French Prime Minister François Fillon (L) speaks with members of his government during the weekly session of the questions to the government, on November 10, 2009 at the French National Assembly in Paris. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

French Prime Minister François Fillon (L) speaks with members of his government during the weekly session of the questions to the government, on November 10, 2009 at the French National Assembly in Paris.

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  1. French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown smile after a bilateral meeting during a European Union leaders summit in Brussels December 10, 2009. Brown and Sarkozy will try on Thursday to end tension over the appointment of a Frenchman to oversee a shake-up of European banking.
  2. Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, left, talks with Romania's President Traian Basescu, at the start of a two-day EU summit, at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009. Western European nations are struggling to convince their poorer eastern neighbors to present a united front on climate change by helping pay developing nations to cut emissions and adapt to climate change.
  3. French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown talk after a bilateral meeting during a European Union leaders summit in Brussels December 10, 2009. Brown and Sarkozy will try on Thursday to end tension over the appointment of a Frenchman to oversee a shake-up of European banking.
  4. French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown talk after a bilateral meeting during a European Union leaders summit in Brussels December 10, 2009. Brown and Sarkozy will try on Thursday to end tension over the appointment of a Frenchman to oversee a shake-up of European banking.
  5. Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero arrives at a two-day EU Heads of States summit at the EU council headquarters in Brussels December 10, 2009.
  6. French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown talk after a bilateral meeting during a European Union leaders summit in Brussels December 10, 2009. Brown and Sarkozy will try on Thursday to end tension over the appointment of a Frenchman to oversee a shake-up of European banking.
  7. Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero arrives at a two-day EU Heads of States summit at the EU council headquarters in Brussels December 10, 2009.
  8. Finland's Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen arrives at a two-day EU Heads of States summit at the EU council headquarters in Brussels December 10, 2009.
  9. French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown talk to each other after a bilateral meeting during a European Union leaders summit in Brussels December 10, 2009. Brown and Sarkozy will try on Thursday to end tension over the appointment of a Frenchman to oversee a shake-up of European banking.
  10. French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown talk at the start of a bilateral meeting during a European Union leaders summit in Brussels December 10, 2009. Brown and Sarkozy will try on Thursday to end tension over the appointment of a Frenchman to oversee a shake-up of European banking.
  11. French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown talk at the start of a bilateral meeting during a European Union leaders summit in Brussels December 10, 2009. Brown and Sarkozy will try on Thursday to end tension over the appointment of a Frenchman to oversee a shake-up of European banking.
  12. German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) is welcomed by Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, whose country currently holds the EU rotating presidency, at the start of a two-day EU Heads of States summit at the EU council headquarters in Brussels December 10, 2009.
  13. French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown talk at the start of a bilateral meeting during a European Union leaders summit in Brussels December 10, 2009. Brown and Sarkozy will try on Thursday to end tension over the appointment of a Frenchman to oversee a shake-up of European banking.
  14. French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) is welcomed by Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, whose country currently holds the EU rotating presidency, at the start of a two-day EU Heads of States summit at the EU council headquarters in Brussels December 10, 2009.
  15. French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) is welcomed by Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, whose country currently holds the EU rotating presidency, at the start of a two-day EU Heads of States summit at the EU council headquarters in Brussels December 10, 2009.
  16. German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) is welcomed by Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, whose country currently holds the EU rotating presidency, at the start of a two-day EU Heads of States summit at the EU council headquarters in Brussels December 10, 2009.

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  2. Markus Rogan of Austria celebrates after finishing the men's 200m individual medley final during the European Short Course Swimming Championships in Istanbul, December 10, 2009.
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  5. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 10: Senate Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security Subcommittee member Sen. John Thune (R-SD) questions a witness during a hearing December 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Senators asked FAA Administrator Randolph Babbitt to work faster on new rules aimed at preventing airline pilots from flying when they're too fatigued.
  6. STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - DECEMBER 10: Willard S. Boyle of Canada receives the Nobel Prize in Physics during the Nobel Foundation Prize Awards Ceremony 2009 at the Concert Hall on December 10, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden.
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  9. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 10: FAA Administrator Randolph Babbitt testifies before the Senate Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security Subcommittee December 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Senators asked Babbitt to work faster on new rules aimed at preventing airline pilots from flying when they're too fatigued.
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  11. Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, left, talks with Romania's President Traian Basescu, at the start of a two-day EU summit, at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009. Western European nations are struggling to convince their poorer eastern neighbors to present a united front on climate change by helping pay developing nations to cut emissions and adapt to climate change.
  12. Professor Ada E. Yonath, left, receives the Nobel Prize in Chemistry from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during the Nobel Prize awards ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall, Stockholm, Sweden, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009.
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  14. Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), adjusts his earphone during a press conference after a IOC Executive Board meeting at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, Thursday, Dec.10, 2009.
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