White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, left, talks to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, during the joint news conference between President Barack Obama, second from left, and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, left, Tuesday, June 16, 2009, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, left, talks to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, during the joint news conference between President Barack Obama, second from left, and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, left, Tuesday, June 16, 2009, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington.

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  1. South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak reacts during a meeting with Inter-American Development Bank President Luis Alberto Moreno at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on November 10, 2009. North Korea's military told South Korea to apologise for a 'grave armed provocation' after their navies exchanged fire near the disputed Yellow Sea border.
  2. A South Korean anti-war activist weard a carboard cut-out face of South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak during a rally near the US embassy in Seoul on November 3, 2009, denouncing Seoul's decision to send troops to Afghanistan. South Korea has decided to dispatch hundreds of troops to Afghanistan in support for the US efforts to help reconstruct the war-torn Middle country. Lee's speech bubble reads in Korean 'There could be deaths but no danger.'
  3. South Korean anti-war activists wear the masks of South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (L) and his US counterpart Barack Obama (R) during a rally near the US embassy in Seoul on November 3, 2009 denouncing Seoul's decision to send troops to Afghanistan. South Korea has decided to dispatch hundreds of troops to Afghanistan in support for the US efforts to help reconstruct the war-torn Middle country. Lee's speech bubble reads in Korean 'There could be deaths but no danger' (L) and Obama's bubble reads 'There was coercion but no pressure.
  4. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 26: Bulgarian Labor and Social Policy Minister Totyu Mladenov (L-first row) and Jeon Jae-Hee, Minister for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs of Korea, sign while Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov (L-back) and South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (R-back) observe the signing ceremony of the social security between Bulgaria and South Korea at the presidential Blue House on October 26, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea. Bulgaria and South Korea met to discuss economic exchanges and to strengthen bilateral relationships in trade, culture and diplomacy.
  5. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 26: Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov (L) talks with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (R) after the signing ceremony of the Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) between Bulgaria and South Korea at the presidential Blue House on October 26, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea. Bulgaria and South Korea met to discuss economic exchanges and to strengthen bilateral relationships in trade, culture and diplomacy.
  6. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 26: Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov (L) shake hands with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (R) after the signing ceremony of the Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) between Bulgaria and South Korea at the presidential Blue House on October 26, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea. Bulgaria and South Korea met to discuss economic exchanges and to strengthen bilateral relationships in trade, culture and diplomacy.
  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. National Security Advisor James L. Jones (L) talks with White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel (R) as US President Barack Obama meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, November 3, 2009.
  14. National Security Advisor James L. Jones (L) talks with White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel (R) as US President Barack Obama meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, November 3, 2009.
  15. PITTSBURGH - SEPTEMBER 25: U.S. President Barack Obama and his chief of staff Rahm Emanuel (L) speak prior to the plenary session of the G-20 summit on September 25, 2009 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Heads of state from the world's leading economic powers are meeting for the second day of the G-20 summit held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, aimed at promoting economic growth.
  16. US President Barack Obama (R) speaks with White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel (L) during the morning G-20 plenary session at the Pittsburgh Convention Center in Pittsburgh on September 25, 2009.

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