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  1. FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2009 file photo, former U.S. vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, center, arrives at the check-in counter at Hong Kong airport. Palin emerged from a two-month absence from public view in an unlikely manner: With a closed-door speech, heavy on foreign policy, to a group of investors in Hong Kong.
  2. Former U.S. vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin arrives at the check-in counter at Hong Kong airport Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 as Palin is leaving Hong Kong for the U.S. In her first trip to Asia, the former Alaska governor addressed an annual conference of investors in Hong Kong in what was billed as a wide-ranging talk about governance, economics and U.S. and Asian affairs.
  3. Former U.S. vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, center, arrives at the check-in counter at Hong Kong airport Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 as Palin is leaving Hong Kong for the U.S. In her first trip to Asia, the former Alaska governor addressed an annual conference of investors in Hong Kong in what was billed as a wide-ranging talk about governance, economics and U.S. and Asian affairs.
  4. Former U.S. vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin arrives at the check-in counter at Hong Kong airport Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 as Palin is leaving Hong Kong for the U.S. In her first trip to Asia, the former Alaska governor addressed an annual conference of investors in Hong Kong in what was billed as a wide-ranging talk about governance, economics and U.S. and Asian affairs.
  5. Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (R) stands beside CLSA's CEO Jonathan Slone during the annual CLSA Investors' Forum in Hong Kong September 23, 2009.
  6. Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin addresses the annual CLSA Investors' Forum in Hong Kong September 23, 2009.
  7. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 06: U.S. President Barack Obama (3R) waves to the crowd as first lady Michelle Obama and honorees (L-R) Mel Brooks and Bruce Springsteen, along with Vice President Joe Biden, applaud during the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors in the president's box at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on December 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. The group was gatheredfor the taping of the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors tribute program to be aired December 29th.
  8. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 06: U.S. President Barack Obama (3R) and first lady Michelle Obama (4R) join the 2009 Kennedy Center Honorees in the president's box at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on December 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. Shown with the president and first lady are (l-r) Dave Brubeck, Robert DeNiro, Grace Bumbry, Mel Brooks, and Bruce Springsteen. At right are Vice President Joe Biden and granddaughter Ashley Biden. The group was gatheredfor the taping of the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors tribute program to be aired December 29th.
  9. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 6: President Barack Obama (R), Vice President Joseph R. Biden (C) and Sergeant of Arms of the Senate Terrance Gainer (L) arrive on Capitol Hill for a Democratic Caucus meeting December 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama traveled to Capitol Hill to speak with Senate Democrats while they consider their version of healthcare reform legislation.
  10. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 03: U.S. Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks during the opening session of the administration's Jobs and Economic Growth Forum in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building December 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. The White House is billing the forum as is an opportunity for Obama and his economic team to hear from CEOs, small business owners, labor leaders and nonprofit heads about economic policy.
  11. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 03: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) speaks during the opening session of the administration's Jobs and Economic Growth Forum with Vice President Joe Biden in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building December 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. The White House is billing the forum as is an opportunity for Obama and his economic team to hear from CEOs, small business owners, labor leaders and nonprofit heads about economic policy.
  12. 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.
  13. The sun sets behind the dome on Capitol Hill in Washington December 11, 2009. The U.S. House of Representatives approved the biggest changes in financial regulation since the Great Depression on Friday, marking a win for the Obama administration and congressional Democrats.
  14. U.S. House Republican Conference Chairman Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) leaves a news conference on the Democrats' Financial Regulatory Reform Bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 10, 2009.
  15. U.S. Rep. Spencer Baucus (R-AL), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, arrives for a news conference on the Democrats' Financial Regulatory Reform Bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 10, 2009.
  16. U.S. Rep. Spencer Baucus (R-AL)(R), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, speaks during a news conference on the Democrats' Financial Regulatory Reform Bill with House Republican Conference Chairman Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 10, 2009.

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