MADISON, WI - NOVEMBER 04: Students listen as President Barack Obama delivers an address about strengthening America's education system during a visit to Wright Middle School November 4, 2009 in Madison. Wisconsin. Obama, accompanied by Education Secretary Arne Duncan, announced the release of $4 billion in competitive grants to be awarded to schools throughout the United States. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 weeks ago

MADISON, WI - NOVEMBER 04: Students listen as President Barack Obama delivers an address about strengthening America's education system during a visit to Wright Middle School November 4, 2009 in Madison. Wisconsin. Obama, accompanied by Education Secretary Arne Duncan, announced the release of $4 billion in competitive grants to be awarded to schools throughout the United States.

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  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. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, left, and Rev. Jesse Jackson talk after Duncan spoke at the Grantmakers for Education's National Conference in the Westin Hotel in Chicago, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. The recent beating death of a Chicago high school student has brought Duncan along with Attorney General Eric Holder to Chicago to discuss youth violence with Mayor Richard M. Daley.
  10. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, left, and Rev. Jesse Jackson talk after Duncan spoke at the Grantmakers for Education's National Conference in the Westin Hotel in Chicago, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. The recent beating death of a Chicago high school student has brought Duncan along with Attorney General Eric Holder to Chicago to discuss youth violence with Mayor Richard M. Daley.
  11. Vice President Joseph Biden, flanked by Education Secretary Arne Duncan, left, and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, speaks at Syracuse University in Syracuse, N.Y., Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, during a meeting of the White House Task Force on Middle Class Families.
  12. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, left, talks with state Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, during a visit with state lawmakers at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2009.
  13. US President Barack Obama speaks from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on September 1, 2009. Obama hailed the first growth in the US manufactoring sector after 18 punishing months of decline as a sign of recovery and proof that his economic policies were working. Looking on are Education Secretary Arne Duncan (L) and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
  14. President Barack Obama stands with Education Secretary Arne Duncan, left, and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, center, as he speaks about the H1N1 swine flu virus in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009.
  15. Education Secretary Arne Duncan looks on as President Barack Obama talks to students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009.
  16. Education Secretary Arne Duncan looks on as President Barack Obama talks to students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009.

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  12. TAIPEI, TAIWAN - NOVEMBER 28: Hong Kong actor Nick Cheung walks on the red carpet ahead of the 46th Taipei Golden Horse Award at Taipei County Hall on November 28, 2009 in Taipei, Taiwan.
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