US Democratic presidental candidate Barack Obama (C) walks with US Senators Jack Reed (L), Chuck Hagel (R) as they are given a tour of the Citadel July 22, 2008 in the Jordanian capital Amman. Illinois Senator Obama flew into Jordan stepping into the minefield of Middle Eastern politics to launch the public leg of his high-risk international campaign tour. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

US Democratic presidental candidate Barack Obama (C) walks with US Senators Jack Reed (L), Chuck Hagel (R) as they are given a tour of the Citadel July 22, 2008 in the Jordanian capital Amman. Illinois Senator Obama flew into Jordan stepping into the minefield of Middle Eastern politics to launch the public leg of his high-risk international campaign tour.

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  5. WASHINGTON - JUNE 11: U.S. Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill June 11, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate has passed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act giving the Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate tobacco products.
  6. WASHINGTON - JUNE 11: U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) (C) speaks as Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) (L), and Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) (R) listen during a news conference on Capitol Hill June 11, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate has passed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act giving the Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate tobacco products.
  7. US President Barack Obama (L) and First Lady Michelle Obama wave at the crowd as their daughters Sasha and Malia look on after delivering a speech during an event to celebrate Independence Day and to honor military heroes and their families on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 4, 2009.
  8. President Barack Obama, left, walks with his wife Michelle Obama, to shake hands with members of the United States armed services and their guests while hosting a Fourth of July party on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington Saturday, July 4, 2009.
  9. President Barack Obama, left, walks with his wife Michelle Obama to shake hands with members of the United States armed services and their guests while hosting a Fourth of July party on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington Saturday, July 4, 2009.
  10. President Barack Obama, left, kisses his daughter Malia Obama, who is 11 today, as his daughter Sasha Obama, 7, and his wife Michelle Obama stand after speaking to members of the United States armed services and their guests while hosting a Fourth of July party on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington Saturday, July 4, 2009.
  11. U.S. President Barack Obama (R) walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington before leaving to play golf in Virginia July 4, 2009.
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  13. Former U.S. Republican Senator Chuck Hagel (C) chats with Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel (R) as she arrives to receive the Eric M. Warburg Award from the Atlantik-Brucke Group during a ceremony at the Library of Congress in Washington, June 25, 2009. The Warburg Award, given by the the Atlantik-Brucke Group to promote transatlantic understanding and cooperation, is named for a member of a prominent German-Jewish banking family who fled Nazi Germany in 1938 and found refuge in the U.S.

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