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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, left, chats with Chinese President Hu Jintao during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, May 27, 2009.

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  1. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 7: Rep. George Miller (D-CA) (L) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) walk to the House floor on Capitol Hill November 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. Members of the House of Representatives continued debate on healthcare reform legislation. President Obama made an unexpected apperance to Captiol Hill in an effort to secure the votes for the health care legislation.
  2. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 07: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) walks to the House floor on Capitol Hill November 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. Members of the House of Representatives continued debate on healthcare reform legislation. President Obama made an unexpected apperance to Captiol Hill in an effort to secure the votes for the health care legislation.
  3. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 07: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) walks to the House floor on Capitol Hill November 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. Members of the House of Representatives continued debate on healthcare reform legislation. President Obama made an unexpected apperance to Captiol Hill in an effort to secure the votes for the health care legislation.
  4. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 07: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) walks to the House floor on Capitol Hill November 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. Members of the House of Representatives continued debate on healthcare reform legislation. President Obama made an unexpected apperance to Captiol Hill in an effort to secure the votes for the health care legislation.
  5. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (C), speaks to the press outside the Caucus Room with House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (L), House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, (R) and other leaders after a meeting on health care reform with US President Barack Obama on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, November 7, 2009. The US House of Representatives opened a historic debate Saturday on remaking US health care.
  6. US President Barack Obama (C) shakes hands with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (2nd L) as he walks out of the Caucus Room with House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (L) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, (R) after a meeting on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, November 7, 2009.
  7. US President Barack Obama (C) waves as he walks out of the Caucus Room with House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (2nd L), US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (3rd L), House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, (3rd R) and Congressman John Larson (2nd R), and other leaders after a meeting on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, November 7, 2009.
  8. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 05: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) takes questions from reporters during her weekly news conference at the US Capitol on November 5, 2009 in Washington, DC. Speaker Pelosi spoke about the House of Representatives upcoming vote on health care legislation.
  9. Hindu nationalist party Shiv Sena activists burn an effigy of Chinese President Hu Jintao during a protest in New Delhi October 5, 2009. Activists were protesting against the Chinese government decision to offer separate stand-alone visas to residents of Muslim-majority disputed Indian territory Jammu and Kashmir.
  10. Hindu nationalist party Shiv Sena activists burn an effigy of Chinese President Hu Jintao during a protest in New Delhi October 5, 2009. Activists were protesting against the Chinese government decision to offer separate stand-alone visas to residents of Muslim-majority disputed Indian territory Jammu and Kashmir.
  11. Hindu nationalist party Shiv Sena activists burn an effigy of Chinese President Hu Jintao during a protest in New Delhi October 5, 2009. Activists were protesting against the Chinese government decision to offer separate stand-alone visas to residents of Muslim-majority disputed Indian territory Jammu and Kashmir.
  12. Present and former Chinese Communist Party leaders Jiang Zemin (R) and Hu Jintao (L) are seen on a giant screen from National Day celebrations earlier in the day as particiants gather on Tiananmen Square for evening events on October 1, 2009 in Beijing as China celebrated 60 years of communist rule with a military parade and lavish ceremonies showcasing the nation's revival as a global power.
  13. Promotion girls hand out Chinese flags as a television screen shows Chinese President Hu Jintao (upper C) attending National Day celebrations in Beijing, outside of a shopping complex in Hong Kong on October 1, 2009. China celebrated 60 years of communist rule with a massive military parade and elaborate pageantry on Beijing's Tiananmen Square showcasing the nation's revival as a global power.
  14. Chinese President Hu Jintao (3L car) reviews the military personnel during the National Day parade in Beijing on October 1, 2009. China celebrated 60 years of communist rule with a massive military parade and elaborate pageantry on Beijing's Tiananmen Square showcasing the nation's revival as a global power.
  15. Chinese President Hu Jintao (3L car) reviews the military personnel during the National Day parade in Beijing on October 1, 2009. China celebrated 60 years of communist rule with a massive military parade and elaborate pageantry on Beijing's Tiananmen Square showcasing the nation's revival as a global power.
  16. BEIJING - OCTOBER 01: China's President Hu Jintao (C) and other leaders review a parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 2009 in Beijing, China. The grand celebrations to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China included a military parade and mass pageant consisting of about 200,000 citizens in Tiananmen Square.

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