A fragment of a meteorite from Mars is on display in a dome on the South Lawn October 7, 2009 for an event where middle school students can gaze at stars with US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House in Washington, DC. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

A fragment of a meteorite from Mars is on display in a dome on the South Lawn October 7, 2009 for an event where middle school students can gaze at stars with US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House in Washington, DC.

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  1. US actot Will Smith, left greet Irish boy band Westlife at the Nobel Peace Prize concert in Oslo, Norway Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. Artists from all over the world gathered at the Oslo Spektrum to help spread the message of peace and celebrate this year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate, President Barack Obama.
  2. IRBIL , IRAQ - DECEMBER 11: U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) arrives at Irbil International Airport December 11, 2009 in Irbil, Iraq. Secretary Gates stopped in Iraq following a two day trip to Afghanistan one week after U.S. President Barack Obama announced that he will send an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan.
  3. OSLO, NORWAY - DECEMBER 11: Singer Donna Summer looks on as actor Will Smith hosts a press conference for the Nobel Peace Prize Concert at the Radisson Hotel on December 11, 2009 in Oslo, Norway. Tonight's Nobel Peace Prize Concert will be hosted by Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith and honours this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner US President Barack Obama.

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 02: U.S. first lady Michelle Obama speaks as Marine Corps Lieutenant General Peter Osman (Ret.) (R), President and CEO of the Toys for Tots program, listens during the media preview of the White House holiday decorations December 2, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. The theme for the 2009 White House holiday decorations is 'Reflect Rejoice Renew.'
  8. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 02: U.S. first lady Michelle Obama speaks during the media preview of the White House holiday decorations December 2, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. The theme for the 2009 White House holiday decorations is 'Reflect Rejoice Renew.'
  9. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 02: U.S. first lady Michelle Obama speaks as Marine Corps Lieutenant General Peter Osman (Ret.) (R), President and CEO of the Toys for Tots program, listens during the media preview of the White House holiday decorations December 2, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. The theme for the 2009 White House holiday decorations is 'Reflect Rejoice Renew.'
  10. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 27: First lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia welcome Eric and Gloria Sundback (L), who donated the official White House Christmas Tree, at the North Portico of the White House on November 27, 2009 in Washington, DC. The 18 and a half foot Douglas fir will stand in the Blue Room throughout the holidays.
  11. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 27: First lady Michelle Obama welcomes the White House Christmas Tree at the North Portico of the White House on November 27, 2009 in Washington, DC. The 18 and a half foot Douglas fir was donated by Eric and Gloria Sundback of Shepherdstown, West Virginia; the tree will stand in the Blue Room throughout the holidays.
  12. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 27: First lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia welcomes the White House Christmas Tree at the North Portico of the White House on November 27, 2009 in Washington, DC. The 18 and a half foot Douglas fir was donated by Eric and Gloria Sundback (L) of Shepherdstown, West Virginia; the tree will stand in the Blue Room throughout the holidays.
  13. U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (L) greets U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ)(2nd L), House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH)(2nd R) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) after a meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House in Washington, October 6, 2009.
  14. L-R: House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-OH, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-MD, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, and Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain walk on a path on the North Lawn of the White House following a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  15. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, speaks to reporters as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, looks on in front of the West Wing after a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama Tuesday sat down with senior lawmakers driving a raging debate on US Afghan strategy, as he works towards a decision on whether to send thousands more troops to war. Democratic and Republican leaders plus top members of key congressional committees met the president at the White House touting sharply conflicting visions of the next steps in the unpopular eight-year US military operation. Obama is methodically working through an internal policy review after US commander General Stanley McChrystal warned the war could be lost within a year without more troops, and reportedly asked for 40,000 more men.
  16. House Minority Leader John Boehner (C), R-OH, chats with Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain (L), R-AZ, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, near the West Wing after a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama Tuesday sat down with senior lawmakers driving a raging debate on US Afghan strategy, as he works towards a decision on whether to send thousands more troops to war. Democratic and Republican leaders plus top members of key congressional committees met the president at the White House touting sharply conflicting visions of the next steps in the unpopular eight-year US military operation. Obama is methodically working through an internal policy review after US commander General Stanley McChrystal warned the war could be lost within a year without more troops, and reportedly asked for 40,000 more men.

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  1. Hong Kong's Chan Siu Ki (7) heads the ball to score a goal against Japan during the men's soccer final at the East Asian Games in Hong Kong December 12, 2009.
  2. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 12: Keith Urban performs on stage at Rod Laver Arena on December 12, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia.
  3. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 12: Keith Urban performs on stage at Rod Laver Arena on December 12, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia.
  4. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 12: Keith Urban performs on stage at Rod Laver Arena on December 12, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia.
  5. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 12: Keith Urban performs on stage at Rod Laver Arena on December 12, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia.
  6. Hong Kong's players celebrate after Chan Siu Ki (7) scored a goal against Japan during the men's soccer final at the East Asian Games in Hong Kong December 12, 2009.
  7. South Africans sign a banner in Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday Dec. 12, 2009, during a solidarity rally linked to the climate summit being held in Copenhagen. Negotiators in Copenhagen are trying to agree on a global pact to reduce greenhouse emissions and help poor countries deal with climate change.
  8. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 12: Keith Urban performs on stage at Rod Laver Arena on December 12, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia.
  9. Hong Kong's Chan Siu Ki (7) heads the ball to score a goal against Japan during the men's soccer final at the East Asian Games in Hong Kong December 12, 2009.
  10. Hong Kong's Chan Siu Ki celebrates after scoring a goal against Japan during the men's soccer final at the East Asian Games in Hong Kong December 12, 2009.
  11. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 12: Actor Damien Walshe-Howling arrives for the 2009 Samsung Mobile AFI Awards at the Regent Theatre on December 12, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia.
  12. Activists of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) burn an effigy representing Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram and Congress party President Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the central government's decision to carve a new state out of the southern region of Andhra Pradesh, at their party office in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009. Protesters took to the streets Friday, setting public buses on fire and clashing with police, in anger over the decision.
  13. Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) supporters participate in a victory rally celebrating the central governments decision to initiate the process of creating a separate Telangana state, at their party office in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009. The government's decision to carve a new state out of the southern region of Andhra Pradesh has also led to counter protests. Protesters took to the streets Friday, setting public buses on fire and clashing with police, in anger over the decision.
  14. Ken Nee Yeoh of Malaysia competes in the men's 3-meter springboard diving finals to win the gold medal at the 25th Southeast Asian Games in Vientiane, Laos, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009.
  15. U.S. special envoy to North Korea Stephen Bosworth, right, and Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, left, look on during their meeting at the foreign ministry in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009. Bosworth is in Japan to brief his recent talks with North Korean officials about resuming negotiations on its nuclear disarmament.
  16. Philavanh Chanthakaly of Laos competes in the men's 3-meter springboard diving finals at the 25th Southeast Asian Games in Vientiane, Laos, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009.