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President Barack Obama steps off his campaign bus on his way to get homemade pies at the Coffee Mill during a bus tour in Zumbrota, Minn., on Aug. 15,...

President Barack Obama speaks at a town hall meeting in Decorah, Iowa, on Aug. 15, 2011. Obama, beset by convulsing financial markets, a relapsing eco...

Christine Quinn, right, the New York City Council speaker, with Jessica Lappin, a council member, at the Senior Cultural Discounts Fair in New York, o...

Christine Quinn, the New York City Council speaker,with Aliyyah Baylor, the owner of Make My Cake bakery, at the bakery in New York, on Aug. 10, 2011....

Christine Quinn, right, the New York City Council speaker, at the Senior Cultural Discounts Fair in New York, on July 19, 2011. Quinn, an all-but decl...

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A branch of the Deutsche Bank in Berlin, on July 12, 2012. The effects of the European debt crisis are not showing on the streets of summertime Berlin...

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Visitors peer over the edge of the observation deck of the Space Needle in Seattle, Aug. 9, 2011. To celebrate the Space Needle's upcoming 50th annive...

Glasses of Barbera wine are straightened before a tasting panel in New York, Aug. 13, 2011. Once the cheaper sibling of Barolo and Barbaresco, barbera...

A iced bombe made with coconut macaroons, mango and sorbet, in New York, Aug. 7, 2011. Classic deserts can be updated to make a refined party dish. (A...

Malted milk bonbons filled with ice cream, in New York, Aug. 7, 2011. Classic deserts can be updated to make a refined party dish. (Andrew Scrivani/T...

An ice cream sandwich on a sliced baguette, with chocolate nut spread, bananas and peanut butter, in New York, Aug. 7, 2011. Classic deserts can be u...

Corn, peppers, tomatoes and poblano chiles saute in a skillet, in Berkeley, Calif., Aug. 1, 2011. Sweet summer corn off the cob with roasted poblano c...

An ice cream sandwich on a sliced baguette, with chocolate nut spread, bananas and peanut butter, in New York, Aug. 7, 2011. Classic deserts can be up...

Corn, onion and peppers are chopped, in Berkeley, Calif., Aug. 1, 2011. Sweet summer corn off the cob with roasted poblano chiles can be a delicious a...

Local boys wait for President Barack Obama to emerge after his lunch at a local deli in Cannon Falls, Minn., on Monday, Aug. 15, 2011. The Midwest is...

Italian affogato sauce is poured over an ice cream sundae, in London, July 5, 2011. When hosting a brunch party the best way to ensure that you get to...

Duck and rice noodle salad wraps, in London, July 5, 2011. When hosting a brunch party the best way to ensure that you get to relax as well as serve a...

A crab and melon salad, in London, July 5, 2011. When hosting a brunch party the best way to ensure that you get to relax as well as serve a delicious...

A table set for brunch, with a crab and melon salad, left, duck and rice noodle salad wraps, right, and a pair of ice cream sundaes covered with Ital...

FILE -- Tom Strickler, the former Hollywood power agent, in Los Angeles, July 16, 2008. Opening on Sept. 6, Extera Public Schools, founded by Strickle...

Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) speaks at today's straw poll inside the James Hilton Coliseum at Iowa State Universi...

Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) speaks at today's straw poll inside the James Hilton Coliseum at Iowa State Universi...

Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) campaigns at today's straw poll in Ames, Iowa, Aug. 13, 2011. The Republican preside...

Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) speaks at today's straw poll inside the James Hilton Coliseum at Iowa State Universi...

Filmmaker Zhao Liang at his work studio in Beijing, May 17, 2011. Zhao has made several independent documentaries and now a state-sanctioned one, a mo...

Filmmaker Zhao Liang in Beijing, May 17, 2011. Zhao has made several independent documentaries and now a state-sanctioned one, a move that has cost hi...

Filmmaker Zhao Liang in Beijing, May 17, 2011. Zhao has made several independent documentaries and now a state-sanctioned one, a move that has cost hi...

Filmmaker Zhao Liang in Beijing, May 17, 2011. Zhao has made several independent documentaries and now a state-sanctioned one, a move that has cost hi...

FILE -- Howard Paster in his White House office in 1993. Paster, a consummate Washington insider whose effectiveness as a corporate lobbyist took him...

E. Gordon Gee, the Ohio State University president, waits to take the podium to deliver a speach at the City Club in Cleveland, Aug. 5, 2011. In the m...

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin pets a calf while greeting attendees of the Iowa State Fair during a stop on the re-launch of her "One Nation" bus tour...

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Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) during a campaign stop at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 12, 2011. Al...

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin takes a photo with attendees of the the Iowa State Fair during a stop on the re-launch of her "One Nation" bus tour, in...

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin at the Iowa State Fair during a stop on the re-launch of her "One Nation" bus tour, in Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 12, 2011....

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin during a stop on the re-launch of her "One Nation" bus tour, at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 12, 2011....

Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) campaigns at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 12, 2011. A half-dozen Re...

After a campaign stop at the Iowa State Fair, Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) waves to fairgoers, in Des Moines, Iow...

People near portraits of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, part of the royal family, along the Chao Praya river in Bangkok, July 1, 2011. A 737 jet...

A visitor in a compound of the Siriraj Hospital, where the King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, part of the royal family, has been for almost two year...

Will Scheffer, a creator of the acclaimed television series "Big Love," which came to its conclusion this year, in New York, Aug. 12, 2011. Running in...

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Rose McGowan at her home in Beverly Hills, Calif., Aug. 2, 2011. McGowan keeps a set of four-foot-high Art Deco RKO initials, one of her favorite Holl...

Rose McGowan under the Art Deco initials of RKO, one of her favorite Hollywood studios, at her home in Beverly Hills, Calif., Aug. 2, 2011. McGowan, w...

Rose McGowan at her home in Beverly Hills, Calif., Aug. 2, 2011. McGowan keeps a set of four-foot-high Art Deco RKO initials, one of her favorite Holl...

Rose McGowan at her home in Beverly Hills, Calif., Aug. 2, 2011. McGowan keeps a set of four-foot-high Art Deco RKO initials, one of her favorite Holl...

Rose McGowan under the Art Deco initials of RKO, one of her favorite Hollywood studios, at her home in Beverly Hills, Calif., Aug. 2, 2011. McGowan, w...