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  1. US President Barack Obama signs the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 as US Defense Secretary Robert Gates (L) and members of the US Congress look on October 28, 2009 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC.
  2. Pakistani Shiite Muslims carry a burning US flag as they shout slogans during a protest against the US Kerry-Lugar Bill in Karachi on October 9, 2009. Pakistan's parliament resumed debate on a massive US aid package after rifts opened up between the military and the government over strings attached to the funding. In an unusual public statement late October 7, top military commanders including the army chief said they had 'serious concerns' about the bill, which hinges some aid on hard-up Pakistan's efforts to battle Islamist extremism. US Congress last week voted to triple aid to Pakistan to 7.5 billion dollars over the next five years, part of US President Barack Obama's plan to battle militancy through development and fostering democratic institutions.
  3. A Pakistani Shiite Muslim man torches an US flag during a protest against the US Kerry-Lugar Bill in Karachi on October 9, 2009. Pakistan's parliament resumed debate on a massive US aid package after rifts opened up between the military and the government over strings attached to the funding. In an unusual public statement late October 7, top military commanders including the army chief said they had 'serious concerns' about the bill, which hinges some aid on hard-up Pakistan's efforts to battle Islamist extremism. US Congress last week voted to triple aid to Pakistan to 7.5 billion dollars over the next five years, part of US President Barack Obama's plan to battle militancy through development and fostering democratic institutions.
  4. A Pakistani Shiite Muslim man carries a burning US flag during a protest against the US Kerry-Lugar Bill in Karachi on October 9, 2009. Pakistan's parliament resumed debate on a massive US aid package after rifts opened up between the military and the government over strings attached to the funding. In an unusual public statement late October 7, top military commanders including the army chief said they had 'serious concerns' about the bill, which hinges some aid on hard-up Pakistan's efforts to battle Islamist extremism. US Congress last week voted to triple aid to Pakistan to 7.5 billion dollars over the next five years, part of US President Barack Obama's plan to battle militancy through development and fostering democratic institutions.
  5. The seat of US Representative Joe Wilson, Republican of South Carolina, remains empty on September 10, 2009 at the Congressional Oversight Committee at the US Capitol. Wilson yelled 'You lie' at US President Barack Obama on September 9 during his speech to the US Congress. Wilson has apologized for the remark.
  6. Vice President Joe Biden (L) talks with U.S. Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) (Top R) and U.S. Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) (Front R) before the start of U.S. President Barack Obama's health care reform speech to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 9, 2009.
  7. BOSTON - AUGUST 29: Members of the US Congress enter the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help for the funeral of Senator Edward Kennedy August 29, 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts. Kennedy, youngest sibling to brothers President John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy, died of brain cancer August 25.
  8. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: (L-R) Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH), Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN), Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN) and Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) testify before the Senate Budget Committee Capitol Hill November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. The bipartisan members of Congress were testifying about proposals for long-term fiscal stability in the wake of last year's financial meltdown.
  9. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) testifies with (L-R) Sen. George Voinovisch (R-OH), Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) before the Senate Budget Committee Capitol Hill November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Lieberman and bipartisan members of Congress were set to testifying about proposals for long-term fiscal stability in the wake of last year's financial meltdown.
  10. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) testifies with (2nd L-R) Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH), Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) and Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN) before the Senate Budget Committee Capitol Hill November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Lieberman and bipartisan members of Congress were set to testifying about proposals for long-term fiscal stability in the wake of last year's financial meltdown.
  11. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Senate Budget Committee ranking member Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) delivers an opening statement as committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) during a hearing on Capitol Hill November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Bipartisan members of Congress testified during the hearing about long-term fiscal stability in the wake of last year's financial meltdown.
  12. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) prepares to testify before the Senate Budget Committee Capitol Hill November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Lieberman and bipartisan members of Congress were set to testifying about proposals for long-term fiscal stability in the wake of last year's financial meltdown.
  13. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: (L-R) Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH), Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) and Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN) testify before the Senate Budget Committee on Capitol Hill November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. The bipartisan members of Congress were testifying about proposals for long-term fiscal stability in the wake of last year's financial meltdown.
  14. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) (C) prepares for a full committee hearing on Capitol Hill November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony from a bipartisan group of members of Congress about proposals for long-term fiscal stability in the wake of last year's financial meltdown.
  15. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) testifies before the Senate Budget Committee Capitol Hill November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Lieberman and bipartisan members of Congress were set to testifying about proposals for long-term fiscal stability in the wake of last year's financial meltdown.
  16. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) prepares to testify before the Senate Budget Committee Capitol Hill November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Lieberman and bipartisan members of Congress were set to testifying about proposals for long-term fiscal stability in the wake of last year's financial meltdown.

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  4. Supporters of Germany's national goalkeeper Robert Enke place candles near the railway station in the northern German village of Eilvese, near Hanover, November 10, 2009. Germany and Hanover 96 goalkeeper Robert Enke has died after being hit by a train in an apparent suicide, local police said on Tuesday. Enke, 32, won eight international caps and was in the running to play at the World Cup in South Africa next year.
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  11. FC Barcelona's Jonathan Dos santos of Mexico, right, duels for the ball against La Cultural Leonesa's Salvador Alvare, during a Spanish Copa del Rey soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009.
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  14. Alcorcon players react at the end of their Copa del Rey soccer match against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009.
  15. Real Madrid's coach Manuel Pellegrini of Chile is seen during their Copa del Rey soccer match against Alcorcon at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009.
  16. Real Madrid's Kaka reacts during the Copa del Rey soccer match against Alcorcon at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009.