WASHINGTON - APRIL 24: President Barack Obama listens to Stephanie Stevenson, a young student said to be struggling to afford the cost of college education, in the Diplomatic Room of the White House April 24, 2009 in Washington DC. Obama called for directly funding students with financial aid for college instead of the government backing private student loans. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

WASHINGTON - APRIL 24: President Barack Obama listens to Stephanie Stevenson, a young student said to be struggling to afford the cost of college education, in the Diplomatic Room of the White House April 24, 2009 in Washington DC. Obama called for directly funding students with financial aid for college instead of the government backing private student loans.

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  1. Texas' Damion James (5) puts up a shot over Pittsburgh's Lamar Patterson during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. Texas won the game 78-62.
  2. Texas' Gary Johnson (1) is fouled by Pittsburgh's Brad Wanamaker (22) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. Texas won 78-62.
  3. Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon argues a call with a game official during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. Texas won the game 78-62.
  4. California's Patrick Christopher makes a lay up over Jacksonville's Russell Powell (2) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, in Berkeley, Calif.
  5. Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon yells instructions to his players during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo.
  6. Pittsburgh's Travon Woodall (1) and Texas' Justin Mason (24) battle for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo.
  7. LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 24: Television personality and model Holly Madison appears after serving Thanksgiving meals to at-risk students and disadvantaged senior citizens at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Las Vegas November 24, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Madison's new reality television series, 'Holly's World' premieres on the E! television network on December 6, 2009.
  8. LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 24: Television personality and model Holly Madison appears after serving Thanksgiving meals to at-risk students and disadvantaged senior citizens at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Las Vegas November 24, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Madison's new reality television series, 'Holly's World' premieres on the E! television network on December 6, 2009.
  9. LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 24: Television personality and model Holly Madison (C) signs a chef's coat as she serves Thanksgiving meals to at-risk students and disadvantaged senior citizens at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Las Vegas November 24, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  10. LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 24: Television personalities and models Holly Madison (L) and Laura Croft appear after serving Thanksgiving meals to at-risk students and disadvantaged senior citizens at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Las Vegas November 24, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two friends will star in the reality television series, 'Holly's World' premiering on the E! television network on December 6, 2009.
  11. LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 24: Television personality and model Laura Croft appears after serving Thanksgiving meals to at-risk students and disadvantaged senior citizens at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Las Vegas November 24, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Croft will star with Holly Madison in the reality television series, 'Holly's World' premiering on the E! television network on December 6, 2009.
  12. LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 24: Television personalities and models Holly Madison (L) and Laura Croft appear after serving Thanksgiving meals to at-risk students and disadvantaged senior citizens at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Las Vegas November 24, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two friends will star in the reality television series, 'Holly's World' premiering on the E! television network on December 6, 2009.
  13. LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 24: Television personality and model Holly Madison appears after serving Thanksgiving meals to at-risk students and disadvantaged senior citizens at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Las Vegas November 24, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Madison's new reality television series, 'Holly's World' premieres on the E! television network on December 6, 2009.
  14. LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 24: Television personalities and models Holly Madison (L) and Laura Croft appear after serving Thanksgiving meals to at-risk students and disadvantaged senior citizens at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Las Vegas November 24, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two friends will star in the reality television series, 'Holly's World' premiering on the E! television network on December 6, 2009.
  15. LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 24: Television personality and model Holly Madison appears after serving Thanksgiving meals to at-risk students and disadvantaged senior citizens at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Las Vegas November 24, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Madison's new reality television series, 'Holly's World' premieres on the E! television network on December 6, 2009.
  16. LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 24: Television personalities and models Holly Madison (L) and Laura Croft appear after serving Thanksgiving meals to at-risk students and disadvantaged senior citizens at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Las Vegas November 24, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two friends will star in the reality television series, 'Holly's World' premiering on the E! television network on December 6, 2009.

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Gary Haynes (R) and Matt Cross (L) put 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.
  6. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Gary Haynes (R) and Matt Cross (L) put 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.
  7. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Kathrina Norris (L) and Matt Cross (R) put 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.
  8. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Gary Haynes (R) and Matt Cross (L) put 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.
  9. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Gary Haynes (R) and Matt Cross (L) put 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.
  10. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Kathrina Norris (L) and Jason Holt (R) prepare a display for copies of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' sit 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.
  11. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Matt Cross lifts a display of copies of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' with a forklift 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.
  12. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Gary Haynes 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.
  13. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Gary Haynes 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.
  14. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Matt Cross opens 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.
  15. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Copies of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' sit on a pallet in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800 and 900 copies of the book which goes on sale tomorrow.
  16. SINGAPORE - NOVEMBER 14: U.S ambassador Ron Kirk accompainied by Chong Sick Ching, Chairman of the CEO Summit, arrives on the second day of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit at the Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre on November 14, 2009 in Singapore, Ron Kirk will be delivering the keynote address on behalf of President Barak Obama. APEC 2009 brings over 800 of the world's top business leaders and 15 world leaders to Singapore, with the two-day Summit addressing the economic crisis and key global issues.

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  8. The Opel assembly plant is seen in Antwerp November 25, 2009. General Motors representatives and Opel unions are due to meet on Wednesday to discuss the future of G.M.'s European branch.
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  10. English film director Ken Loach poses during a photocall to promote his latest film "Buscando a Eric" (Looking for Eric) in Madrid November 25, 2009.
  11. Sri Lankan Rangana Herath, left, is hugged by wicketkeeper Prasanna Jayawardene after he dismissed last Indian wicket of Sreesanth, right, on the first delivery of the Sri Lankan inning, on the second day of the second cricket test match between India and Sri Lanka in Kanpur, India, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009.
  12. Indian bowler Harbhajan Singh, left, reacts after a missed chance at the wicket of Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara, right, on the second day of the second cricket test match between India and Sri Lanka in Kanpur, India, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009.
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  14. Gold medallist Maiya Maneza of Kazakhstan, center, silver medallist Svetlana Tsarukaeva of Russia, left, and bronze medallist Sibel Simsek of Turkey listen to Kazakhstan's national anthem during the medal ceremony of the women's group A 63 kg category of the World Weightlifting Championships in Goyang, west of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009.
  15. Hanna Batsiushka of Belarus strains in the snatch of the women's group A 63 kg (139 pounds) category of the World Weightlifting Championships in Goyang, west of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. Batsiushka took seventh place scoring a total of 234 kg (515 pounds).
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