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    The endgame in Washington with the public is going to be different than many in the Congress and White House believe today.
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  1. Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani, seen, during his press conference in the parliament, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. Iran approved plans Sunday to build 10 industrial scale uranium enrichment facilities, a dramatic expansion of the program in defiance of U.N. demands it halt enrichment and a move that is likely to significantly heighten tensions with the West. On Friday, the U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency issued a strong rebuke of Iran over enrichment, infuriating Tehran. Parliament speaker Ali Larijani threatened on Sunday to reduce cooperation with the IAEA. Photos behind show late and current politicians.
  2. People walk along a sidewalk of Tokyo's zelkova tree lined Omotesando shopping street which is illuminated for the first time in 11 years Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. A total of 630,000 LED bulbs decorated 138 trees along one kilometer (0.62 miles) main entrance path to Meiji Shrine until Jan. 10, 2010 to attract the year-end shoppers as well as the new year worshippers to the shrine.
  3. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble chats with French Economy Minister Christine Lagarde during a news conference after a meeting in Berlin, November 30, 2009. France backs the goal of reducing its budget deficit to three percent of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2013 but reaching this target will depend on economic conditions, Lagarde said on Monday in the German capital.
  4. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble chats with French Economy Minister Christine Lagarde during a news conference after a meeting in Berlin, November 30, 2009. France backs the goal of reducing its budget deficit to three percent of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2013 but reaching this target will depend on economic conditions, Lagarde said on Monday in the German capital.
  5. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble chats with French Economy Minister Christine Lagarde during a news conference after a meeting in Berlin, November 30, 2009. France backs the goal of reducing its budget deficit to three percent of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2013 but reaching this target will depend on economic conditions, Lagarde said on Monday in the German capital.
  6. Vehicles go through Tokyo's zelkova tree lined Omotesando shopping street which is illuminated for the first time in 11 years Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. A total of 630,000 LED bulbs decorated 138 trees along one kilometer (0.62 miles) main entrance path to Meiji Shrine until Jan. 10, 2010 to attract the year-end shoppers as well as the new year worshippers to the shrine.
  7. Lucian Craita plays with his lion Richie as it is relocated to South Africa from his courtyard near Urziceni, 55 km (34 miles) northeast of Bucharest, November 30, 2009. Craita said he has been raising Richie since it was a cub and on Monday, he passed Richie to Vier Pfoten, an international animal rights foundation, which will relocate Richie, and three other lions from Romania, to Lionsrock, a big cat sanctuary in South Africa.
  8. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 30: (L-R) Jan Chapman,Alice Englert and Jane Campion arrive for the Australian Premiere of 'Bright Star' at Dendy Opera Quays on November 30, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
  9. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 30: (R) Actor Michael Caton and Beverly Caton-Jones arrive for the Australian Premiere of 'Bright Star' at Dendy Opera Quays on November 30, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
  10. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 30: (R) Actress Saskia Burmeister and Jamie Croft arrive for the Australian Premiere of 'Bright Star' at Dendy Opera Quays on November 30, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
  11. A lion named Richie rests under a truck in his owner Lucian Craita's courtyard as it is relocated to South Africa, near Urziceni, 55 km (34 miles) northeast of Bucharest, November 30, 2009. Craita said he has been raising Richie since it was a cub and on Monday, he passed Richie to Vier Pfoten, an international animal rights foundation, which will relocate Richie, and three other lions from Romania, to Lionsrock, a big cat sanctuary in South Africa.
  12. The Burghley Nef, an ornate salt cellar from France dated from 1527, is displayed for the first time at the V&A in London, November 30, 2009. The V&A is preparing new Medieval and Renaissance galleries which will open on December 2, 2009.
  13. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 30: Maeve Dermody arrives for the Australian Premiere of 'Bright Star' at Dendy Opera Quays on November 30, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
  14. MUNICH, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 30: Thomas Blatt, joint plaintiff in the trial against accused Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk waits for the arrival of John Demjanjuk in a courtroom in Munich on November 30, 2009 in Munich, Germany. 89 year old Demjanjuk is charged with 27,900 counts of accessory to murder for his part in the gassing of prisoners taken to Sobibor concentration camp.
  15. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 30: (L-R) Jan Chapman,Alice Englert and Jane Campion arrive for the Australian Premiere of 'Bright Star' at Dendy Opera Quays on November 30, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
  16. Chile's President, Michelle Bachelet, second right, reacts as she is welcome by Portugal's President Anibal Cavaco Silva right as Portugal's Primer Minister Jose Socrates, second left, and Ibero American General Secretary, Enrique Iglesias look at during the start of the XIX Ibero American summit in Estoril, near to Lisbon Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. The annual summit brings together the leaders of 19 Latin-American countries plus Portugal, Spain and Andorra.
  17. John Demjanjuk arrives at the court room for his trial in Munich, southern Germany, on Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. Demjanjuk goes on trial on charges of being an accessory to the murder of 27.900 Jews at a Nazi death camp, opening the final chapter of some 30 years of efforts to prosecute the retired Ohio autoworker.
  18. Chile's President, Michelle Bachelet, left, is welcomed by Portugal's President Anibal Cavaco Silva, right, with Portugal's Primer Minister Jose Socrates, second right and Ibero American General Secretary, Enrique Iglesias during the Session of the XIX Ibero American summit in Estoril, near to Lisbon Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. The annual summit brings together the leaders of 19 Latin-American countries plus Portugal, Spain and Andorra.