WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 09: President and CEO of the National Urban League Marc Morial (2nd R) is joined by members of the Congressional Black Caucus for a news conference about health care reform at the U.S. Captiol September 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. CBC Chair Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) (3rd R) said the caucus expectes President Barack Obama to show support for a 'robust' public option during his speech to Congress tonight. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 09: President and CEO of the National Urban League Marc Morial (2nd R) is joined by members of the Congressional Black Caucus for a news conference about health care reform at the U.S. Captiol September 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. CBC Chair Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) (3rd R) said the caucus expectes President Barack Obama to show support for a 'robust' public option during his speech to Congress tonight.

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  1. US President Barack Obama signs the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 as US Defense Secretary Robert Gates (L) and members of the US Congress look on October 28, 2009 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC.
  2. Pakistani Shiite Muslims carry a burning US flag as they shout slogans during a protest against the US Kerry-Lugar Bill in Karachi on October 9, 2009. Pakistan's parliament resumed debate on a massive US aid package after rifts opened up between the military and the government over strings attached to the funding. In an unusual public statement late October 7, top military commanders including the army chief said they had 'serious concerns' about the bill, which hinges some aid on hard-up Pakistan's efforts to battle Islamist extremism. US Congress last week voted to triple aid to Pakistan to 7.5 billion dollars over the next five years, part of US President Barack Obama's plan to battle militancy through development and fostering democratic institutions.
  3. A Pakistani Shiite Muslim man torches an US flag during a protest against the US Kerry-Lugar Bill in Karachi on October 9, 2009. Pakistan's parliament resumed debate on a massive US aid package after rifts opened up between the military and the government over strings attached to the funding. In an unusual public statement late October 7, top military commanders including the army chief said they had 'serious concerns' about the bill, which hinges some aid on hard-up Pakistan's efforts to battle Islamist extremism. US Congress last week voted to triple aid to Pakistan to 7.5 billion dollars over the next five years, part of US President Barack Obama's plan to battle militancy through development and fostering democratic institutions.
  4. A Pakistani Shiite Muslim man carries a burning US flag during a protest against the US Kerry-Lugar Bill in Karachi on October 9, 2009. Pakistan's parliament resumed debate on a massive US aid package after rifts opened up between the military and the government over strings attached to the funding. In an unusual public statement late October 7, top military commanders including the army chief said they had 'serious concerns' about the bill, which hinges some aid on hard-up Pakistan's efforts to battle Islamist extremism. US Congress last week voted to triple aid to Pakistan to 7.5 billion dollars over the next five years, part of US President Barack Obama's plan to battle militancy through development and fostering democratic institutions.
  5. The seat of US Representative Joe Wilson, Republican of South Carolina, remains empty on September 10, 2009 at the Congressional Oversight Committee at the US Capitol. Wilson yelled 'You lie' at US President Barack Obama on September 9 during his speech to the US Congress. Wilson has apologized for the remark.
  6. Vice President Joe Biden (L) talks with U.S. Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) (Top R) and U.S. Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) (Front R) before the start of U.S. President Barack Obama's health care reform speech to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 9, 2009.
  7. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell (L), Musician Quincy Jones (C), and Marc Morial, President and CEO of the National Urban League, pose together at the National Urban League's 53rd Annual Equal Opportunity Day Awards Dinner in New York November 5, 2009. Powell received the Humanitarian Award for his extraordinary efforts, dedicated leadership and humanitarian vision throughout the world. Picture taken November 5, 2009.
  8. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 09: Congressional Black Caucus Chair Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) (C) is joined by National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial (4th L) and members of the caucus for a news conference about health care reform at the U.S. Captiol September 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Lee said the caucus expects President Barack Obama to show support for a 'robust' public option during his speech to Congress tonight.
  9. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 09: Congressional Black Caucus Chair Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) (R) looks over notes with National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial before a news conference about health care reform at the U.S. Captiol September 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Lee said the caucus expects President Barack Obama to show support for a 'robust' public option during his speech to Congress tonight.
  10. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 09: Congressional Black Caucus Chair Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) (C) is joined by National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial (L) and members of the caucus for a news conference about health care reform at the U.S. Captiol September 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Lee said the caucus expects President Barack Obama to show support for a 'robust' public option during his speech to Congress tonight.
  11. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 09: President and CEO of the National Urban League Marc Morial (2nd R) is joined by members of the Congressional Black Caucus for a news conference about health care reform at the U.S. Captiol September 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. CBC Chair Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) (3rd R) said the caucus expectes President Barack Obama to show support for a 'robust' public option during his speech to Congress tonight.
  12. Indonesian activists wear masks featuring US President Barrack Obama (L), Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (2nd L), President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso(2nd R) and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd during a protest against biodiversity offset programs, in Jakarta on November 18, 2009. Scores of environment activists held a protest against the program of biodiversity offset as they believed that biodiversity offsets are conservation activities intended to compensate for the residual, unavoidable harm to biodiversity caused by development projects, and is not the real solution and will ruin ecological dignity of developing countries.
  13. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: In this photo illustration, a copy of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' sits on end 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Gary Haynes (R) and Matt Cross (L) put 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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