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An art piece by Zhang Enli, a Chinese painter, hangs over a coat rack in Nives Widauer's apartment, in Vienna, Jan. 7, 2011. On a recent trip to Shang...

FILE -- A memorial, for miners killed in the Upper Big Branch mine explosion on April 5, 2010, in Whitesville, W.Va., is seen in this July 22, 2010 fi...

Members of the audience applaud after New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's State of the City speech in New York, on Jan. 19, 2011. Bloomberg did not to...

Davin Bentti, a software engineer in Atlanta, uses the Instagram application on his iPod Touch at his home in Dacula, Ga., Jan. 15, 2011. Instagram, a...

Davin Bentti, a software engineer in Atlanta, uses the Instagram application on his iPod Touch at his home in Dacula, Ga., Jan. 15, 2011. Instagram, a...

New York Jets defensive end Trevor Pryce speaks to reporters in the locker room after practice at the team's training facility in Florham Park, N.J.,...

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg waves after his State of the City speech in New York, on Jan. 19, 2011. Bloomberg did not touch on previously favorit...

FILE -- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivers a State of the State Address in Jamestown, N.Y., Jan. 13, 2011. Cuomo has ruled out income tax increases i...

1/29/1982 -- Federal Reserve Board Chairman Paul Volcker.

2/19/1980 -- Paul A. Volcker, Federal Reserve Chairman, before the House Banking Committee. Published 01-21-2011: Paul A. Volcker, here testifying be...

Members of Rep. Gabrielle Gifford's staff from right: Joni Jones, Mark Kimble and Patty Velera receive a binder and poster from MoveOn.org filled with...

Members of Rep. Gabrielle Gifford's staff from right: Joni Jones, John Rorke, Mark Kimble and Patty Valera receive a binder and poster from MoveOn.org...

John Rorke, a member of Rep. Gabrielle Gifford's staff, speaks on the phone at the congresswoman's office in Tucson, Ariz., on Jan. 18, 2011. Gifford'...

John Rorke and Joni Jones, members of Rep. Gabrielle Gifford's staff, converse at the congresswoman's office in Tucson, Ariz., on Jan. 18, 2011. Giffo...

Gregg Weiner, a partner in the law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson who represents many borrowers, at his office in New York, Jan. 13, 20...

Gregg Weiner, a partner in the law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson who represents many borrowers, at his office in New York, Jan. 13, 20...

Gregg Weiner, a partner in the law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson who represents many borrowers, at his office in New York, Jan. 13, 20...

Vilma Brisenno, a student, is greeted by her mother on school grounds after two high school students were wounded when a gun accidentally discharged a...

Denise Jackson, right, escorts her daughter Crystal Jackson after two high school students were wounded when a gun accidentally discharged at Crystal'...

A villager looks at a traffic jam caused by snow near Heitao, China, Jan. 18, 2011. As travelers spent the night stuck in traffic in the Guizhou Provi...

A passenger bus and a truck carrying pigs are stranded side by side in traffic jam caused by snow near Heitao, China, Jan. 18, 2011. As travelers spen...

A man tries to drive through a traffic jam caused by snow near Heitao, China, Jan. 18, 2011. As travelers spent the night stuck in traffic in the Guiz...

A woman sells cakes to people who are stuck in a traffic jam caused by snow near Heitao, China, Jan. 18, 2011. As travelers spent the night stuck in t...

Local residents stand along a road waiting to sell food and goods to people stuck in a traffic jam caused by snow near Heitao, China, Jan. 18, 2011. A...

A man looks out the window of a bus that is stuck in a traffic jam caused by snow near Heitao, China, Jan. 18, 2011. As travelers spent the night stuc...

FILE -- Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) at a press conference in Washington, Dec. 18, 2010. Lieberman will announce on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, tha...

FILE -- Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) at a press conference in Washington, Sept. 21, 2010. Lieberman will announce on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, t...

FILE -- Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.), left, and his running mate, Vice President Al Gore, acknowledge cheers after Gore's acceptance of the Democratic...

FILE -- Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), left, campaigns for presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in Scranton, Pa., on Sept. 22, 2008. Lieb...

FILE -- Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.), left, and his running mate, Vice President Al Gore, campaign in Boston in this Sept. 13, 2000 file photo. Lieber...

FILE -- Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., center, with Sen. John McCain, left, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., right, as McCain did a run-through prior to...

FILE -- Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), left, campaigns for presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in Ann Arbor, Mich., in this Jan. 15, 2008...

FILE-- Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul speaks with the media during his election night victory party at the Convention Center in Bowling Green,...

The Brat Stop in Kenosha, Wis., on Jan. 18, 2011. The restaurant and cheese shop lies nearly halfway between Green Bay, Wis., and Chicago on Highway 5...

A monument to Earl Lambeau, known as Curly, at East High School in Green Bay, Wis., on Jan. 18, 2011. Lambeau attended the school and started the Gree...

A Chicago Bears mascot hangs by a noose at the Brat Stop in Kenosha, Wis., on Jan. 18, 2011. The restaurant and cheese shop lies nearly halfway betwee...

A monument to Earl Lambeau, known as Curly, outside Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis., on Jan. 18, 2011. Lambeau started the Green Bay Packers, who h...

Elgin James, a director, outside a cafe in Los Angeles, on Jan. 13, 2011. James' first film, "Little Birds," was shaped in a Sundance Institute filmma...

Elgin James, a director, at a cafe in Los Angeles, on Jan. 13, 2011. James' first film, "Little Birds," was shaped in a Sundance Institute filmmaking...

Senior Pastor Valerie Williams preaches during a Sunday service at St. Luke's Community Church in Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 9, 2011. Williams, an openl...

Senior pastor Valerie Williams, right, sings with her partner Cindy Williams as she leads a Sunday service at St. Luke's Community Church in Jacksonvi...

Darlene Maffett, center, a gay parent, prays with her son, Reginald Maffett, 14, left, and partner April Bacon, during a Sunday service at St. Luke's...

Darlene Maffett, left, a gay parent, helps her son, Reginald Maffett, 14, with his science fair project at their home in Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 9, 2...

Rosalyn Cooley, a gay parent, shares cotton candy with her youngest son, Tyshaun Cooley, 5, before watching a basketball game with their family, in Ja...

Rosalyn Cooley, a gay parent, with her youngest son, Tyshaun Cooley, 5, right, during dinner with her partner Ty Francis, left, and family, in Jackson...

Misty Gray and her partner, Latisha Bines, say grace with Bine's three children before Sunday dinner at their home in Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 9, 2011...

A halved Crunchy Scotch Eggs with Horseradish and Pickles, in New York, Jan. 9, 2011. Though frying sometimes make a mess, the only way to get truly c...

Barbara Laino's cat eats fresh homemade pet food in Warwick, N.Y., Jan. 11, 2011. With the right mix of vegetable, meats and supplements, owners swear...

Orion, a 12-year-old Alaskan malamute, eats fresh homemade pet food in Warwick, N.Y., Jan. 11, 2011. With the right mix of vegetable, meats and supple...

Homemade pet food balls for a cat, made by Barbara Laino at her home in Warwick, N.Y., July 25, 2010. With the right mix of vegetable, meats and suppl...