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Jack Robison, right, and Kirsten Lindsmith, who both have Asperger's syndrome, play with their cat, Buffy, in Greenfield, Mass., Dec. 7, 2011. Only si...

John Elder Robison and his son Jack, who has Asperger's Syndrom, in Amherst, Mass., Dec. 24, 2011. Only since the mid-1990s has a group of socially im...

Will Harris, from Toronto, plays a guitar sitting in a hammock in a tree at Occupy Los Angeles near City Hall, Oct. 17, 2011. The year 2011 was an eva...

Workers clean Zuccotti Park after almost two months of encampment by Occupy Wall Street protesters, in New York, Nov. 15, 2011. The year 2011 was an e...

A bouquet of flowers on the porch of a home that was gutted by a fire in Stamford, Conn., Dec. 25, 2011. The fire that consumed the 4,000-square-foot...

A home that was gutted by a fire in Stamford, Conn., Dec. 25, 2011. The fire that consumed the 4,000-square-foot house killed five people, including t...

A bouquet of flowers on the porch of a home that was gutted by a fire in Stamford, Conn., Dec. 25, 2011. The fire that consumed the 4,000-square-foot...

FILE -- Wrecked homes are silhouetted against the light from a neighboring section of Joplin, Mo., July 2, 2011. No matter what we do, we cannot regul...

A message written in Tim Bartow's damaged home, which stands as a memorial to volunteers who raced to help the city after the storm in May, in Joplin,...

FILE -- A candlelight vigil for the alleged victims of sexual abuse at Penn State University in State College, Pa., Nov. 11, 2011. Sometimes there is...

Tim Bartow's damaged, which stands as a memorial to volunteers who raced to help the city after the storm in May, in Joplin, Mo., Dec. 20, 2011. As th...

FILE -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a Republican presidential candidate, and his wife, Callista, sign books alongside Ellis the Elephant, left...

FILE -- Six candidates for the Republican presidential nomination participate in the Republican Presidential Forum with Mike Huckabee on Fox News, in...

FILE -- Andy Senchak, whose company, KBW, lost 67 employees in the World Trade Center attack, during the 10th anniversary ceremonies in New York, Sept...

Tim Bartow's damaged, which stands as a memorial to volunteers who raced to help the city after the storm in May, in Joplin, Mo., Dec. 20, 2011. The m...

Misti Lindquist, center, who set up Misti's Mission after the tornado cut through the area in May, receiving donations in Joplin, Mo., Dec. 20, 2011....

Memorial stars are attached to a pole in the tornado-damaged area of Joplin, Mo., Dec. 20, 2011. Several monuments have emerged in Joplin as the city...

An AmeriCorps organizer sorts volunteer paperwork at the the organization's offices in Joplin, Mo., Dec. 20, 2011. As the city rebuilds, the community...

Tim Bartow's damaged home, which stands as a memorial to volunteers who raced to help the city after the storm in May, in Joplin, Mo., Dec. 20, 2011....

People check-in and get a list of items before filling their carts and checking out at the Focus: HOPE food bank in Detroit, Nov. 29, 2011. Focus: HOP...

FILE -- University of Pennsylvania's Franklin Field before a game against Cornell University, in Philadelphia, Nov. 19, 2011. The Ivy League conferenc...

A herd of cows on a field early in the morning on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Oct. 31, 2011. Planners and visionaries are trying to revive...

Tomaso Savorani, right, and his classmates watch a video about tax evasion when Maurizio Compagnoni of the Italian internal revenue service visited, i...

STANDALONE -- FILE -- Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, on day 2 of her county tour, in Algona,...

Tomaso Savorani, center, and his classmates watch a video about tax evasion when Maurizio Compagnoni of the Italian internal revenue service visited,...

Lufo Joslyn walks to church on the rural outskirts of Hinche, Haiti, Oct. 23, 2011. Planners and visionaries are trying to revive a quake-stricken Hai...

A girl helps to cook in a rural village on the outskirts of Hinche, Haiti, Oct. 23, 2011. Planners and visionaries are trying to revive a quake-strick...

The Empire State Building at dusk in New York, Dec. 23, 2011. The Empire State Building attracts four million visitors a year, with ticket prices as h...

A couple kiss on the observatory deck of the Empire State Building in New York, Dec. 24, 2011. Once considered pleasant diversions, observatory decks...

FILE -- Bob Freer, who owns a wildlife sanctuary, searches for pythons in Everglades National Park near Homestead, Fla., April, 16, 2010. Florida's Co...

Frank Kubik, the director at the Focus: HOPE food bank, inside the program's warehouse in Detroit, Nov. 30, 2011. Focus: HOPE, a food bank founded dec...

Volunteers Santina Donald, left, and Jonetta Johnson filling carts with food at the Focus: HOPE warehouse in Detroit, Nov. 30, 2011. Focus: HOPE, a fo...

A woman holds a list of available items at the Focus: HOPE food bank in Detroit, Nov. 29, 2011. Focus: HOPE, a food bank founded decades ago by a prie...

A Christmas tree lights up the inside of a house in a nearly abandoned neighborhood in Detroit, Nov. 30, 2011. Focus: HOPE, a food bank founded decade...

A pedestrian passes through a nearly abandoned neighborhood in Detroit, Nov. 30, 2011. Focus: HOPE, a food bank founded decades ago by a priest and a...

Dickenson Chery milks a cow early in the morning on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Oct. 31, 2011. Planners and visionaries are trying to revi...

A cow leaves a corral early in the morning on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Oct. 31, 2011. Planners and visionaries are trying to revive a q...

A farmer milks a cow at morning on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Oct. 31, 2011. Planners and visionaries are trying to revive a quake-strick...

A farmer sifts dirt into a wheelbarrow on the rural outskirts of Hinche, Haiti, Oct. 23, 2011. Planners and visionaries are trying to revive a quake-s...

A farmer cutting down a tree stump on the rural outskirts of Hinche, Haiti, Oct. 23, 2011. Planners and visionaries are trying to revive a quake-stric...

A reticulated python at its home in an Everglades tour site, near Homestead, Fla., April 16, 2010. Florida's Congressional lawmakers are pushing for a...

Glenn Stevenson, the manager at the Focus: HOPE food bank, inventories pallets of food at the program's warehouse in Detroit, Nov. 30, 2011. Focus: HO...

Washington Redskins wide receiver Donte Stallworth (19) catches the ball in the endzone against the Minnesota Vikings during their NFL football game a...

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Percy Harvin, foreground, catches the ball for a touchdown against the Washington Redskins during their NFL football g...

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder (7) throws a pass against the Washington Redskins during their NFL football game at FedEx Field in Land...

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson (28) runs the ball against the Washington Redskins during an NFL football game at FedEx Field in Landov...

Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen (69) celebrates after sacking Washington Redskins quarterback Rex Grossman during their NFL football game...

Karla Ramsey reacts after winning a bartenders' competition at the Kentucky Derby Museum in Louisville, Ky., Dec. 9, 2011. Bourbon, coined as a produc...

David Dischley, a defense lawyer, in his office in Springfield, Va., Dec. 21, 2011. Dischley, who once worked as a prosecutor in Virginia, is now seei...

A product shot of the U-Boat U-1942 watch, with a face about 2.5 inches across, next to a quarter, in an undated photo. Watches have bulked up steadil...