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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) speaks to reporters as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) looks on following a meeting at the White Hous...

A costume used in the 1991 Disney film "The Rocketeer," at a warehouse in Glendale, Calif., Aug. 27, 2009. Costumes, props and trinkets from Disney fi...

The costume used in the television series "Zorro," is seen in a warehouse in Glendale, Calif., Aug. 27, 2009. Costumes, props and trinkets from Disney...

President Barack Obama greets students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Va. after he delivered an address on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. Obama exhor...

The costume worn by Julie Andrews in "Mary Poppins," along with her umbrella, are seen in a warehouse in Glendale, Calif., Aug. 27, 2009. Costumes, pr...

Fifth-graders at Cameron Elementary School in West Covina, Calif., President Barack Obama's televised speech on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. Obama exhorted...

Chad Price joins fellow students at J.W. Williams Middle School in Rockwall, Texas, in watching President Barack Obama's televised speech on Tuesday,...

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) arrive to speak to reporters following a meeting at the White Hou...

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, right, accompany Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and Crown Princess Maxima...

President Obama spoke to a group of students in the library of Wakefield High School in Arlington, Va. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. Obama exhorted Ameri...

President Barack Obama greets students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Va. after he delivered an address on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. Obama exhor...

President Obama spoke to a group of students in the library of Wakefield High School in Arlington, Va. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. Obama exhorted Ameri...

Rafael Nadal of Spain in action against Gael Monfils of France at the U.S. Open in New York on Sept. 8, 2009. (Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times)...

Li Na in action against Kim Clijsters at the U.S. Open in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. Clijsters's 6-2, 6-4 victory is the latest chapter in he...

Rafael Nadal of Spain in action against Gael Monfils of France at the U.S. Open in New York on Sept. 8, 2009. (Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times)...

Twins Bob and Mike Bryan of the U.S. leave the court after their men's doubles victory over Carsten Ball and Chris Guccione of Australia at the U.S. O...

Kim Clijsters in action against Li Na at the U.S. Open in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. Clijsters's 6-2, 6-4 victory is the latest chapter in he...

Twins Bob and Mike Bryan of the U.S. celebrate during their men's doubles victory over Carsten Ball and Chris Guccione of Australia at the U.S. Open i...

Serena Williams prepares to hit autographed balls into the stands after defeating Flavia Pennetta at the U.S. Open in New York on Sept. 8, 2009. Willi...

Serena Williams in action against Flavia Pennetta at the U.S. Open in New York on Sept. 8, 2009. Williams won, 6-4, 6-3. (Michelle V. Agins/The New Yo...

Gael Monfils of France in action against Rafael Nadal of Spain at the U.S. Open in New York on Sept. 8, 2009. (Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times)...

Kim Clijsters in action against Li Na at the U.S. Open in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. Clijsters's 6-2, 6-4 victory is the latest chapter in he...

Flavia Pennetta in action against Serena Williams at the U.S. Open in New York on Sept. 8, 2009. Williams won, 6-4, 6-3. (Michelle V. Agins/The New Yo...

Li Na in action against Kim Clijsters at the U.S. Open in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. Clijsters's 6-2, 6-4 victory is the latest chapter in he...

No. 16 seed Marin Cilic in action against No. 2 Andy Murray at the U.S. Open in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. Murray was battered by Cilic in a...

Twins Bob and Mike Bryan of the U.S. celebrate during their men's doubles victory over Carsten Ball and Chris Guccione of Australia at the U.S. Open i...

Serena Williams exults after defeating Flavia Pennetta at the U.S. Open in New York on Sept. 8, 2009. Williams won, 6-4, 6-3. (Michelle V. Agins/The N...

Oliver Stone, who this week will begin shooting his sequel to "Wall Street" (1987), stands outside the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in lower Ma...

Kim Clijsters during her match against Li Na at the U.S. Open in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. Clijsters's 6-2, 6-4 victory is the latest chapte...

No. 2 seed Andy Murray grimaces during his match against No. 16 Marin Cilic at the U.S. Open in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. Murray was battere...

No. 2 seed Andy Murray grimaces during his match against No. 16 Marin Cilic at the U.S. Open in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. Murray was battere...

Oliver Stone, who this week will begin shooting his sequel to "Wall Street" (1987), stands outside the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in lower Ma...

President Barack Obama, center, is applauded during a memorial service for Walter Cronkite, in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. Cronkite, the pione...

Melanie Oudin during her match against Nadia Petrova of Russia at the U.S. Open in Queens on Monday, Sept. 7, 2009. Oudin won 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3. (Mich...

A village forced to drink to water in Lokori, Kenya, in August 2009. A devastating drought is sweeping across Kenya, killing livestock, crops and chil...

Families wait for food to be distributed in Lokori, Kenya in August 2009. A devastating drought is sweeping across Kenya, killing livestock, crops and...

Melanie Oudin during her match against Nadia Petrova of Russia at the U.S. Open in Queens on Monday, Sept. 7, 2009. Oudin won 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3. (Mich...

Young children in Lokori, Kenya in August 2009. A devastating drought is sweeping across Kenya, killing livestock, crops and children. It is stirring...

Melanie Oudin during her match against Nadia Petrova of Russia at the U.S. Open in Queens on Monday, Sept. 7, 2009. Oudin won 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3. (Mich...

Villagers with bags of food in Lokori, Kenya in August 2009. A devastating drought is sweeping across Kenya, killing livestock, crops and children. It...

Melanie Oudin during her match against Nadia Petrova of Russia at the U.S. Open in Queens on Monday, Sept. 7, 2009. Oudin won 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3. (Mich...

A man and a child outside a damaged building in Mogadishu, Aug. 29, 2009. Families displaced by fighting used damaged, abandoned buildings as housing...

Fighters with the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TGF) organize their weapons after being fired upon by al Shabab Islamists on the cities...

Kim Clijsters during her match against Venus Williams at the U.S. Open in New York on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009. Clijsters won, 6-0, 0-6, 6-4. (Michelle...

Flavia Pennetta exults in her victory over Vera Zvonareva at the U.S. Open in New York on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009. Pennetta won, 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-0. (Rut...

Nicolas Almagro in action against fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal at the U.S. Open in New York on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009. Nadal won, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4. (Miche...

Kim Clijsters in action against Venus Williams at the U.S. Open in New York on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009. Clijsters won, 6-0, 0-6, 6-4. (Michelle V. Agin...

Vera Zvonareva after her loss to Flavia Pennetta at the U.S. Open in New York on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009. Pennetta won, 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-0. (Ruth Fremso...

Melanie Oudin exults during her victory over Maria Sharapova at the U.S. Open in New York on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009. The 17-year-old American scored...

Lleyton Hewitt in action against Roger Federer at the U.S. Open in New York on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009. Hewitt won the first set before losing in the...