U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) speaks next to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood (C), Miami Mayor Manny Diaz (2-L) and Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez (L) during a visit to the Miami Intermodal Center construction site in Miami, Florida March 5, 2009. The Miami Intermodal Center is just one example of the hundreds of transportation construction projects across the country that will receive funds from government stimulus plan. The Miami Intermodal Center is a system that makes connections between all modes of transportation: airlines, transit buses, subways, commuter rail, intercity rail, airport shuttles, regional bus lines, and intercity bus services. Reuters Pictures 9 months ago

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) speaks next to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood (C), Miami Mayor Manny Diaz (2-L) and Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez (L) during a visit to the Miami Intermodal Center construction site in Miami, Florida March 5, 2009. The Miami Intermodal Center is just one example of the hundreds of transportation construction projects across the country that will receive funds from government stimulus plan. The Miami Intermodal Center is a system that makes connections between all modes of transportation: airlines, transit buses, subways, commuter rail, intercity rail, airport shuttles, regional bus lines, and intercity bus services.

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  1. COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for CNN Heroes, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Barbara Jordan (left) and Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez (right) present Top Ten CNN Hero Andrea Ivory (center) with a proclamation for her work bringing early breast cancer detection to the doorsteps of uninsured women at a rally at Miami's Jackson Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, November 4th. Ivory, chosen from 9,000 submissions worldwide, encouraged the community to vote for her as CNN Hero of the Year.
  2. MIAMI - SEPTEMBER 17: Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez (C) is greeted by Miami-Dade police officers during a press conference to defend his budget policies before a commission meeting to come up with a final budget for Miami-Dade county on September 17, 2009 in Miami, Florida. The Mayor used the opportunity to defend himself and lash out at some of the media on reports that he gave raises to executives, police and firefighters as the county faces a budget crunch.

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  1. COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for CNN Heroes, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Barbara Jordan (left) and Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez (right) present Top Ten CNN Hero Andrea Ivory (center) with a proclamation for her work bringing early breast cancer detection to the doorsteps of uninsured women at a rally at Miami's Jackson Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, November 4th. Ivory, chosen from 9,000 submissions worldwide, encouraged the community to vote for her as CNN Hero of the Year.
  2. MIAMI - SEPTEMBER 17: Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez (C) is greeted by Miami-Dade police officers during a press conference to defend his budget policies before a commission meeting to come up with a final budget for Miami-Dade county on September 17, 2009 in Miami, Florida. The Mayor used the opportunity to defend himself and lash out at some of the media on reports that he gave raises to executives, police and firefighters as the county faces a budget crunch.
  3. MIAMI - SEPTEMBER 17: Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez speaks during a press conference as he defends his budget policies before a commission meeting to come up with a final budget for Miami-Dade county on September 17, 2009 in Miami, Florida. The Mayor used the opportunity to defend himself and lash out at some of the media on reports that he gave raises to executives, police and firefighters as the county faces a budget crunch.
  4. MIAMI - SEPTEMBER 17: Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez stands on a piece of caution tape as he defends his budget policies before a commission meeting to come up with a final budget for Miami-Dade county on September 17, 2009 in Miami, Florida. The Mayor used the opportunity to defend himself and lash out at some of the media on reports that he gave raises to executives, police and firefighters as the county faces a budget crunch.
  5. MIAMI - SEPTEMBER 17: Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez speaks during a press conference as he defends his budget policies before a commission meeting to come up with a final budget for Miami-Dade county on September 17, 2009 in Miami, Florida. The Mayor used the opportunity to defend himself and lash out at some of the media on reports that he gave raises to executives, police and firefighters as the county faces a budget crunch.
  6. MIAMI - SEPTEMBER 17: Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez speaks during a press conference as he defends his budget policies before a commission meeting to come up with a final budget for Miami-Dade county on September 17, 2009 in Miami, Florida. The Mayor used the opportunity to defend himself and lash out at some of the media on reports that he gave raises to executives, police and firefighters as the county faces a budget crunch.
  7. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 24: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) bows to members of the Indian delegation while waiting with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) and his wife Jill before a state arrival ceremony for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama in the East Room of the White House November 24, 2009 in Washington, DC. President Obama hosted Prime Minister Singh in the administration�s first state visit with an Oval Office meeting, a joint news conference and a state dinner.
  8. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: Dr. Jill Biden, wife of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, speaks in the East Room of the White House November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. First lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden hosted women of the U.S. military for tea.
  9. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 11: Doctor Jill Biden, wife of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, speaks during the ServiceNation launch of 'MISSION SERVE: Forging A Continuum Of Service' at George Washington University on November 11, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  10. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 11: Doctor Jill Biden, wife of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, speaks during the ServiceNation launch of 'MISSION SERVE: Forging A Continuum Of Service' at George Washington University on November 11, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  11. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 11: Doctor Jill Biden, wife of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, speaks during the ServiceNation launch of 'MISSION SERVE: Forging A Continuum Of Service' at George Washington University on November 11, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  12. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 11: Doctor Jill Biden, wife of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, speaks during the ServiceNation launch of 'MISSION SERVE: Forging A Continuum Of Service' at George Washington University on November 11, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  13. President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks during a meeting with members of his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Seated at the table are Secretary of Sate Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, behind Obama, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, second from right, and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.
  14. President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with members of his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. At left is Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, right.
  15. Defense Secretary Roberty Gates, third from left, watches as President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with members of his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Also seated at the table are Secretary of Sate Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, second from right, and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, right.
  16. In this photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, Visiting U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, right, shakes hands with Russian Transport Minister Igor Levitin during their meeting on the sidelines of the conference on road safety in Moscow. A first meeting of the world's transport ministers on road safety is to begin Thursday in Moscow. A group of road safety advocates urging world leaders to treat road accidents as though they were a killer disease.

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  1. Steam billows from the cooling towers of a coal power plant in the western town of Neurath December 2, 2009. Most world leaders plan to attend a climate summit in Copenhagen December 7-18, boosting chances that a new U.N. deal to fight climate change will be reached, host Denmark said on Tuesday.
  2. Greek Prime Minister and acting Foreign Minister George Papandreou (C) welcomes Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) during their meeting at the 17th Ministerial Council of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Athens December 2, 2009. Foreign ministers from Europe's main security organisation will try to work out a response to Russia's proposal for a new Euro-Atlantic security pact at a meeting in Athens on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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  4. European Consumer Protection Commissioner Meglena Kuneva speaks next to Christmas lights on her desk during a news briefing at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels December 2, 2009. Kuneva launched a report on safety of Christmas lights in the EU countries.
  5. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - DECEMBER 02: Presidents of Greece Karolos Papoulias (R) and Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus (L) attend a welcoming ceremony prior to their meeting on December 02, 2009 in Prague, Czech Republic. The Greek President is on a four-day official visit to the Czech Republic.
  6. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - DECEMBER 02: Presidents of Greece Karolos Papoulias (R) and Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus (L) attend a welcoming ceremony prior to their meeting on December 02, 2009 in Prague, Czech Republic. The Greek President is on a four-day official visit to the Czech Republic.
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  8. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - DECEMBER 02: Presidents of Greece Karolos Papoulias (L) and Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus pose for photographers during their meeting at the Prague Castle on December 02, 2009 in Prague, Czech Republic. The Greek President is on a four-day official visit to the Czech Republic.
  9. A man sits and watches President Barack Obama's speech on TV sets at a Yamada Denki electric appliance store in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. Obama announced he would deepen the U.S. involvement in Afghanistan, sending 30,000 more troops to fight the Taliban despite Americans' growing pessimism about the war.
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  11. A walker makes her way through fresh snow on the Schauinsland mountain in the Black Forest region of southern Germany, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009.
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  14. World Bank President Robert B Zoellick arrives for a meeting with Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. Mukherjee conveyed his appreciation to the World Bank for their increased lending in the wake of financial crisis, according to a press release.
  15. TOKYO - DECEMBER 02: Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Masaaki Shirakawa arrives at Hatoyama's official residence to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama for their meeting on December 2, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. Shirakawa and Hatoyama met on Wednesday to discuss the ways to revive the struggling economy. The meeting came the day after The Bank of Japan offered billions of dollars in new credit to markets.
  16. TOKYO - DECEMBER 02: Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks to reporters after their meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama at Hatoyama's official residence on December 2, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. Shirakawa and Hatoyama met on Wednesday to discuss the ways to revive the struggling economy. The meeting came the day after The Bank of Japan offered billions of dollars in new credit to markets.