WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 24: (l to r) Senator Mark Warner (VA) and Rep. Chris Smith (NJ) on a panel discussion at 'Rock Stars of Science' sponsored by Geoffrey Beene Foundation & ResearchAmerica to engage heath and medicine discussion at the Capitol Visitors Center Auditorium on September 24, 2009 in Washington, DC. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 24: (l to r) Senator Mark Warner (VA) and Rep. Chris Smith (NJ) on a panel discussion at 'Rock Stars of Science' sponsored by Geoffrey Beene Foundation & ResearchAmerica to engage heath and medicine discussion at the Capitol Visitors Center Auditorium on September 24, 2009 in Washington, DC.

More Photos of

Explore Photos of Related Topics

  1. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 29: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and White House Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs Chief of Staff Michael Strautmanis (R) greet Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), after Obama delivered remarks to members of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Federation of Independent Business, and small business owners and organizations from across the country about how his administration plans to help small businesses at the White House October 29, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama outlined plans to increase access to capital and health reform that gives small businesses the ability to control health costs. The U.S. Commerce Department announced that the economy grew at a rate of 3.5-percent in the third quarter, signaling some recovery.
  2. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 24: (l to r) Senator Mark Warner (VA), Rep. Chris Smith (NJ), Rep. Edward Markey (MA) and Terry Moran on a panel discussion at 'Rock Stars of Science' sponsored by Geoffrey Beene Foundation & ResearchAmerica to engage heath and medicine discussion at the Capitol Visitors Center Auditorium on September 24, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  3. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 24: (l to r) Senator Mark Warner (VA) and Rep. Chris Smith (NJ) on a panel discussion at 'Rock Stars of Science' sponsored by Geoffrey Beene Foundation & ResearchAmerica to engage heath and medicine discussion at the Capitol Visitors Center Auditorium on September 24, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  4. Members of the money lending industry participate at the Small Business Financing Forum, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, at the Treasury Department in Washington. From left are, David Rader of Wells Fargo, Steve Steinour of Huntington Bank, Bessie Swan of Wheeler Creek Community Development Corp., Small Business Administration Administrator Karen Mills, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Kevin Watters of JP Morgan, Cynthia Blankenship of Bank of the West and Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va.
  5. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-CT) (C) is joined by Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) (L) and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) (R) during a news conference about proposed financial reform legislation at the U.S. Capitol November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Dodd said the legislation will give government new authority to prevent another economic collapse, protect consumers and dismantle institutions described as 'too big to fail.'
  6. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-CT) (C) is joined by Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) (L) and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) (R) during a news conference about proposed financial reform legislation at the U.S. Capitol November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Dodd said the legislation will give government new authority to prevent another economic collapse, protect consumers and dismantle institutions described as 'too big to fail.'
  7. Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Chris Smith, left, holds a towel to his face after getting hit by a ground ball as head trainer Roger Caplinger guides the pitcher to the dugout in the eighth inning of the Colorado Rockies' 9-2 victory to clinch a spot in the National League baseball playoffs, in Denver on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009.
  8. Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Chris Smith, front, reacts after giving up a two-run home run to Colorado Rockies' Troy Tulowitzki, back, in the seventh inning of a baseball game in Denver on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009.
  9. AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - SEPTEMBER 19: Michael Reid, Chris Smith and George Pisi of North Harbour celebrate after winning the Air New Zealand Cup match between Auckland and North Harbour at Eden Park on September 19, 2009 in Auckland, New Zealand.
  10. AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - SEPTEMBER 19: Michael Reid, Chris Smith and George Pisi of North Harbour celebrate after winning the Air New Zealand Cup match between Auckland and North Harbour at Eden Park on September 19, 2009 in Auckland, New Zealand.
  11. Milwaukee Brewers' pitcher Chris Smith throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the fourth inning of a baseball game Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009 in Phoenix.
  12. ALBANY, NEW ZEALAND - SEPTEMBER 12: Chris Smith of North Harbour offloads from the lineout during the Air New Zealand Cup match between North Harbour and Hawke's Bay at North Harbour Stadium on September 12, 2009 in Albany, New Zealand.
  13. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 24: Meryl Comer, President & CEO, Geoffrey Beene Gives Back Alzheimer's Initiative, Executive Producer, 'Rock Stars of Science' for Geoffrey Beene Gives Back, on a panel discussion at 'Rock Stars of Science' sponsored by Geoffrey Beene Foundation & ResearchAmerica to engage heath and medicine discussion at the Capitol Visitors Center Auditorium on September 24, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  14. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 24: Meryl Comer, President & CEO, Geoffrey Beene Gives Back Alzheimer's Initiative, Executive Producer, 'Rock Stars of Science' for Geoffrey Beene Gives Back, on a panel discussion at 'Rock Stars of Science' sponsored by Geoffrey Beene Foundation & ResearchAmerica to engage heath and medicine discussion at the Capitol Visitors Center Auditorium on September 24, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  15. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 24: Meryl Comer, President & CEO, Geoffrey Beene Gives Back Alzheimer's Initiative, Executive Producer, 'Rock Stars of Science' for Geoffrey Beene Gives Back, on a panel discussion at 'Rock Stars of Science' sponsored by Geoffrey Beene Foundation & ResearchAmerica to engage heath and medicine discussion at the Capitol Visitors Center Auditorium on September 24, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  16. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 24: Terry Moran, mascot Blip and Meryl Comer, President & CEO, Geoffrey Beene Gives Back Alzheimer's Initiative, Executive Producer, 'Rock Stars of Science' for Geoffrey Beene Gives Back, at 'Rock Stars of Science' sponsored by Geoffrey Beene Foundation & ResearchAmerica to engage heath and medicine discussion at the Capitol Visitors Center Auditorium on September 24, 2009 in Washington, DC.

Recent Photos From The Wire

  1. Visitors take a close look at an artwork by German artist Arne Felix Magold during an exhibition in Hamburg November 27, 2009. The work is made up of 612 slices of toasted bread and placed with the aid of a computer program by the artist.
  2. EGREMONT, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 27: The coffin of PC Bill Barker is taken from St Mary and St Michael's Church on November 27, 2009 in Egremont, England. PC Bill Barker perished after going to the aid of a member of the public on Northside Bridge in Workington whereupon the bridge collapsed due to severe flooding.
  3. Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero speaks to reporters during a meeting with Latvia's Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid November 27, 2009.
  4. FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 27: Shopper Trey Hoffman tries to get some rest while waiting in line for the 5 a.m. opening of a Target store on November 27, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. Many shoppers waited in line for hours for the chance to snatch up limited quantity specials that the store was offering. According to the National Retail Federation, a trade organization, as many as 134 million people, 4.7% more than last year, will shop over the next three days.
  5. A police officer reacts after the funeral of PC Bill Barker at St Mary and St Michael church in Egremont, northern England, November 27, 2009. Barker was killed after being swept away when a bridge in Workington collapsed during floods on Friday, November 20, 2009.
  6. EGREMONT, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 27: The coffin of PC Bill Barker is taken into St Mary and St Michael's Church on November 27, 2009 in Egremont, England. PC Bill Barker perished after going to the aid of a member of the public on Northside Bridge in Workington whereupon the bridge collapsed due to severe flooding.
  7. Villagers have lunch at the front of their house inundated by flood water in the village of Patia in Pandeglang, Banten province November 27, 2009. Indonesia has entered its rainy season although some regions in the vast archipelago still suffer from drought.
  8. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - NOVEMBER 27: Space Shuttle Atlantis prepares to touch down on the shuttle landing facility at Kennedy Space Center November 27, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The astronauts completed an 11 day mission to the International Space Station.
  9. PERUGIA, ITALY - NOVEMBER 27: Raffaele Sollecito, who is accused of murdering British student Meredith Kercher, attends the civil parties summing up during her murder trial at the Perugia courthouse on November 27, 2009 in Perugia, Italy. Amanda Knox and her former Italian boyfriend Sollecito are charged with murdering British student Meredith Kercher on November 1, 2007 in Italy.
  10. PERTH, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 27: Mitch Marsh of the Warriors drives the ball during day one of the Sheffield Shield match between the Western Australian Warriors and the New South Wales Blues at WACA on November 27, 2009 in Perth, Australia.
  11. Aslam Chakasmi, 7, poses for a photo in front of his home in a poor neighborhood in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.
  12. An Iraqi woman reacts, at the grave of her relative, who is buried at a cemetery during the first day of Eid al-Adha in Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. Muslims around the world started the celebrations of Eid al-Adha on Friday, a Muslim feast of sacrifice to commemorate the prophet Abraham's offering of his son to god.
  13. Sofi Fakar, 60, shop owner, poses for a photo in a poor neighborhood in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.
  14. With the background of Jumairah Island towers, people practice golf in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Nov.27, 2009. Investors recoiled from risky assets on Friday and dumped shares in Asian banks and builders, fearing a Dubai debt default could reignite the financial turmoil of the credit crisis.
  15. England's Stuart Broad, left, celebrates with team mates after taking the wicket of South African Hashim Amla, unseen, during the One Day International game against England in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.
  16. England Stuart Broad, right back, celebrates after taking the wicket of South African Hashim Amla, unseen, during the One Day International game against England in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.