British Prime Minister Gordon Brown greets members of the U.S. Congress including U.S. Rep Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (L), Rep Dale Kildee(D-MI) (top C) and U.S. Rep. William Delahunt (D-MA) (R) as the prime minister arrives to address a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington March 4, 2009. The United States should seize the moment and lead the world out of recession but other countries need to do their bit too, Brown told U.S lawmakers on Wednesday. Reuters Pictures 9 months ago

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown greets members of the U.S. Congress including U.S. Rep Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (L), Rep Dale Kildee(D-MI) (top C) and U.S. Rep. William Delahunt (D-MA) (R) as the prime minister arrives to address a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington March 4, 2009. The United States should seize the moment and lead the world out of recession but other countries need to do their bit too, Brown told U.S lawmakers on Wednesday.

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  1. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 08: Local resident Jean Sammon (R) and Sister Marie Lucey (L) of Leadership Conference of Women Religious participate in a candlelight vigil to call for public option for health care reform at the Upper Senate Park December 8, 2009 near Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Activists held the vigil to call on Congress to pass reform and make health care affordable. The House has passed its version of health care reform, and the Senate is currently debating its measure.
  2. FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 file photo, Michaele and Tareq Salahi, right, arrive at a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington. Congress wants to talk to the husband and wife who slipped through security into last week's state dinner at the White House. But on the eve of the Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009 hearing by the House Homeland Security Committee about how they did it, Tareq and Michaele Salahi declined to show up for questions.
  3. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 19: Former Cuban political prisoners listen to testimony from witnesses during a hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the travel ban for U.S. citizens to Cuba on Capitol Hill November 19, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee heard from witnesses on both sides of the issue as Congress gears up for a battle over Cuba policy, with proponents saying they have their best chance in years of repealing the decades-old ban on U.S. tourist travel to the island.
  4. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 16: Activists protest in front of the DC office of Goldman Sachs November 16, 2009 in Washington, DC. The protest was held to 'demand an end to the Too Big To Fail doctrine, request that their projected $23 billion in bonuses and compensation go to foreclosure prevention programs, and call on Congress to take immediate action on reform.'
  5. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) prepares to testify before the Senate Budget Committee Capitol Hill November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Lieberman and bipartisan members of Congress were set to testifying about proposals for long-term fiscal stability in the wake of last year's financial meltdown.
  6. LAKEWOOD - NOVEMBER 09: Miguel Lopez, largely paralyzed from the chest down, lies in his bed at home on November 9, 2009 in Lakewood, Colorado. Lopez, a Mexican immigrant whose three children were born in the United States and are American citizens, broke his neck last summer while playing with his daughters on a backyard trampoline. Formerly a construction worker, Lopez had no health insurance when the accident occurred. Like millions of other immigrants, he would still not be covered under health care reform legislation in Congress. He receives home health care visits from Dominican Sisters Home Health Agency, a non-profit that performs some 25,000 home visits each year in the Denver area. It provides free home nursing care to patients with chronic diseases, helps them to better manage their disabling illnesses and provides custodial services with the aim of keeping patients in their homes and out of more expensive nursing home care.
  7. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 05: Fr. Norman Weslin (R) of Omaha, Nebraska, is dragged by U.S. Capitol Police after refusing to leave Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) office while demonstrating against the health care reform bill at the Cannon House Office Building November 5, 2009 in Washington, DC. The protesters were voicing their opposition to Congress' health care reform legislation, saying it supports government funding of abortion.
  8. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 04: Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) talks to reporters after announcing his sponsorhip of an ammendment to the House version of health reform legislation outside the Capitol November 4, 2009 in Washington, DC. The ammendment to the 'Affordable Health Care for America Act' would automatically enroll all members of Congress in the 'public option'.

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  1. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives to give a speech at a central London venue, October 12, 2009. Brown set out on Monday plans for asset sales to help rein in the budget deficit.
  2. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives to give a speech at a central London venue, October 12, 2009. Brown set out on Monday plans for asset sales to help rein in the budget deficit.
  3. LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 09: Prime Minister Gordon shakes hands with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani ahead of their meeting, in Downing Street on October 9, 2009 in London. Later Prime Minister Brown will attend a service of thanksgiving honouring UK armed forces and civilians who served and died in the Iraq war.
  4. LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 09: Prime Minister Gordon stands Iraqi President Jalal Talabani ahead of their meeting, in Downing Street on October 9, 2009 in London. Later Prime Minister Brown will attend a service of thanksgiving honouring UK armed forces and civilians who served and died in the Iraq war.
  5. LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 09: Prime Minister Gordon walks past Number 10 in Downing Street on October 9, 2009 in London. Prime Minister Brown will attend a service of thanksgiving honouring UK armed forces and civilians who served and died in the Iraq war.
  6. LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 09: Prime Minister Gordon (L) walks with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani from Downing Street on October 9, 2009 in London. Later Prime Minister Brown will attend a service of thanksgiving honouring UK armed forces and civilians who served and died in the Iraq war.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 08: Activists participate in a candlelight vigil to call for public option for health care reform at the Upper Senate Park December 8, 2009 near Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Activists held the vigil to call on Congress to pass reform and make health care affordable. The House has passed its version of health care reform, and the Senate is currently debating its measure.

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