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COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, FRANCE - JUNE 06: American D-Day veterans Clyde Combs (L) and Ben Franklin (seated) point to Omaha beach as they talk with (L-R) Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales, U.S. President Barack Obama, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, French President Nicolas Sarko...

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WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 07: Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (2nd L) and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) look on during an unveiling ceremony for Powell's official State Department portrait in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the State Department December 7, 2009 in W...

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WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 07: Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (R) speaks with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during an unveiling ceremony for his official State Department portrait in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the State Department December 7, 2009 in Washington, DC.

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WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 07: Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (R) jokes with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during an unveiling ceremony for his official State Department portrait in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the State Department December 7, 2009 in Washington, DC.

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WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 07: Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell walks by his official State Department portrait after an unveiling ceremony with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the State Department December 7, 2009 in Washington, DC.

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WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 07: Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell walks by his official State Department portrait after an unveiling ceremony with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the State Department December 7, 2009 in Washington, DC.

Benjamin Franklin flies a kite in a storm (1752) in this handout photograph released in London November 30, 2009.

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Members of the Conestoga High School marching band of Berwyn Pa. , march down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway during a Thanksgiving day parade in Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009.

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A balloon make its way down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in view of City Hall during a Thanksgiving day parade in Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009.

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A balloon and marching band make its way down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway during a Thanksgiving day parade in Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009.

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In this Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009 photo, a screen showing the new website of Britain's Royal Society, seen in central London, Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009.

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In this Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009 photo, a portrait of Benjamin Franklin is seen at a library of Britain's Royal Society along with historic scientific documents, in central London.

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In this Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, Keith Moore, Britain's Royal Society head librarian stands behind a statue of Isaac Newton and his original reflective telescope from 1672, in central London.

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In this Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009 photo, Keith Moore, Britain's Royal Society head librarian holds Isaac Newton's original reflective telescope from 1672, in central London.

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Bumper to bumper traffic entering Pennsylvania from New Jersey packs the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. The Philadelphia transit system's largest union went on strike early Tuesday, bringing the city's bus, subway and trolley operations to a halt.

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Bumper to bumper traffic entering Pennsylvania from New Jersey packs the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. The Philadelphia transit system's largest union went on strike early Tuesday, bringing the city's bus, subway and trolley operations to a halt.

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Nine-year-old Jessica Osorio, receives her H1N1 influenza vaccination from school nurse Judy Brathwaite Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009 at P.S.157 Benjamin Franklin school in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leave the Benjamin Franklin room of the State Department together after Gates received the George Marshall Foundation Award in Washington October 16, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (R) and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leave the Benjamin Franklin room of the State Department together after Gates received the George Marshall Foundation Award in Washington October 16, 2009.

The new Barnes Foundation building on Philadelphia's Benjamin Frankline Parkway, scheduled to open in 2012 is illustrated in this drawing.

The new Barnes Foundation building on Philadelphia's Benjamin Frankline Parkway, scheduled to open in 2012 is illustrated in this drawing.

The new Barnes Foundation building on Philadelphia's Benjamin Frankline Parkway, scheduled to open in 2012 is illustrated in this drawing.

The new Barnes Foundation building on Philadelphia's Benjamin Frankline Parkway, scheduled to open in 2012 is illustrated in this drawing.

The new Barnes Foundation building on Philadelphia's Benjamin Frankline Parkway, scheduled to open in 2012 is illustrated in this drawing.

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In this undated rendering provided by the Barnes Foundation, a night view of the new Barnes Foundation museum in Philadelphia is seen.