With the statue of President Abraham Lincoln standing in the center of the Capitol Rotunda, at left, workers build a protective box around a statue of former Vice President Alben Barkley in preparation for a renovation of the Rotunda in Frankfort, Ky. , Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

With the statue of President Abraham Lincoln standing in the center of the Capitol Rotunda, at left, workers build a protective box around a statue of former Vice President Alben Barkley in preparation for a renovation of the Rotunda in Frankfort, Ky. , Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009.

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  1. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 26: The George Washington and Abraham Lincoln mascots lead the Statue of Liberty float during the 83rd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade on the Streets of Manhattan on November 26, 2009 in New York City. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in Canada and the United States and traditionally it is a time to give thanks for the harvest.
  2. Jim Getty, portraying President Abraham Lincoln recites The Gettysburg Address during a program on the 146th anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address at Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pa., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.
  3. Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, center, shows off his American Flag covered tie to Jim Getty, portraying President Abraham Lincoln, left, and David Klinepeter portraying Ward Hill Lamon, before a program on the 146th anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address at Soldiers' National Cemetery in, Gettysburg, Pa., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.
  4. This image provided by the Raab Collection shows a letter President Abraham Lincoln wrote to a boy whose friends didn't believe he had met the commander in chief. The letter is being sold in Philadelphia for $60,000.
  5. This image provided by the Raab Collection shows a letter President Abraham Lincoln wrote to a boy whose friends didn't believe he had met the commander in chief. The letter is being sold in Philadelphia for $60,000.
  6. JOILET, IL - NOVEMBER 14: A hearse for Pfc. Michael S. Pearson sits outside the funeral home at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery November 14, 2009 in Joliet, Illinois. Pearson was one of the U.S. Army soldiers who died following the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas on November 5.
  7. JOILET, IL - NOVEMBER 14: Attendees hold American flags during the funeral service for Pfc. Michael S. Pearson at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery November 14, 2009 in Joliet, Illinois. Pearson was one of the U.S. Army soldiers who died following the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas on November 5.
  8. JOILET, IL - NOVEMBER 14: An honor guard salutes during the funeral service for Pfc. Michael S. Pearson at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery November 14, 2009 in Joliet, Illinois. Pearson was one of the U.S. Army soldiers who died following the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas on November 5.
  9. JOILET, IL - NOVEMBER 14: The funeral procession for Pfc. Michael S. Pearson arrives at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery November 14, 2009 in Joliet, Illinois. Pearson was one of the U.S. Army soldiers who died following the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas on November 5.
  10. JOILET, IL - NOVEMBER 14: The hearse carrying Pfc. Michael S. Pearson arrives at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery November 14, 2009 in Joliet, Illinois. Pearson was one of the U.S. Army soldiers who died following the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas on November 5.
  11. JOILET, IL - NOVEMBER 14: The funeral procession for Pfc. Michael S. Pearson arrives at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery November 14, 2009 in Joliet, Illinois. Pearson was one of the U.S. Army soldiers who died following the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas on November 5.
  12. JOILET, IL - NOVEMBER 14: The funeral procession for Pfc. Michael S. Pearson arrives at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery November 14, 2009 in Joliet, Illinois. Pearson was one of the U.S. Army soldiers who died following the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas on November 5.
  13. JOILET, IL - NOVEMBER 14: Family members attend the funeral of Pfc. Michael S. Pearson at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery November 14, 2009 in Joliet, Illinois. Pearson was one of the U.S. Army soldiers who died following the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas on November 5.
  14. JOILET, IL - NOVEMBER 14: Family memebers attend the funeral of Pfc. Michael S. Pearson at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery November 14, 2009 in Joliet, Illinois. Pearson was one of the U.S. Army soldiers who died following the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas on November 5.
  15. JOILET, IL - NOVEMBER 14: Pfc. Michael S. Pearson is buried at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery November 14, 2008 in Joliet, Illinois. Pearson was one of the U.S. Army soldiers who died following the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas on November 5.
  16. Honor guard for funeral of Pfc. Michael Pearson, folds the flag at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Ill., on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. Pearson was one of 13 killed during the Fort Hood shootings.

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  1. HULA LAKES, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 27: Migrating cranes take off at dawn on November 27, 2009 after spending the night at the Hula Lakes in northern Israel. The tens of thousands of cranes which break their southward migration to and from Africa from as far away as Siberia spend a few days at the lakes feeding in farmers' fields and gathering their strength for their onward journeys. An estimated 500 million birds fly over the Holy Land twice a year in their annual migrations.
  2. AACHEN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 27: Manuel Junglas of Aachen (R) shoots the ball and Nils-Ole Book of Ahlen (L) tries to block him during the second Bundesliga match between Alemannia Aachen and Rot Weiss Ahlen at the Tivoli Stadium on November 27, 2009 in Aachen, Germany.
  3. CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - NOVEMBER 27: A general view of the ground during the 3rd One Day International between South Africa and England at Newlands Cricket Ground on November 27, 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa.
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  5. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - NOVEMBER 27: Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA associate administrator for Space Operations, addresses the media during the Space Shuttle Atlantis post-landing press conference at Kennedy Space Center November 27, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The astronauts completed an eleven day mission to the International Space Station.
  6. CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - NOVEMBER 27: Andrew Strauss of England hits out during the 3rd One Day International between South Africa and England at Newlands Cricket Ground on November 27, 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa.
  7. Members of a bomb squad walk near a legal court after an anonymous caller announced that a bomb had been placed inside the court in Tegucigalpa November 27, 2009. Honduras chooses a new president on Sunday in an election that may defuse a crisis caused by a coup against President Manuel Zelaya, but the vote is splitting Washington and Latin America.
  8. India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Port-Of-Spain November 27, 2009.
  9. The space shuttle Atlantis discards its chute after landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida November 27, 2009.
  10. British Queen Elizabeth arrives for the official photo of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Port-Of-Spain November 27, 2009.
  11. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko seen before their news conference at a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Community's Inter-State Council in Minsk, Friday Nov. 27, 2009. Russia and its ex-Soviet neighbors Kazakhstan and Belarus have agreed to form a customs union in a bid to strengthen their economic ties.
  12. Visitors await the opening ceremony of the world renown Christmas market in Nuremberg, southern Germany, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.
  13. From left, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev seen during their news conference at a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Community's Inter-State Council in Minsk, Friday Nov. 27, 2009. Russia and its ex-Soviet neighbors Kazakhstan and Belarus have agreed to form a customs union in a bid to strengthen their economic ties.
  14. England's Andrew Strauss plays a shot during the One Day International cricket match against South Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.
  15. South African team members react after catching out England's Luke Wright, unseen, during the One Day International game against South Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.
  16. Thomas Rupprath swims the 50 meter backstroke in new European record time of 22.91 seconds during the German short course swimming championships in Essen, western Germany, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.