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Philip Levine, a poet whose poems capture the industrial heartland, at his home, in Fresno, Calif., Aug. 5, 2011. On Wednesday, the Library of Congres...

President Barack Obama arrives at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Del., Aug. 9, 2011. Obama made the unannounced trip to Dover to pay tribute to the 30...

President Barack Obama arrives at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Del., Aug. 9, 2011. Obama made the unannounced trip to Dover to pay tribute to the 30...

People wait in line as hot dogs cook at the New Dog in Town food cart near the entrance of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York, July 27, 2011....

Hot dogs cooked in water with lemons and hot sauce, at the food cart of Saleh Gobran, in New York, Aug. 1, 2011. The New York hot dog has become a be...

Saleh Gobran, with a hot dog cooked in water with lemons and hot sauce, at his food cart, in New York, Aug. 1, 2011. The New York hot dog has become...

Armaan Gupte, 8, left, waits for a chili dog with his mother, Shephali Gupte, at the Good to Go Organics food cart, in New York, July 27, 2011. The Ne...

Mohammed Rahman, who operates the Fahima Halal food cart, adds ketchup to a hotdog, in New York, Aug. 1, 2011. The New York hot dog has become a bett...

A variety of ketchups at Jose Andres' restaurant, America Eats Tavern, in Washington, Aug. 3, 2011. Andres' restaurant has a separate menu of traditio...

Tourists, mostly from India, photograph each other overlooking Dal Lake from Pari Mahal, a popular activity in Srinagar, Kashmir, July 7, 2011. An unu...

Steve Arnold looks on while Oscar Estrada, of Deep Sea Fish, offloads freshly caught fish off Arnold's fishing boat, the Elizabeth Helen, while docked...

Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) discusses the national debt at a town hall event during a campaign stop in Sioux Cit...

Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) at a town hall event during a campaign stop in Sioux City, Iowa, Aug. 9, 2011. Major...

A demonstrator at an event where Tim Pawlenty, former Minnesota governor and Republican presidential candidate, spoke as part of a stop on the "Values...

Media gather before Tim Pawlenty, former Minnesota governor and Republican presidential candidate, speaks at an event during the "Values Voter Bus Tou...

Tim Pawlenty, former Minnesota governor and Republican presidential candidate, during a meet and greet in Sully, Iowa, Aug. 9, 2011. Major contenders...

Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) speaks at the GOP Picnic in Humboldt, Iowa, Aug. 9, 2011. Major contenders of the GO...

Tim Pawlenty, former Minnesota governor and Republican presidential candidate, speaks at an event during the "Values Voter Bus Tour," organized by a g...

Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) speaks at a campaign stop in Arnolds Park, Iowa, Aug. 9, 2011. Major contenders of t...

Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) arrives at a campaign stop in Arnolds Park, Iowa, Aug. 9, 2011. Major contenders of...

Linda Oldenkamp mows her lawn as the campaign bus of Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) passes by in Sanborn, Iowa, Aug...

Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) at a town hall event during a campaign stop in Sioux City, Iowa, Aug. 9, 2011. Major...

Local residents listen to Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) speak at a town hall event during a campaign stop in Sioux...

Visitors photograph goats from a herd brought in to graze on dried brush beneath the Angels Flight railway, in Los Angeles, Aug. 8, 2011. For the four...

Analleli Rios Ramirez, right, and her brother-in-law Eusebio Resendiz, left, wait to receive the proper permits to drive her pick-up truck across the...

A designer lays out the current issue of, "Boletin Oficial del Estado," the Spanish governments official gazette, on a computer, in Madrid, July 7, 20...

Christopher Kapetanos, far right, makes comments during a public meeting on the limits of the Zadroga Act, which will treat people with 9/11-related i...

FILE -- Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, right, tours Mount Sinai Hospital, which runs the largest 9/11 health program, in New Y...

Earl Holland, who was a paramedic supervisor for North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System when he responded to the disaster after the second World...

Visitors walk through a gallery of sculptures at the Friedrichswerdersche Kirche, a rebuilt neo-Gothic former church designed by Karl Friedrich Schink...

A sculpture of St. John the Baptist by artist Gregorio di Lorenzo at the Bode Museum, a World Heritage Site, which house a extensive collection of scu...

A sculpture of St. John the Baptist by artist Matteo Civitali at the Bode Museum, a World Heritage Site, which house a extensive collection of sculptu...

A sculpture of St. John the Baptist by artist Matteo Civitali at the Bode Museum, a World Heritage Site, which house a extensive collection of sculptu...

Ricotta cheese in a squash pasta, in Berkley, Calif., Aug. 1, 2011. Freshly made ricotta cheese, not the store bought stuff, is a great addition to su...

The Bode Museum, a World Heritage Site, which houses an extensive collection of sculptures, on Museum Island, in Berlin, Aug. 5, 2011. It seems that t...

From left: Eddie Rosen, a blood stock adviser; J. J. Crupi, who inspects horses physically; and Jim Martin, a racing manager at the Saratoga Racetrack...

From left: "Naked Wine: Letting Grapes Do What Comes Naturally," "An Ideal Wine: One Generation's Pursuit of Perfection -- and Profit -- in California...

Philip Levine, a poet whose poems capture the industrial heartland, at his home, in Fresno, Calif., Aug. 5, 2011. On Wednesday, the Library of Congres...

President Barack Obama boards Marine One to depart from Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Del., Aug. 9, 2011. Obama made the unannounced trip to Dover to...

A bison tomahawk steak served with cherry ketchup at Jose Andres' restaurant, America Eats Tavern, in Washington, Aug. 3, 2011. Andres' restaurant has...

Tourists from Mumbai dawn local Kashmiri dress for a picture at Pari Mahal, overlooking Dal Lake, a popular activity in Srinagar, Kashmir, July 7, 201...

Vendors sell clothes and goods along the wall of Dal Lake, in Srinagar, Kashmir, July 10, 2011. An unusual summer of political calm has lead to touris...

A boater paddles across Dal Lake as houseboats light up the background, in Srinagar, Kashmir, July 8, 2011. An unusual summer of political calm has le...

Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC), a freshman congresswoman, during an interview on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 21, 2011. The willingness of Rep. Ellmers...

Tourists from Delhi, ride in a boat on Dal Lake, a popular activity in Srinagar, Kashmir, July 8, 2011. An unusual summer of political calm has lead t...

A deconstructed eggplant parmesan, in New York, July 17, 2011. Eggplant can be cooked deliciously in a variety of ways, it can also be mixed into sala...

A dish of grilled greek eggplant salad, in New York, July 17, 2011. Eggplant can be cooked deliciously in a variety of ways, it can also be mixed into...

Fried eggplant slices, in New York, July 17, 2011. Eggplant can be cooked deliciously in a variety of ways, it can also be mixed into salads, dips, or...

A dish of charred lamb and eggplant with date yogurt chutney, in New York, July 17, 2011. Eggplant can be cooked deliciously in a variety of ways, it...

Fluke Crudo prepared by Derek Wagner, a chef at Nicks on Broadway, and with a fluke fish caught by Steve Arnold in Providence, R.I., July 6, 2011. By...