WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 3: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) watches as Vice President Joseph R. Biden (2R) leans down to German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2L) after she spoke to a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill November 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. Chancellor Merkel addressed the joint meeting of the US House of Representatives and Senate after meeting with President Barack Obama earlier in the day. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 3: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) watches as Vice President Joseph R. Biden (2R) leans down to German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2L) after she spoke to a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill November 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. Chancellor Merkel addressed the joint meeting of the US House of Representatives and Senate after meeting with President Barack Obama earlier in the day.

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