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  1. US President Barack Obama speaks during an event celebrating the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Washington, DC, on October 14, 2009. Dedicated to improving civic education and educating about the role and importance of the US Senate and named after the late Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, the Institute will be located on the campus of the University of Massachusetts.
  2. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) puts his arm around Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi as they speak about their meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House in Washington, October 6, 2009.
  3. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Ranking member U.S. Senate Finance Committee member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  4. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) speaks during a hearing before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  5. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) (2nd R) talks to Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV) (L) and Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) during a break in a hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  6. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Ranking U.S. Senate Finance Committee member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) (C) speaks as (L-R) Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV), Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) listen during a hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  7. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Members of U.S. Senate Finance Committee, (L-R) Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV), Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) attend a mark up hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments for the committee�s version of the healthcare reform legislation.
  8. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Members of U.S. Senate Finance Committee, (L-R) Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND), Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV), Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) attend a mark up hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments for the committee�s version of the healthcare reform legislation.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Kathrina Norris (L) and Matt Cross (R) 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.
  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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  4. BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 22: Steve Smith of Australia celebrates taking the wicket of Matthew Hayden of the ACA All*Stars during the Twenty20 exhibition match between Australia and the ACA All*Stars at The Gabba on November 22, 2009 in Brisbane, Australia.
  5. BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 22: Steve Smith of Australia takes the wicket of Matthew Hayden of the ACA All*Stars during the Twenty20 exhibition match between Australia and the ACA All*Stars at The Gabba on November 22, 2009 in Brisbane, Australia.
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  7. CENTURION, SOUTH AFRICA - NOVEMBER 22: Luke Wright of England celebrates the wicket of JP Duminy of South Africa during the coin toss at the start of the 2nd ODI match between South Africa and England from SuperSport Park on November 22, 2009 in Centurion, South Africa.
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  9. CENTURION, SOUTH AFRICA - NOVEMBER 22: Andrew Strauss and Paul Collingwood of England celebrates the wicket of Hashim Amla of South Africa during the coin toss at the start of the 2nd ODI match between South Africa and England from SuperSport Park on November 22, 2009 in Centurion, South Africa.
  10. JERUSALEM - NOVEMBER 22: Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak attends the weekly cabinet meeting on November 22, 2009 in Jerusalem, Israel. According to reports, some Likud ministers are displeased by the PM Netanyahu's announcement that the appointment of a new attorney general should be based on the recommendation of the justice minister.
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  13. Tibetan exiles prepare an art work on the floor using colored powder at Thank You India festival in Bangalore, India, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. Tibetan exiles in India are observing a three-day Thank You India Festival in Bangalore starting Sunday to commemorate 50 years in exile of the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan people, and to express gratitude to India.
  14. Tibetan exiles sing during Thank You India festival in Bangalore, India, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. Tibetan exiles in India are observing a three-day Thank You India Festival in Bangalore starting Sunday to commemorate 50 years in exile of the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan people, and to express gratitude to India.
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