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  1. William Safire receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S. President George W. Bush (R) in the East Room of the White House in Washington, December 15, 2006. Safire, the former Richard Nixon speechwriter who went on to become known for his columns on politics and language in The New York Times, has died, the newspaper said on Sunday. Safire, who was 79, died at a hospice in Rockville, Maryland, the Times said. An aide to Safire said he had suffered from cancer.
  2. Former President George W. Bush, right, and wife, Laura Bush, stand during the playing of the National Anthem, before the announcement of a community service project called Service Learning Adventures in North Texas, or "SLANT 45," at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.
  3. Muntazer al-Zaidi (C), the Iraqi television reporter jailed for throwing his shoes at former US president George W. Bush, wears a new pair of leather shoes as he arrives to give a press conference following his release at the al-Baghdadia offices in the capital Baghdad on September 15, 2009. Zaidi was released after a nine-month stint in prison.
  4. Muntazer al-Zaidi, the Iraqi television reporter jailed for throwing his shoes at former US president George W. Bush, gives a press conference at the al-Baghdadia offices in the capital Baghdad on September 15, 2009. Zaidi was released after a nine-month stint in prison.
  5. The Iraqi flag is seen in the background as Muntazer al-Zaidi (L), the Iraqi television reporter jailed for throwing his shoes at former US president George W. Bush, arrives to give a press conference following his release at the al-Baghdadia offices in the capital Baghdad on September 15, 2009. Zaidi was released after a nine-month stint in prison.
  6. Muntazer al-Zaidi (C), the Iraqi television reporter jailed for throwing his shoes at former US president George W. Bush, wears a new pair of leather shoes as he arrives to give a press conference following his release at the al-Baghdadia offices in the capital Baghdad on September 15, 2009. Zaidi was released after a nine-month stint in prison.
  7. Muntazer al-Zaidi, the Iraqi television reporter jailed for throwing his shoes at former US president George W. Bush, gives a press conference at the al-Baghdadia offices in the capital Baghdad on September 15, 2009. Zaidi was released after a nine-month stint in prison.
  8. Muntazer al-Zaidi, the Iraqi television reporter jailed for throwing his shoes at former US president George W. Bush, arrives at a press conference following his release at the al-Baghdadia offices in the capital Baghdad on September 15, 2009. Zaidi was released after a nine-month stint in prison.
  9. A worker drives a Caterpillar tractor near a construction site in Gilbert, Arizona October 20, 2009. Caterpillar Inc reported stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings on Tuesday and raised its full-year forecast, hailing what it said were growing signs of a global economic rebound and sending its shares up more than 4 percent. The company, the world's largest maker of earth-moving equipment, also gave investors a first glimpse of 2010, saying it expects sales next year to rise 10 percent to 25 percent from this year's range of $32 billion to $33 billion.
  10. Pictured here is the corporate headquarters of Caterpillar Inc. Peoria's main employer, Caterpillar Inc., has laid off, bought out or retired about 34,000 workers globally over the past year as demand for its earth-moving equipment declined along with economic growth. Yet the city, three hours south of Chicago, is not suffering the same fate as other manufacturing towns in the U.S. "Rust Belt", like Detroit and Elkhart, Indiana, which have been hit hard along with their leading employers. Picture taken August 5, 2009.
  11. Pictured here is the corporate headquarters of Caterpillar Inc. Peoria's main employer, Caterpillar Inc., has laid off, bought out or retired about 34,000 workers globally over the past year as demand for its earth-moving equipment declined along with economic growth. Yet the city, three hours south of Chicago, is not suffering the same fate as other manufacturing towns in the U.S. "Rust Belt", like Detroit and Elkhart, Indiana, which have been hit hard along with their leading employers. Picture taken August 5, 2009.
  12. Caterpillar engineers Josh Crow (R), Derek Samsel (L) and Madan Jalla (C) check over the new electric drive power train simulator located at Caterpillar's Product Development Center of Excellence in Mossville, Illinois August 5, 2009. Nearby Peoria's main employer, Caterpillar Inc. has laid off, bought out or retired about 34,000 workers globally over the past year as demand for its earth-moving equipment declined along with economic growth. Picture taken August 5, 2009.
  13. Caterpillar engineer Josh Crow works from the control room to monitor the test of the new electric drive power train simulator located at Caterpillar's Product Development Center of Excellence in Mossville, Illinois August 5, 2009. Nearby Peoria's main employer, Caterpillar Inc. has laid off, bought out or retired about 34,000 workers globally over the past year as demand for its earth-moving equipment declined along with economic growth.
  14. Caterpillar engineers Josh Crow (L), Derek Samsel (C) and Madan Jalla (R) work from the control room to monitor the test of the new electric drive power train simulator located at Caterpillar's Product Development Center of Excellence in Mossville, Illinois August 5, 2009. Nearby Peoria's main employer, Caterpillar Inc. has laid off, bought out or retired about 34,000 workers globally over the past year as demand for its earth-moving equipment declined along with economic growth.
  15. Caterpillar engineers Josh Crow (R) and Derek Samsel (L) check over the new electric drive power train simulator located at Caterpillar's Product Development Center of Excellence in Mossville, Illinois August 5, 2009. Nearby Peoria's main employer, Caterpillar Inc. has laid off, bought out or retired about 34,000 workers globally over the past year as demand for its earth-moving equipment declined along with economic growth.
  16. The Caterpillar logo is seen on a tractor in Gilbert, Arizona October 20, 2009. Caterpillar Inc reported stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings on Tuesday and raised its full-year forecast, hailing what it said were growing signs of a global economic rebound and sending its shares up more than 4 percent. The company, the world's largest maker of earth-moving equipment, also gave investors a first glimpse of 2010, saying it expects sales next year to rise 10 percent to 25 percent from this year's range of $32 billion to $33 billion.

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