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Niki Wan, left, and Lois Weiss weep after laying flowers down on Michael Jackson's star on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles on Friday, June 26, 2009...

President Barack Obama with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during their joint news conference at the White House in Washington, Friday, June 26, 2009...

President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel leave their podiums after their joint news conference at the White House in Washington, Fri...

President Barack Obama with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during their joint news conference at the White House in Washington, Friday, June 26, 2009...

President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel head to their podiums for their joint news conference at the White House in Washington, Fri...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Barack Obama share a laugh during a joint news conference at the White House on Friday, June 26, 2009. O...

The front of the Stonewall Inn. Some time after the first night of the uprising, the owners of the club had a string of light bulbs placed over the si...

The West Side Savings Bank at the intersection of Seventh Avenue South, West Fourth Street and Christopher Street, in New York. The bank's windows had...

Fans gather around Michael Jackson's star on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles on Friday, June 26, 2009. While the Los Angeles County Coroner's offic...

Flowers, candles and mementos are laid down around Michael Jackson's star on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles on Friday, June 26, 2009. While the Lo...

Local residents gather outside the boyhood home of Michael jackson in Gary, Ind., after the news of his death on Thursday, June 25, 2009. In the years...

RETRANSMISSION TO CORRECT BYLINE TO ROB BENNETT -- People gathered outside the Apollo Theater in Harlem Thursday night after the death of Michael Jac...

NBA commissioner David Stern, left, poses with Jordan Hill, who was picked by the New York Knicks during the first round of the NBA basketball draft i...

From left, Gerald Henderson, Stephen Curry, Jordan Hill, Commissioner David Stern, Hasheem Thabeet, Ricky Rubio and James Harden in New York, Thursday...

Jordan Hill of the University of Arizona after he was selected by the New York Knicks as the eighth overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft in New York, Ju...

Pop singer Michael Jackson arrived at the Santa Barbara County Superior Courthouse in Santa Maria for the second day of his trial on charges of child...

Pop singer Michael Jackson motioned to fans as he arrived to the Santa Barbara County Superior Courthouse in Santa Maria for his trial on charges of c...

Pop singer Michael Jackson arrives at the Santa Barbara County Superior Courthouse at Santa Maria for his trial on charges of child molestation in Mar...

Michael Jackson during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington where he met with members of Congress and ambassadors from various African nati...

Michael Jackson during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington where he met with members of Congress and ambassadors from various African nati...

Michael Jackson during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington where he met with members of Congress and ambassadors from various African nati...

Pop singer Michael Jackson walks out of the Santa Barbara County courthouse at Santa Maria with his entourage and parents Joe (left) and Katherine (ri...

Gov. Mark Sanford listens to a question from a reporter during a news conference at the statehouse in Columbia, S.C., on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. San...

Gov. Mark Sanford speaks to reporters at the statehouse in Columbia, S.C., on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. Sanford said he had conducted an extra-marital...

Gov. Mark Sanford speaks to reporters at the statehouse in Columbia, S.C., on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. Sanford said he had conducted an extra-marital...

Gov. Mark Sanford pauses while speaking to reporters at the statehouse in Columbia, S.C., on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. Sanford said he had conducted a...

Gov. Mark Sanford speaks to reporters at the statehouse in Columbia, S.C., on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. Sanford said he had conducted an extra-marital...

President Hamid Karzai speaks to reporters during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 17, 2009. With a nationwide election only weeks awa...

Afghan television journalists in Kabul film a report about the country's presidential campaign on June 15, 2009. President Hamid Karzai is unpopular,...

Part of a crowd of several thousand people at a rally on June 18, 2009, in Kabul for one of President Hamid Karzai's rivals, Abdullah, a former foreig...

Presidential campaign posters in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 15, 2009. With a nationwide election only weeks away, the paradox of President Hamid Karz...

The R&B songwriter Maxwell filming the video for the song ?Bad HabitsO from his new album, in New York on June 15, 2009. (Robert Wright/The New York T...

The R&B songwriter Maxwell filming the video for the song ?Bad HabitsO from his new album, in New York on June 15, 2009. (Robert Wright/The New York T...

Children doing schoolwork at a poorhouse in La Oroya, Peru, on June 19, 2009. Many of them have high levels of lead. (Tomas Munita/The New York Times...

Children play soccer next to the American-owned smelter Doe Run Peru in La Oroya, Peru, on June 19, 2009. It has been called one of the world's 10 mos...

A representative of a local nonprofit group, right, informing a family in La Oroya of a U.S. lawsuit against Doe Run Peru over its smelting operation,...

Saturnina Baldeon, 76, a resident of La Oroya, Peru, seen June 6, 2009. The tensions here over the lead emissions which have made the Andean town one...

Paulina Canto, 48, gives a bath to her son, Steven Barzolo, 5, at their house April 11, 2009. Residents of La Oroya, with a population of 35,000, talk...

Jesus Guaitan, 60, in La Oroya, Peru, April 8, 2009. Guaitan worked for 17 years at the smelter. He now suffers from several health problems, which he...

A woman walks down a street in the Andean town of La Oroya, Peru, April 8, 2009. La Oroya has been called one of the world???s 10 most polluted places...

The Andean town of La Oroya, Peru, April 8, 2009. La Oroya has been called one of the world's 10 most polluted places by the Blacksmith Institute, a n...

Joseph Deardorff, a Catholic priest from Ohio, during a procession in La Oroya, Peru, June 14, 2009. La Oroya has been called one of the world's 10 mo...

Workers from the smelter run by Dou Run Peru, take a break for lunch in La Oroya, central Peru, June 15, 2009. La Oroya has been called one of the wo...

A worker at Doe Run Peru leaves the copper smelter in La Oroya, Peru, June 17, 2009. The smelter is part of a privately held empire headed by Ira Renn...

Children play in a park in La Oroya, Peru, April 7, 2009. Many children in La Oroya have high levels of lead in their blood. A smelter in the town is...

A couple dance during the celebration of the first anniversary of a taxi company, in a street in La Oroya, Peru, June 14, 2009. The tensions here over...

A security post near the Doe Run Peru smelter in La Oroya, Peru, seen April 11, 2009. The tensions here over the lead emissions which have made the An...

Smoke emitted from the Doe Run Peru refiney in La Oroya, central Peru, envelopes the town, seen April 6, 2009. The tensions here over the lead emissio...

Workers protesting in the streets of La Oroya for job security, June 16, 2009. The tensions here over the lead emissions which have made the Andean to...

A company locker room at the Doe Run Peru smelter facility in la Oroya, Peru, June 15, 2009. The tensions here over the lead emissions which have made...