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President Harry S. Truman in an undated photo. The most vivid historical antecedent for President Barack Obama's re-election strategy is Truman, who r...

A tired reveler sits down before watching the ball drop in Times Square on New Year's Eve in New York, Dec. 31, 2011. The square is an annual gatherin...

Revelers gather in New York's Times Square on New Year's Eve, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. (Eric Michael Johnson/The New York Times)

The abandoned 'Road to the Future' project, which was intended to resettle the Babanakayama village on higher ground, in Japan, Dec. 4, 2011. The tiny...

FILE -- New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez (6) on the sidelines during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs a...

Youths play soccer at the Tahya-e-Maskan Orphanage in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 11, 2011. Sayyid Abdullah Hashemi, director of Afghanistan's orphanages...

A story cloth depicting the Hmong history at Stone Soup Fresno, in Fresno, Calif., Dec. 9, 2011. As the first generation to grow up with a written lan...

Babanakayama's Community Support Center, recently built on higher ground, in the vilalge of Babanakayama, in Japan, Dec. 5, 2011. The tiny fishing vil...

A protester stages a demonstration outside the campaign offices of Rep. Miche?le Bachm?ann, in Urbandale, Iowa, Dec. 31, 2011. A reported 15 proteste...

Ma Nuo, a contestant who gained fame from a comment she made on the Chinese dating show "If You Are the One, in Beijing, Nov. 16, 2011. For decades, C...

Members of the Hmong American Writers' Circle discuss literature in Fresno, Calif., Dec. 9, 2011. As the first generation to grow up with a written la...

FILE -- A boy tries the Xbox Ultimate Fighting Championship training program at the UFC fan exposition in Houston, Oct. 7, 2011. The UFC is a $1 billi...

Orphans attend a class at the Tahya-e-Maskan Orphanage in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 11, 2011. Sayyid Abdullah Hashemi, director of Afghanistan's orphan...

Lynn Whitton, who has an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, at her home in Westport, Conn., Dec. 8, 2011. The Food and Drug Administration rece...

Revelers gather to watch the ball drop in Times Square on New Year's Eve in New York, Dec. 31, 2011. The square is an annual gathering place to watch...

Revelers gather to watch the ball drop in Times Square on New Year's Eve in New York, Dec. 31, 2011. The square is an annual gathering place to watch...

Revelers gather to watch the ball drop in Times Square on New Year's Eve in New York, Dec. 31, 2011. The square is an annual gathering place to watch...

MaiKa Yang, the executive director of Stone Soup Fresno, during a meeting with members of the Hmong American Writers' Circle, in Fresno, Calif., Dec....

From left: Lacy, Josh and Kendal Hoover, his wife, Lacey, attend a small memorial service for Cheetah, believed by some to be the chimpanzee from the...

Protesters stage a demonstration outside the campaign offices of Rep. Miche?le Bachm?ann, in Urbandale, Iowa, Dec. 31, 2011. A reported 15 protesters...

The reconstruction of the village of Babanakayama's port, which was destroyed in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, in Japan, Dec. 5, 2011. The tiny...

Revelers gather to watch the ball drop in Times Square on New Year's Eve in New York, Dec. 31, 2011. The square is an annual gathering place to watch...

Revelers gather to watch the ball drop in Times Square on New Year's Eve in New York, Dec. 31, 2011. The square is an annual gathering place to watch...

Tong Boitin, an immigrant from China who was skeptical about the euro's prospects, exchanges marks, in Berlin, Dec. 28, 2011. Even without the economi...

FILE -- Guests line up to see "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty," a new exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York, Aug. 6, 2011. The McQu...

FILE -- Julian Wilson in Quicksilver's Pro inaugural surfing contest in Long Beach, New York, Sept. 9, 2011. The even director said "we had a feeling...

Lynn Whitton, who has an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, at her home in Westport, Conn., Dec. 8, 2011. Whitton said she was "flabbergasted"...

Sayyid Abdullah Hashemi, director of Afghanistan's orphanages, right, at a class for orphans at the Tahya-e-Maskan Orphanage in Kabul, Afghanistan, De...

Burlee Yang, a member of the Hmong American Writers' Circle, takes notes during a meeting with members of his group, in Fresno, Calif., Dec. 9, 2011....

A contestant leaves the stage after failing to win a date on the Chinese dating show "If You Are the One," in Beijing, Oct. 29, 2011. For decades, Chi...

Tiffany Johnson, a special education teacher who got a large raise after earning the rating "highly effective" for two years in a row, with student Ka...

FILE -- New York Knicks foward-center Amar'e Stoudemire during practice at the Kincks' training center in Greengurgh, N.Y., Dec. 9, 2011. With only t...

Volunteers in Rep. Michele Bachmann's campaign office ring a bell to signify a new supporter, in Urbandale, Iowa, Dec. 30, 2011. Far from the spotligh...

Revelers gather to watch the ball drop in Times Square on New Year's Eve in New York, Dec. 31, 2011. The square is an annual gathering place to watch...

Revelers gather to watch the ball drop in Times Square on New Year's Eve in New York, Dec. 31, 2011. The square is an annual gathering place to watch...

Revelers gather to watch the ball drop in Times Square on New Year's Eve in New York, Dec. 31, 2011. The square is an annual gathering place to watch...

Revelers gather to watch the ball drop in Times Square on New Year's Eve in New York, Dec. 31, 2011. The square is an annual gathering place to watch...

Revelers gather to watch the ball drop in Times Square on New Year's Eve in New York, Dec. 31, 2011. The square is an annual gathering place to watch...

FILE -- New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez after striking out to end Game 5 of the American League division series against the Detroit Tige...

Bananas sit next to an urn during a small memorial service for Cheetah, believed by some to be the chimpanzee from the Tarzan movies, in Palm Harbour,...

Revelers gather to watch the ball drop in Times Square on New Year's Eve in New York, Dec. 31, 2011. The square is an annual gathering place to watch...

FILE -- Julian Boyd, who has a malformed heart and plays basketball for Long Island University, after practice in New York, March 14, 2011. The team d...

Youths play soccer at the Tahya-e-Maskan Orphanage in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 11, 2011. Sayyid Abdullah Hashemi, director of Afghanistan's orphanages...

Women prepare to interrogate potential suitors on the Chinese dating show "If You Are the One," in Beijing, Oct. 29, 2011. For decades, China's Commun...

The campaign office of Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, in West Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 29, 2011. The sta...

Rob Morello, a campaign worker for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, during a campaign st...

Tina Ercolano, a chimpanzee caregiver, attends a small memorial service for Cheetah, believed by some to be the chimpanzee from the Tarzan movies, in...

Police officers detain a protester outside the campaign offices of Rep. Miche?le Bachm?ann, in Urbandale, Iowa, Dec. 31, 2011. A reported 15 protester...

Kaoru Chiba, whose father was one of the leaders behind the construction of a road intended to resettle the Babanakayama village on higher ground, at...

Michel Prieur, a numismatist who called the euro's architectural designs sterile, at his shop in Paris, Dec. 29, 2011. Even without the economic crisi...