, shown in the photo, assistant manager of Maison des Musees de France, a gallery run by Japan's major printing company Dai Nippon Printing Co., said the dress is sewn with various types of printed papers to match closely to the original fabrics after studying her dresses drawn in paintings by using the company's latest printing technologies. From AP Photo by Itsuo Inouye.
  • The co-founder and chairman of Swatch Group Nicolas Hayek shows Breguet's famous watch, "Marie-Antoinette," during the Baselworld trade fair 2008, the leading event for the watch and jewellery industry, in Basel on April 4, 2008. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • The co-founder and chairman of Swatch Group Nicolas Hayek gives a press conference with the team who made the replica of Breguet's famous watch, "Marie-Antoinette," during the Baselworld trade fair 2008, the leading event for the watch and jewellery industry, in Basel on April 4, 2008. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • The co-founder and chairman of Swatch Group Nicolas Hayek shows Breguet's famous watch, "Marie-Antoinette," during the Baselworld trade fair 2008, the leading event for the watch and jewellery industry, in Basel on April 4, 2008. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • The co-founder and chairman of Swatch Group Nicolas Hayek shows Breguet's famous watch, "Marie-Antoinette," during the Baselworld trade fair 2008, the leading event for the watch and jewellery industry, in Basel on April 4, 2008. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Busts and portraits of Marie Antoinette are displayed at the Marie Antoinette exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris, Thursday March 13, 2008. Highlights of "Marie Antoinette," which opens Saturday March 15 at the Grand Palais, include the tragic queen's childhood sketches; the glamorous furniture and porcelain that she commissioned; her official portraits en famille; and revolutionary pamphlets portraying her as a sex-crazed monster. From AP Photo by REMY DE LA MAUVINIERE.
  • Members of the media view a painting of "Emperor Joseph II (of Austria) with Mars statue" as they visit the Marie Antoinette exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris, Thursday March 13, 2008. Highlights of "Marie Antoinette," which opens Saturday March 15 at the Grand Palais, include the tragic queen's childhood sketches; the glamorous furniture and porcelain that she commissioned; her official portraits en famille; and revolutionary pamphlets portraying her as a sex-crazed monster. From AP Photo by REMY DE LA MAUVINIERE.
  • Members of the media visit the Marie Antoinette exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris, Thursday March 13, 2008. Highlights of "Marie Antoinette," which opens Saturday March 15 at the Grand Palais, include the tragic queen's childhood sketches; the glamorous furniture and porcelain that she commissioned; her official portraits en famille; and revolutionary pamphlets portraying her as a sex-crazed monster. From AP Photo by REMY DE LA MAUVINIERE.
  • Members of the media visit the Marie Antoinette exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris, Thursday March 13, 2008. Highlights of "Marie Antoinette," which opens Saturday March 15 at the Grand Palais, include the tragic queen's childhood sketches; the glamorous furniture and porcelain that she commissioned; her official portraits en famille; and revolutionary pamphlets portraying her as a sex-crazed monster. From AP Photo by REMY DE LA MAUVINIERE.
  • Members of the media  portrait of Marie-Antoinette at the Marie Antoinette exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris, Thursday March 13, 2008. Highlights of "Marie Antoinette," which opens Saturday March 15 at the Grand Palais, include the tragic queen's childhood sketches; the glamorous furniture and porcelain that she commissioned; her official portraits en famille; and revolutionary pamphlets portraying her as a sex-crazed monster. Visible in background is a portrait of Marie  Antoinette by French artist Joseph Boze. From AP Photo by REMY DE LA MAUVINIERE.
  • A member of the media views a portrait of Marie-Antoinette at the Marie Antoinette exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris, Thursday March 13, 2008. Highlights of "Marie Antoinette," which opens Saturday March 15 at the Grand Palais, include the tragic queen's childhood sketches; the glamorous furniture and porcelain that she commissioned; her official portraits en famille; and revolutionary pamphlets portraying her as a sex-crazed monster. Visible in background is a portrait of Marie  Antoinette by Franz Xaver Wagenschon. From AP Photo by REMY DE LA MAUVINIERE.
  • A member of the media views a portrait of Marie-Antoinette by French artist Joseph Ducreux as he visits the Marie Antoinette exhibition at the Grand Palais museum in Paris, Thursday March 13, 2008. Highlights of "Marie Antoinette," which opens Saturday March 15 at the Grand Palais, include the tragic queen's childhood sketches; the glamorous furniture and porcelain that she commissioned; her official portraits en famille; and revolutionary pamphlets portraying her as a sex-crazed monster. From AP Photo by REMY DE LA MAUVINIERE.
  • Members of the media visit the Marie Antoinette exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris, Thursday March 13, 2008. Highlights of "Marie Antoinette," which opens Saturday March 15 at the Grand Palais, include the tragic queen's childhood sketches; the glamorous furniture and porcelain that she commissioned; her official portraits en famille; and revolutionary pamphlets portraying her as a sex-crazed monster. From AP Photo by REMY DE LA MAUVINIERE.
  • Volunteer Marie Antoinette Verviale, left, guides Michel Dietrich to touch a replica of a Louis XIV sculpture as part of an exhibition for blind and visually-impaired people at Louvre Museum  in Paris, Monday Feb. 18, 2008. The Louvre's Tactile Gallery is the only space in the Paris museum where visitors can touch the sculptures, with no guards or alarms to stop them. Its new exhibit there, targeted to the blind and children. From AP Photo by FRANCOIS MORI.
  • A picture taken 03 December 2007 shows a Christie's auction house employee modelling a pearl, diamond and ruby necklace entitled 'The Property of a Nobleman' in London. The necklace made up of pearls once owned by Marie Antoinette includes 21 graduated drop-shaped grey natural pearls, each suspended from an old-cut diamond collet surmount to the diamond ribbon which intertwines the ruby collar. The necklace has never been offered for sale before and the pearls have been in the same family for over 200 years. The necklace is estimated to fetch �350 000 - �400 000. (approx 500 000 - 572 000 euros/708 000 - 809 000 USD) at auction in London, 12 December 2007. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A file picture taken 27 September 2007 shows Christie's auction house employee Linda Pyke modelling a pearl, diamond and ruby necklace entitled 'The Property of a Nobleman' in London. The necklace made up of pearls once owned by Marie Antoinette includes 21 graduated drop-shaped grey natural pearls, each suspended from an old-cut diamond collet surmount to the diamond ribbon which intertwines the ruby collar. The necklace has never been offered for sale before and the pearls have been in the same family for over 200 years. The necklace is estimated to fetch �350 000 - �400 000. (approx 500 000 - 572 000 euros/708 000 - 809 000 USD) at auction in London, 12 December 2007. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A file picture taken 27 September 2007 shows Christie's auction house employee Linda Pyke modelling a pearl, diamond and ruby necklace entitled 'The Property of a Nobleman' in London. The necklace made up of pearls once owned by Marie Antoinette includes 21 graduated drop-shaped grey natural pearls, each suspended from an old-cut diamond collet surmount to the diamond ribbon which intertwines the ruby collar. The necklace has never been offered for sale before and the pearls have been in the same family for over 200 years. The necklace is estimated to fetch �350 000 - �400 000. (approx 500 000 - 572 000 euros/708 000 - 809 000 USD) at auction in London, 12 December 2007. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A file picture taken 27 September 2007 shows Christie's auction house employee Linda Pyke modelling a pearl, diamond and ruby necklace entitled 'The Property of a Nobleman' in London. The necklace made up of pearls once owned by Marie Antoinette includes 21 graduated drop-shaped grey natural pearls, each suspended from an old-cut diamond collet surmount to the diamond ribbon which intertwines the ruby collar. The necklace has never been offered for sale before and the pearls have been in the same family for over 200 years. The necklace is estimated to fetch �350 000 - �400 000. (approx 500 000 - 572 000 euros/708 000 - 809 000 USD) at auction in London, 12 December 2007. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • An auction house worker wears Marie Antoinette's pearls, a natural pearl, diamond and ruby necklace during a presentation for the upcoming auction in central London, Monday Dec. 3, 2007. The necklace is estimated to fetch 350,000-400,000 pounds ($US  720,000- 820,000). From AP Photo by Lefteris Pitarakis.
  • An auction house worker wears Marie Antoinette's pearls, a natural pearl, diamond and ruby necklace during a presentation for the upcoming auction in central London, Monday Dec. 3, 2007. The necklace is estimated to fetch some 350,000-400,000 pounds ($US 720,000- 820,000). From AP Photo by Lefteris Pitarakis.
  • An auction house worker wears Marie Antoinette's pearls, a natural pearl, diamond and ruby necklace during a presentation for the upcoming auction in central London,in this Dec. 3, 2007, file photo. The pearls purportedly belonging to Marie Antoinette failed to sell Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007, a disappointing fate for the centerpiece of the Christie's auction house's "Magnificent Jewels" sale. From AP Photo by Lefteris Pitarakis.
  • An auction house worker wears Marie Antoinette's pearls, a natural pearl, diamond and ruby necklace during a presentation for the upcoming auction in central London, Monday Dec. 3, 2007. The necklace is estimated to fetch  350,000-400,000  pounds ($US 720,000- 820,000). From AP Photo by Lefteris Pitarakis.


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Auctioneer Charles Leski inspects the 1948 'Baggy Green' cap worn by Australian cricketing legend Don Bradman in his last Test match and which is up for auction in Melbourne on December 2, 2008. The cap is to be auctioned on December 15 and is expected to fetch between 600-750,000 Australian dollars (390-487,000 USD).  It comes with a letter of authentication Bradman wrote to his godson who he gave the cap for his 12th birthday. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

Auctioneer Charles Leski inspects the 1948 'Baggy Green' cap worn by Australian cricketing legend Don Bradman in his last Test match and which is up for auction in Melbourne on December 2, 2008. The cap is to be auctioned on December 15 and is expected to fetch between 600-750,000 Australian dollars (390-487,000 USD). It comes with a letter of authentication Bradman wrote to his godson who he gave the cap for his 12th birthday.

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Auctioneer Charles Leski holds the 1948 'Baggy Green' cap worn by Australian cricketing legend Don Bradman in his last Test match and which is up for auction in Melbourne on December 2, 2008. The cap is to be auctioned on December 15 and is expected to fetch between 600-750,000 Australian dollars (390-487,000 USD).  It comes with a letter of authentication Bradman wrote to his godson who he gave the cap for his 12th birthday. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

Auctioneer Charles Leski holds the 1948 'Baggy Green' cap worn by Australian cricketing legend Don Bradman in his last Test match and which is up for auction in Melbourne on December 2, 2008. The cap is to be auctioned on December 15 and is expected to fetch between 600-750,000 Australian dollars (390-487,000 USD). It comes with a letter of authentication Bradman wrote to his godson who he gave the cap for his 12th birthday.

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A man and woman (below) walk past a Christmas tree in Sydney's central shopping mall on December 2, 2008. Australia's central bank slashed interest rates by 100 basis points on December 2, the latest in a series of aggressive cuts sparked by the global financial crisis. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

A man and woman (below) walk past a Christmas tree in Sydney's central shopping mall on December 2, 2008. Australia's central bank slashed interest rates by 100 basis points on December 2, the latest in a series of aggressive cuts sparked by the global financial crisis.

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Auctioneer Charles Leski inspects the 1948 'Baggy Green' cap worn by Australian cricketing legend Don Bradman in his last Test match and which is up for auction in Melbourne on December 2, 2008. The cap is to be auctioned on December 15 and is expected to fetch between 600-750,000 Australian dollars (390-487,000 USD).  It comes with a letter of authentication Bradman wrote to his godson who he gave the cap for his 12th birthday. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

Auctioneer Charles Leski inspects the 1948 'Baggy Green' cap worn by Australian cricketing legend Don Bradman in his last Test match and which is up for auction in Melbourne on December 2, 2008. The cap is to be auctioned on December 15 and is expected to fetch between 600-750,000 Australian dollars (390-487,000 USD). It comes with a letter of authentication Bradman wrote to his godson who he gave the cap for his 12th birthday.

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Reserve Bank of Australia signage is displayed in central Sydney on December 2, 2008. Australia's central bank slashed interest rates by 100 basis points on December 2, the latest in a series of aggressive cuts sparked by the global financial crisis. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

Reserve Bank of Australia signage is displayed in central Sydney on December 2, 2008. Australia's central bank slashed interest rates by 100 basis points on December 2, the latest in a series of aggressive cuts sparked by the global financial crisis.

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Two women (below) walk past the Reserve Bank of Australia in central Sydney on December 2, 2008. Australia's central bank slashed interest rates by 100 basis points on December 2, the latest in a series of aggressive cuts sparked by the global financial crisis. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

Two women (below) walk past the Reserve Bank of Australia in central Sydney on December 2, 2008. Australia's central bank slashed interest rates by 100 basis points on December 2, the latest in a series of aggressive cuts sparked by the global financial crisis.

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A businessman talks over his mobile phone in front ofa share prices board in Tokyo on December 2, 2008. Japan's share prices dropped 385.53 points to close at 8,011.69 points in the morning session of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, tracking heavy losses on Wall Street after official confirmation that the US is in recession. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

A businessman talks over his mobile phone in front ofa share prices board in Tokyo on December 2, 2008. Japan's share prices dropped 385.53 points to close at 8,011.69 points in the morning session of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, tracking heavy losses on Wall Street after official confirmation that the US is in recession.

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