U.S. President Barack Obama holds the Stanley Cup as he honors the 2009 Stanley Cup NHL hockey champions, the Pittsburgh Penguins, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, September 10, 2009. Alongside Obama also holding the cup is captain Sidney Crosby (L) and team owner Mario Lemieux (R, between Obama and cup). Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

U.S. President Barack Obama holds the Stanley Cup as he honors the 2009 Stanley Cup NHL hockey champions, the Pittsburgh Penguins, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, September 10, 2009. Alongside Obama also holding the cup is captain Sidney Crosby (L) and team owner Mario Lemieux (R, between Obama and cup).

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  1. Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby, right, passes to teammate Chris Kunitz to assist on his game-winning overtime goal against the Columbus Blue Jackets in a NHL pre-season hockey game in Pittsburgh Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. The Penguins won 5-4 in overtime. Both Crosby and Kunitz scored twice in the game.
  2. Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby, center, pose with a fan, right, while leaving the ice following an NHL hockey practice at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, in Pittsburgh. It was the defending Stanley Cup Champion's first on-ice workout in preparation for the new season. Penguins coach Dan Blysma, upper right, looks on.
  3. Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby, right, signs autographs as he leaves the ice following an NHL hockey practice at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, in Pittsburgh. It was the defending Stanley Cup Champion's first on-ice workout in preparation for the new season.
  4. Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby, right, talks with goalie Marc-Andre Fleury during the team's first NHL hockey practice of the season at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009.
  5. Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby, right, talks with linemate Bill Guerin during the team's first NHL hockey practice of the season at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009.
  6. U.S. President Barack Obama holds a hockey jersey given to him by captain Sidney Crosby (L) as he honors the 2009 Stanley Cup NHL champions, the Pittsburgh Penguins, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, September 10, 2009.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. The Pittsburgh Penguins watch as their Stanley Cup banner is raised before their season opener NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers in Pittsburgh Friday, Oct. 2, 2009.
  14. The Pittsburgh Penguins watch as their Stanley Cup banner is raised before their season opener NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers in Pittsburgh Friday, Oct. 2, 2009.
  15. Pittsburgh Penguins fans watch highlights of the Penguins Stanley Cup playoff run before the raising of the Stanley Cup Championship banner at the Mellon Arena before a NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers in Pittsburgh Friday, Oct. 2, 2009.
  16. NHL's Montreal Canadiens defenseman Patrice Brisebois shows his Stanley Cup ring as he announces his retirement in Montreal September 24, 2009.

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