Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (centre L) meets U.S. Congress delegation in Baghdad May 24, 2009. Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

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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. US Republican Representative from Virginia Eric Cantor addresses the opening of the three-day General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America in Washington on November 8, 2009. Cantor is the sole Jewish Republican member of Congress.
  9. In this handout photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, right, talks with the newly appointed Dutch Ambassador to Iraq Peter Van Leuven, left, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009.
  10. Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) receives the new Dutch Ambassador to Iraq Peter Van Leuven (L) in Baghdad November 1, 2009.
  11. In this handout photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, right, meets with UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez-Taranco left, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. Special U.N. envoy Oscar Fernandez-Taranco appointed to look into the August bombings of two ministries in Baghdad met on Monday with senior Iraqi officials to discuss the blasts. The meeting comes a week after twin suicide car bombs devastated three other government buildings in the Iraqi capital.
  12. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki sits alone during a parade in central Baghdad on August 28, 2009.
  13. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki sits alone during a parade in central Baghdad on August 28, 2009.
  14. Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (C) observes a moment of silence for the victims of Sunday's suicide bombings at the Justice Ministry and the Baghdad provincial government building, in Baghdad October 26, 2009.
  15. Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (C) listens to Iraq's Governor of Baghdad Salah Abdul-Razzaq (L) during his visit to the damaged building of Baghdad Provincial Council in Baghdad October 25, 2009. Twin car bombs targeting two government buildings killed at least 132 people and wounded 500 in central Baghdad on Sunday, police and health officials said, in the bloodiest attack in the capital for two months.
  16. Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) listens to an Iraqi fireman during his visit to the damaged Baghdad Provincial Council in Baghdad October 25, 2009. Twin car bombs targeting two government buildings killed at least 75 people and wounded 460 in central Baghdad on Sunday, police and health officials said, in the bloodiest attack in the capital for two months.

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