President Barack Obama speaks under a statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, during a ceremony where former Massachusetts Sen. Edward Brooke, right, received the Congressional Gold Medal. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. is at center. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 weeks ago

President Barack Obama speaks under a statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, during a ceremony where former Massachusetts Sen. Edward Brooke, right, received the Congressional Gold Medal. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. is at center.

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  1. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. applauds at right as former Massachusetts Sen. Edward Brooke, left, smiles in the Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2008, during a ceremony where Brooke received the Congressional Gold Medal.
  2. President Barack Obama talks with former Massachusetts Sen. Edward Brooke, right, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. in the Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, during a ceremony where Brooke received the Congressional Gold Medal.
  3. U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in honor of former Senator Edward William Brooke on Capitol Hill in Washington, October 28, 2009.
  4. U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in honor of former Senator Edward William Brooke on Capitol Hill in Washington, October 28, 2009.
  5. President Barack Obama, accompanied by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., waves as he leaves the Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, following a ceremony where former Massachusetts Sen. Edward Brooke received the Congressional Gold Medal.
  6. President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. shake hands with former Massachusetts Sen. Edward Brooke after presenting him with the Congressional Gold Medal, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, in the Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington.
  7. Jim Getty, portraying President Abraham Lincoln recites The Gettysburg Address during a program on the 146th anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address at Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pa., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.
  8. Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, center, shows off his American Flag covered tie to Jim Getty, portraying President Abraham Lincoln, left, and David Klinepeter portraying Ward Hill Lamon, before a program on the 146th anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address at Soldiers' National Cemetery in, Gettysburg, Pa., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.
  9. This image provided by the Raab Collection shows a letter President Abraham Lincoln wrote to a boy whose friends didn't believe he had met the commander in chief. The letter is being sold in Philadelphia for $60,000.
  10. This image provided by the Raab Collection shows a letter President Abraham Lincoln wrote to a boy whose friends didn't believe he had met the commander in chief. The letter is being sold in Philadelphia for $60,000.
  11. JOILET, IL - NOVEMBER 14: A hearse for Pfc. Michael S. Pearson sits outside the funeral home at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery November 14, 2009 in Joliet, Illinois. Pearson was one of the U.S. Army soldiers who died following the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas on November 5.
  12. JOILET, IL - NOVEMBER 14: Attendees hold American flags during the funeral service for Pfc. Michael S. Pearson at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery November 14, 2009 in Joliet, Illinois. Pearson was one of the U.S. Army soldiers who died following the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas on November 5.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.

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