BOSTON - AUGUST 29: (L-R) Former President Bill Clinton, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former president George W. Bush, President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joseph Biden, his wife Jill Biden, former first lady Rosalynn Carter and former President Jimmy Carter wait for the services to begin at the funeral of U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help August 29, 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts. Kennedy, youngest sibling to brothers President John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy, died of brain cancer August 25. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 months ago

BOSTON - AUGUST 29: (L-R) Former President Bill Clinton, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former president George W. Bush, President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joseph Biden, his wife Jill Biden, former first lady Rosalynn Carter and former President Jimmy Carter wait for the services to begin at the funeral of U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help August 29, 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts. Kennedy, youngest sibling to brothers President John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy, died of brain cancer August 25.

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  1. Cuban musician Carlos Varela performs at the United Methodist Church, opposite the American University in Washington, in this picture taken and released December 3, 2009. Varela, barred from the United States by the Bush administration, performed in Washington on Thursday and had lunch with a White House official in a new sign of a thaw in U.S.-Cuba relations.
  2. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: Anti-war demonstrators dressed up as bloodied former Prime Minister Tony Blair (L), US President George Bush and Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) stand outside the Iraq Inquiry on November 24, 2009 in London. Chairman of the Iraq Inquiry Sir John Chilcot will lead a committee of Privy Counsellors who will consider the period from the summer of 2001 to the end of July 2009, embracing the run-up to the conflict in Iraq, the military action and its aftermath.
  3. Frances Townsend, former Assistant to US President George W. Bush for Homeland Security and Counter Terrorism testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, full committee hearing on 'The Fort Hood Attack: A Preliminary Assessment' on November 19, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The panel was investigating 'whether the federal agencies and employees involved missed signals or failed to connect the dots in a way that enabled Major Nidal Hasan to carry out his deadly plan.' Hasan has been charged in the deadly shooting spree in the Fort Hood army base which left 13 dead and 42 wounded on November 5.
  4. BERLIN - OCTOBER 31: German President Horst Koehler delivers a speech during a ceremony to commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wallin 1989 at Friedrichstadtpalast on October 31, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. The event organized by The Konrad Adenauer Foundation takes place under the motto: 'The Fall of the Wall and Reunification - the Victory of Freedom.' Bush, Gorbachev and Kohl played key roles as the peaceful revolution unfolded in East Germany in the autumn of 1989. Their cooperation would pave the way for German reunification in 1990.
  5. GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA - OCTOBER 28: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been reviewed by U.S. Military prior to transmission) An American guard walks along the exterior of a detainee camp at the U.S. military prison for 'enemy combatants' on October 28, 2009 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Although U.S. President Barack Obama pledged in his first executive order last January to close the infamous prison within a year's time, the government has been struggling to try the accused terrorists and to transfer them out ahead of the deadline. Military officials at the prison point to improved living standards and state of the art medical treatment available to detainees, but the facility's international reputation remains tied to the 'enhanced interrogation techniques' such as waterboarding employed under the Bush administration.
  6. HOUSTON - OCTOBER 25: Former US Presidents George W. Bush walks the sidelines before the game between the San Francisco 49ers and Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium on October 25, 2009 in Houston, Texas.

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  1. Villagers (top) watch over a surrounding wall former as US president Jimmy Carter (unseen) addresses volunteers at a ceremony held for 32 houses that are being built for poor families under the project Habitat for Humanity at Dong Xa village, northern province of Hai Duong on November 18, 2009. The Carters and nearly 3,000 volunteers from around the world are building and repairing some 166 homes in Thailand, Vietnam, China, Cambodia and Laos - all countries along the Mekong River.
  2. A villager (top) watches over a surrounding wall former as US president Jimmy Carter (unseen) addresses volunteers at a ceremony held for 32 houses that are being built for poor families under the project Habitat for Humanity at Dong Xa village, northern province of Hai Duong on November 18, 2009. The Carters and nearly 3,000 volunteers from around the world are building and repairing some 166 homes in Thailand, Vietnam, China, Cambodia and Laos - all countries along the Mekong River.
  3. Former US president Jimmy Carter (2nd R) and his wife Rosalynn (C-red jacket) shake hands with villagers as they visit some of 32 houses being built for poor families under the Habitat for Humanity project at Dong Xa, a village in the northern province of Hai Duong on November 18, 2009. The volunteers for Habitat for Humanity will build or repair 166 homes in Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam on the November 15-20 tour, the Atlanta-based Christian group said.
  4. Former US president Jimmy Carter (C) waves to volunteers at a welcoming ceremony during a visit to some of 32 houses being built for poor families under the Habitat for Humanity project at Dong Xa, a village in the northern province of Hai Duong on November 18, 2009. The volunteers for Habitat for Humanity will build or repair 166 homes in Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam on the November 15-20 tour, the Atlanta-based Christian group said.
  5. Former US president Jimmy Carter (L) and his wife Rosalynn are presented with flowers during a welcoming ceremony as they inspect some of the 32 houses being built for poor families under the Habitat for Humanity campaign at Dong Xa village, in the northern province of Hai Duong on November 18, 2009. The volunteers for Habitat for Humanity will build or repair 166 homes in Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam on the November 15-20 tour, the Atlanta-based Christian group said.
  6. Former US president Jimmy Carter (L) holds a flower next to his wife Rosalynn during a welcoming ceremony as they inspect some of the 32 houses being built for poor families under the Habitat for Humanity campaign at Dong Xa village, in the northern province of Hai Duong on November 18, 2009. The volunteers for Habitat for Humanity will build or repair 166 homes in Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam on the November 15-20 tour, the Atlanta-based Christian group said.
  7. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 03: U.S. Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks during the opening session of the administration's Jobs and Economic Growth Forum in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building December 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. The White House is billing the forum as is an opportunity for Obama and his economic team to hear from CEOs, small business owners, labor leaders and nonprofit heads about economic policy.
  8. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 03: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) speaks during the opening session of the administration's Jobs and Economic Growth Forum with Vice President Joe Biden in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building December 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. The White House is billing the forum as is an opportunity for Obama and his economic team to hear from CEOs, small business owners, labor leaders and nonprofit heads about economic policy.
  9. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 24: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) bows to members of the Indian delegation while waiting with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) and his wife Jill before a state arrival ceremony for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama in the East Room of the White House November 24, 2009 in Washington, DC. President Obama hosted Prime Minister Singh in the administration�s first state visit with an Oval Office meeting, a joint news conference and a state dinner.
  10. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: Dr. Jill Biden, wife of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, speaks 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.
  11. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 11: Doctor Jill Biden, wife of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, speaks during the ServiceNation launch of 'MISSION SERVE: Forging A Continuum Of Service' at George Washington University on November 11, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  12. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 11: Doctor Jill Biden, wife of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, speaks during the ServiceNation launch of 'MISSION SERVE: Forging A Continuum Of Service' at George Washington University on November 11, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  13. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), former Senator Edward William Brooke (R-MA), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senator John Kerry (D-MA) and Vicki Reggie Kennedy, wife of late Sen. Edward Kennedy, gather onstage after a ceremony to honor Brooke with the Congressional Gold Medal in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on October 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. Brooke, a two-term Republican senator from 1967-1979, was the first African-American elected to the senate by popular vote.
  14. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 09: Vicki Kennedy, wife of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA), waits for U.S. President Barack Obama to arrive for a joint session of the U.S. Congress at the U.S. Capitol September 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama was scheduled to address the joint session to urge passage of his national health care plan, the centerpiece of his domestic agenda.
  15. FILE -- In this Jan. 20, 2009 file photograph provided by Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., right, poses for a picture with his son, Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., at the inauguration of President Barack Obama at the Capitol in Washington. Congressman Kennedy took out a half-page ad inside front section of Sept. 6, 2009 edition of The Providence Journal thanking his Rhode Island constituents for their support and sympathy after his father's death.
  16. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 25: (L-R) Edward Kennedy Jr., Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Kara Kennedy, Sen. Paul G. Kirk Jr. (D-MA), Gail Kirk and Vice President Joseph Biden gather for a photo during a mock swearing-in ceremony at the US Capitol building on September 25, 2009 in Washington, DC. Senator Kirk, will fill the Senate seat of Sen. Ted Kennedy who died on August 25 of brain cancer.

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