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Protesters block traffic on K Street in Washington, Dec. 7, 2011. Demonstrators with the Occupy movement blocked the major intersection of 16th Street...

Jay Carson, who was a character model for the film "Ides of March," in Los Angeles, Nov. 3, 2011. "Knife Fight," and "The Ides of March," both movies...

New York State Senator Tony Avella, who is in support of banning horse-drawn carriages speaks outside City Hall with animal rights advocates, in New Y...

FILE -- Raymo?nd Kelly, New York City Polic?e Commi?ssion?er, during a news conference at Bellevue Hospital Center, in New York, Nov. 17, 2011. Kelly...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo leaves a meeting at the state Capitol in Albany, New York, Dec. 6, 2011. Cuomo's increasingly closed-door tactics - derided...

A man on a horse-drawn carriage in heavy traffic in New York, Nov. 14, 2011. A ride through Central Park in a horse-drawn carriage is one of New York...

The home of Elaine Gorham and David Strip near La Jara in the mountains of New Mexico, Nov. 15, 2011. The house, which is on 150 acres at a valley sur...

Marin Ireland, left, and Peter Kim in Jordan Harrison's "Maple and Vine," at Playwrights Horizons, in New York, Nov. 18, 2011. In the play, which open...

Marin Ireland, left, and Peter Kim in Jordan Harrison's "Maple and Vine," at Playwrights Horizons, in New York, Nov. 18, 2011. In the play, which open...

Rochelle Clark, one of ten new members of L.L. Bean's new social media team, at the company's call center in Lewiston, Maine, Dec. 1, 2011. This Chris...

A dining room in the Bauer Hotel in Venice, Italy, Nov. 14, 2011. The magic effected in hotels can be as particular as that or a standard element of t...

Rochelle Clark, one of ten new members of L.L. Bean's new social media team, at the company's call center in Lewiston, Maine, Dec. 1, 2011. This Chris...

Steve Gambrel, an interior designer, keeps the pantry in his home neatly organized in Sag Harbor, N.Y., Nov. 20, 2011. Among the holiday lists, "clean...

A shadow of plants on the carpet in the Diplomat Suite at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Tokyo, Nov. 14 2011. The magic effected in hotels can be as particul...

Checking that curtains are properly spaced in the home of Steve Gambrel, an interior designer, in Sag Harbor, N.Y., Nov. 20, 2011. Among the holiday l...

Sally Carle, an interior designer and home organizer, thoroughly cleans a toilet, in Bethesda, Md., Dec. 4, 2011. Among the holiday lists, "cleaning t...

Steve Gambrel, an interior designer, keeps the pantry in his home neatly organized in Sag Harbor, N.Y., Nov. 20, 2011. Among the holiday lists, "clean...

In a three-photo combination, from left, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romn...

A no-cellphone sign hangs in the workout area at the Houstonian Health Club in Houston, on Nov. 30, 2011. The gym is one of many fitness clubs that ha...

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition's 2012 Repub...

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, at the Republican Jewish Coalition's 2012 Republican P...

In a three-photo combination, from left, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romn...

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition luncheon in Washington, on Dec. 7, 2011. Christie, who has endorsed former Ma...

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, takes the stage at the Republican Jewish Coalition's 2012 Rep...

In a six-photo combination, clockwise from left, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.)...

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, takes the stage at the Republican Jewish Coalition's 2...

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition's 2012 Republican P...

John Strong waits for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie at a campaign event for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a candidate for the Republican pre...

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks at a campaign event for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomin...

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie greets the crowd at a campaign event for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a candidate for the Republican presiden...

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie reacts to Occupy protesters at a campaign event for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a candidate for the Republic...

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks at a campaign event for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomin...

A protester with the Occupy movement interrupts New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie at a campaign event for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a candid...

A protester with the Occupy movement is led away by law enforcement after interrupting New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie at a campaign event for former M...

Amirah Kassem in a black turtleneck with a long skirt, in New York, Nov. 12, 2011. Designers have resurrected the turtleneck, making it more appealing...

FILE -- Egyptian soldiers guard the entrance to a polling station before it was opened to voters outside a school in central Cairo, Nov. 28, 2011. Egy...

Nane Feist, a model, in a Jil Sander turtleneck under an Acne sweater, in New York, Nov. 12, 2011. Designers have resurrected the turtleneck, making i...

Eva Sohlman, a journalist for Fokus magazine, wears an Inhabit black turtleneck under a red coat, in New York, Nov. 12, 2011. Designers have resurrect...

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 7, 2011. Congress is continuing to debate how to fu...

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 7, 2011. While the...

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 7, 2011. Congress is continuing to debate how to fund an extension...

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) during a news conference to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 7, 2011. Congress is continuing t...

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) speaks at a news conference with other members of the budget committee on Capitol Hill in Washingto...

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) at a news conference with on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 7, 2011. Ryan announced a plan of a l...

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) speaks at a news conference with on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 7, 2011. Ryan announced a plan...

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Employees unload materials for the Cathay Industrial Biotech factory in Jining, China, Sept. 12, 2011. After more than a decade in which private comp...

An employee operates machinery at the Cathay Industrial Biotech factory in Jining, China, Sept. 12, 2011. After more than a decade in which private c...

An employee moves final products for a shipment at the Cathay Industrial Biotech factory in Jining, China, Sept. 12, 2011. After more than a decade i...