U.S. President Barack Obama arrives for the opening ceremony of the 5th Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain April 17, 2009. Leaders from across the Americas gathered on Friday for a summit overshadowed by an intense debate over a possible reconciliation between the United States and Cuba and how this could be achieved. Reuters Pictures 7 months ago

U.S. President Barack Obama arrives for the opening ceremony of the 5th Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain April 17, 2009. Leaders from across the Americas gathered on Friday for a summit overshadowed by an intense debate over a possible reconciliation between the United States and Cuba and how this could be achieved.

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  1. WHEAT RIDGE, CO - NOVEMBER 21: Obama supporter Mary Schaeffer argues with Obama critic Gary Henderson during a protest in front of a controversial billboard questioning the President's American citizenship at a used car lot on November 21, 2009 in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Auto dealership owner Phil Wolf paid $2,500 to have the sign painted, and it has sparked controversy since it was put up the day before. Wolf, 57, said the dealership received more than a thousand calls from throughout the U.S. and Canada in a single day, both in support and against the sign.'We've had death threats. We had people call and say they were going to firebomb the place last night,' he said, adding that local police provided overnight security outside the dealership because of the threats. Wolf, a supporter of the 'birther' movement, questions President Obama's citizenship.'We've got to recall our country, the election,' he said. This guy (Obama), is illegal.' He also blamed the President for the massacre at Ft. Hood.'The cavalier attitude taken by Mr. Obama towards the enemy within us is absolutely horrible. If I had a snake in the house, I would kill it,' Wolf said. Several left-leaning advocacy groups have called on the public to boycott the auto dealership.
  2. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 20: Sen. John Thune (R-SD) (L) delivers remarks during a news conference about health care reform with Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) at the U.S. Capitol November 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Republican senators accused the Obama Administration of rationing health care after a panel of doctors announced that women should begin getting regular mammogram at age 50 instead of 40.
  3. President Barack Obama waves as he exits Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.
  4. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: Theresa Regan (2nd L), who lost her husband and FDNY firefighter Donald Regan at the South Tower of the World Trade Center during the 9/11 terrorists attacks, listens with her son Peter (L) and daughterJill (3rd L) during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine the 'Oversight of the Department of Justice.' Jill Regan was holding a lettle with about 100,000 signatures calling for U.S. President Barack Obama to try 9/11 conspirators in military commissions instead of Article III courts.
  5. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 18: Policemen stand guard in front of the U.S. embassy during a protest the visit of U.S. President Barack Obama in Seoul's downtown on November 18, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea. Obama is scheduled to be in South Korea for two days, as the final destination of his first tour of Asia as the U.S. President.
  6. FERRYBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 17: The coal fueled Ferrybridge power station generates electricity on November 17, 2009 in Ferrybridge, United Kingdom. As world leaders prepare to gather for the Copenhagen Climate Summit in December, the resolve of the industrial nations seems to be weakening with President Obama stating that it would be impossible to reach a binding deal at the summit. Climate campaigners are concerned that this disappointing announcement is a backward step ahead of the summit.
  7. BEIJING - NOVEMBER 17: (L-R) US President Barack Obama shakes hands with Chinese President Hu Jintaoafter a joint press conference at the Great Hall of People on November 17, 2009 in Beijing, China. Obama is on an official nine-day, four nation, Asia tour during which he has visited Japan and attended the APEC Summit in Singapore before heading to China. Following his vist to China, where he is expected to discuss the economy, trade and climate change, he will head to South Korea.
  8. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 16: Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks to the media at the Molinari Republican Club dinner on November 16, 2009 in Staten Island, New York. Giuliani has said that the Obama administration has become soft on terrorism following a decision by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to try the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, in a civilian court in New York City.
  9. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Matt Cross opens 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. SINGAPORE - NOVEMBER 16: Russian President's Advisor Arkady Dvorkovych attends Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to the Russian Pacific Fleet flagship missile cruiser Varyag on November 16, 2009 in Singapore. Medvedev is on a three-day visit to Singapore where he attended the 17th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit and held meetings with the China�s President Hu Jintao and US President Barack Obama. The Russian Pacific Fleet flagship is currently on a visit to the Singapore port.
  11. CHICAGO - NOVEMBER 15: Governor Pat Quinn of Illinois (R) and U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) arrive to speak to the media at a press conference about the Thomson Correctional Center on November 15, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. President Obama's administration has decided to consider purchasing by the Federal Government the eight year old correctional facility in Carroll County in part to house detainees from the Guantanamo Bay.
  12. SHANGHAI, CHINA- NOVEMBER 15: A police car is parked as security prepare for the arrival of U.S President Barack Obama to China at Portman Plaza Hotel on November 15, 2009 in Shanghai, China. Obama is on his first official trip to Asia where while in China he will address economic tensions between the two nations.
  13. RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - NOVEMBER 15: Palestnian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad (R) and U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) (L) hold a press conference after their meeting on November 15, 2009 in Ramallah, West Bank. Ten months into his administration, President Barack Obama has so far failed to coax the Israelis and Palestinians back to negotiations despite intensive diplomatic efforts on one of his top foreign policy priorities.
  14. SINGAPORE - NOVEMBER 15: U.S. President Barack Obama and Thailand's Prime Minister Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva talk during the APEC Summit on November 15, 2009 in Singapore. The 2 day APEC CEO Summit, part of APEC Leaders Week, had brought together over 800 of the world's top business leaders and 15 world leaders in Singapore to address key global trade and economic issues.
  15. SINGAPORE - NOVEMBER 15: U.S.President Barack Obama attends the APEC Leaders Summit on November 15, 2009 in Singapore.
  16. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 14: People protest the visit of U.S. President Barack Obama at Seoul's downtown on November 14, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea. Protestors denounce the South Korean government's decision to dispatch troops to Afghanistan, ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to South Korea.

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Kathrina Norris (L) and Matt Cross (R) 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Kathrina Norris (L) and Jason Holt (R) prepare a display for copies of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' sit 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: Matt Cross lifts a display of copies of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' with a forklift 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 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.
  13. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Gary Haynes 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.
  14. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Matt Cross opens 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.
  15. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Copies of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' sit on a pallet in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800 and 900 copies of the book which goes on sale tomorrow.
  16. SINGAPORE - NOVEMBER 14: U.S ambassador Ron Kirk accompainied by Chong Sick Ching, Chairman of the CEO Summit, arrives on the second day of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit at the Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre on November 14, 2009 in Singapore, Ron Kirk will be delivering the keynote address on behalf of President Barak Obama. APEC 2009 brings over 800 of the world's top business leaders and 15 world leaders to Singapore, with the two-day Summit addressing the economic crisis and key global issues.

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