The New York Times Agency May 2010

President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan, center, is flanked by his two Vice Presidents, Marshal Muhammad Qasim Fahim, left, and Karim Khalili, as he del...

Afghan President Hamid Karzai gestures while speaking in Kabul on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. Karzai, in his first speech since he was declared the winner...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a special session of Congress in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. Applauding in the background are Vice Pr...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is appluaded as she addresses a joint session of Congress in Washington on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. Merkel marked the 20...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is welcomes by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), left, and Vice President Joe Biden as she arrives to address a j...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is escorted by Congressional leaders as she arrives to address a joint session of Congress in Washington on Tuesday, N...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) confers with Vice President Joe Biden as they await the start of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's address to a...

Mick Jagger, center, performs with U2's Bono, left, and Adam Clayton at the 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Benefit Concert in New York on...

From left, Aretha Franklin performs with Annie Lennox at the 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Benefit Concert in New York on Friday night,...

Kirk Hammett of Metallica performs with Lou Reed at the 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Benefit Concert in New York on Friday night, Oct....

The playwright Neil Simon in New York on Oct. 13, 2009. The revival of his "Brighton Beach Memoirs" closed a week after it opened, shocking many in th...

The playwright Neil Simon in New York on Oct. 13, 2009. The revival of his "Brighton Beach Memoirs" closed a week after it opened, shocking many in th...

Runners cool down in Central Park after competing in the New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. (Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times)

Runners pass a fluid station in Queens during the New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. (Suzy Allman/The New York Times)

Runners round a corner in Queens during the New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. (Julie Glassberg/The New York Times)

Spectators hand out sports drinks as runners pass by in Queens during the New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. (Julie Glassberg/The New Yor...

A worker sweeps up discarded cups as runners pass the intersection of Vernon Boulevard and 46th Avenue in Queens during the New York City Marathon on...

A runner makes his way across the Queensboro Bridge from Queens into Manhattan during the New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. (Fred R. Con...

Runners make their way across the Queensboro Bridge from Queens into Manhattan during the New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. (Fred R. Con...

Meb Keflezighi wins the New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. Keflezighi, who broke away from Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya in the final miles,...

Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya lowers his head to the ground after crossing the finish line to take second place in the New York City Marathon on Sunday, N...

Meb Keflezighi holds up a U.S. flag after winning the New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. Keflezighi, who broke away from Robert Cheruiyot...

Derartu Tulu wins the New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. On a day of surprises, Tulu became the first Ethiopian woman to capture New York...

Derartu Tulu wins the New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. On a day of surprises, Tulu became the first Ethiopian woman to capture New York...

With the flag of Ethiopia draped across her shoulders, Derartu Tulu, winner of the New York City Marathon, holds out her hand as Paula Radcliffe limps...

With the flag of Ethiopia draped across her shoulders, Derartu Tulu, winner of the New York City Marathon, holds out her hand as Paula Radcliffe limps...

From left, Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson and Oren Moverman in Washington DC on Oct. 30, 2009. They star in the movie, "The Messenger" about notification...

From left, Woody Harrelson, Oren Moverman and Ben Foster in Washington DC on Oct. 30, 2009. They star in the movie, "The Messenger" about notification...

John Fogerty, left, joineds Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band onstage to play tunes by Creedence Clearwater Revival and Roy Orbison at the 25th...

Stevie Wonder performs with Sting at the 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Benefit Concert in New York on Thursday night, Oct. 29, 2009. (Ch...

From left, Bruce Springsteen performs with Steven Van Zandt, Patti Scialfa and the rest of the E Street Band at the 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hal...

John Fogerty, left, joins Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band onstage to play tunes by Creedence Clearwater Revival and Roy Orbison at the 25th A...

Sting, left, performs with Stevie Wonder at the 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Benefit Concert in New York on Thursday night, Oct. 29, 20...

Sting, left, and Stevie Wonder appear on a huge screen as they play at the 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Benefit Concert in New York on...

Paul Simon, right, and Art Garfunkel reunite for "The Sounds of Silence" and other hits at the 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Benefit Con...

Jerry Lee Lewis performs at the 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Benefit Concert in New York on Thursday night, Oct. 29, 2009. (Chad Batka/...

From left, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and David Crosby, of Crosby, Stills and Nash, perform at the 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Benef...

Paul Simon performs performs at the 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Benefit Concert in New York on Thursday night, Oct. 29, 2009. (Chad B...

Jerome Anthony Gourdine, right, also known as Little Anthony, performs with backup vocalists The Imperials at the 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall...

Paul Simon, right, and Art Garfunkel reunite for "The Sounds of Silence" and other hits at the 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Benefit Con...

Sting performs with Stevie Wonder at the 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Benefit Concert in New York on Thursday night, Oct. 29, 2009. (Ch...

Vice President Joe Biden is flanked by Governors Arnold Schwarzeneggger of California, left, and Martin O'Malley of Maryland as he speaks to reporters...

Vice President Joe Biden is joined by Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneggger of California as he speaks to reporters at the White House on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009....

Standing in the pre-dawn darkness, President Barack Obama saw the real cost of the war in Afghanistan: The Americans who return in flag-covered cases...

Standing in the pre-dawn darkness, President Barack Obama saw the real cost of the war in Afghanistan: The Americans who return in flag-covered cases...

Standing in the pre-dawn darkness, President Barack Obama saw the real cost of the war in Afghanistan: The Americans who return in flag-covered cases...

President Barack Obama, top row right, along with officers and a civilian delegation walk up the ramp of a military transport plane during services re...

Members of the Pakistani army in Spin Jamaat, south Waziristan, part of Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. The P...

A Pakistani army soldier looking out over the mointain range in Kund, south Waziristan, part of Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Thursd...

UN personnel load luggage into a vehicle outside a guest house which was attacked by the Taliban a day earlier, in Kabul on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009....