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FILE -- A chimpanzee at the New Iberia Research Center in New Iberia, La., Oct. 28, 2011. The National Institutes of Health Thursday suspended all new...

U.S. military flag bearers during a symbolic flag-lowering ceremony marking the end to U.S. military involvement in Iraq, in Baghdad, Dec. 15, 2011. T...

An Army officer stops the press from following flag bearers with the encased and now retired U.S. Forces in Iraq flag, during a symbolic flag-lowering...

U.S. soldiers salute as flag bearers exit during a symbolic flag-lowering ceremony marking the end to U.S. military involvement in Iraq, in Baghdad, D...

President Barack Obama makes an announcement regarding the "We Can't Wait" campaign at the White House in Washington, Dec. 14, 2011. The campaign, whi...

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee backstage at the premiere of "Gift of Life," a documentary produced by himself and Citizen's United, in Des Moines,...

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee backstage at the premier of "Gift of Life," a documentary produced by himself and Citizen's United, in Des Moines,...

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), right, speaks with Texas Gov. Rick Perry, center, both candidates for the Republican presidential nomination, backst...

Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, backstage at the premiere of "Gift of Life," a documentary produced by...

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, speaks at the premiere of "Gift of Life," a documentary produ...

Warren Glover, a former NBA security director who was fired in July, in New York, on Dec. 14, 2011. Glover filed a lawsuit Thursday morning claiming t...

President Barack Obama talks with workers who provide in-home care services during an announcement he made regarding the "We Can't Wait" campaign at t...

President Barack Obama makes an announcement regarding the "We Can't Wait" campaign at the White House in Washington, Dec. 14, 2011. The campaign, whi...

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee backstage at the premier of "Gift of Life," a documentary produced by himself and Citizen's United, in Des Moines,...

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, arrives at the premiere of "Gift of Life," a documentary p...

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, backstage at the premiere of "Gift of Life," a documentary...

Thomas Perez, the Justice Department's assistant attorney general for civil rights, at a news conference in Phoenix, on Dec. 15, 2011. An investigatio...

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, right, looks on as his attorney, John Masterson, speaks about the allegations accusing Arpaio of engaging in "unco...

Isra Saadi, the daughter of a musician, practices on a borrowed tuba in Haditha, Iraq, Nov. 16, 2011. Despite the uncertainty among Iraqis after the U...

U.S. soldiers during a symbolic flag-lowering ceremony marking the end to U.S. military involvement in Iraq, in Baghdad, Dec. 15, 2011. The U.S. milit...

**EDS.: 16TH IN A SERIES OF 26 PHOTOS** Troops with the 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Kentucky National Guard, celebrate as they wait to pass th...

A boy looks at birds at an animal market in Baghdad, on Dec. 9, 2011. After United States troops depart, Iraqis will be left with a country that is no...

People at a cafe in the Sadoon Street area of Baghdad, on Dec. 8, 2011. After United States troops depart, Iraqis will be left with a country that is...

Crumbling historic houses near Sadoon Street in downtown Baghdad, on Dec. 8, 2011. After United States troops depart, Iraqis will be left with a count...

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, right, and his attorney, John Masterson, speak a new conference about the allegations accusing him of engaging in...

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, walks past former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee at the p...

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee backstage at the premier of "Gift of Life," a documentary produced by himself and Citizen's United, in Des Moines,...

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio at a new conference about the allegations accusing him of engaging in "unconstitutional policing," at his office in...

Jon Corzine, the former chief executive of MF Global, testifies before the House Financial Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee on Capit...

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio at a new conference about the allegations accusing him of engaging in "unconstitutional policing," at his office in...

Men smoke at an Internet cafe in Baghdad, on Dec. 8, 2011. After United States troops depart, Iraqis will be left with a country that is not exactly a...

Protesters stage a demonstration against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio outside his office in Phoenix, Dec. 15, 2011. The Justice Department on Th...

Cars in a Chrysler dealership in the Karrada neighborhood of Baghdad, Dec. 13, 2011. After United States troops depart, Iraqis will be left with a cou...

**EDS.: EIGHTH IN A SERIES OF 26 PHOTOS** Iraqi military officers on Dec. 1, 2011, await the start of a ceremony where control of the Victory Base Com...

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) at a discussion of his Medicare plan in Washington, on Dec. 15, 2011. Wyden and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) discussed their bipart...

**EDS.: FIFTH IN A SERIES OF 26 PHOTOS** Troops with the 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Kentucky National Guard, nap as they wait for their fligh...

Candidates on stage for a Republican presidential debate hosted by Fox News in Sioux City, Iowa, Dec. 15, 2011. With 19 days left before the Iowa cauc...

A soldier watches over the animal market in Baghdad, on Dec. 9, 2011. After United States troops depart, Iraqis will be left with a country that is no...

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) at a news conference in Washington, on Dec. 15, 2011. Boehner said he believes there is bipartisan support for fun...

A soldier watches over the animal market in Baghdad, on Dec. 9, 2011. After United States troops depart, Iraqis will be left with a country that is no...

U.S. military flag bearers during a symbolic flag-lowering ceremony marking the end to U.S. military involvement in Iraq, in Baghdad, Dec. 15, 2011. T...

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, arrives at the premiere of "Gift of Life," a documentary prod...

A soldier watches over the animal market in Baghdad, on Dec. 9, 2011. After United States troops depart, Iraqis will be left with a country that is no...

An alligator waits near the shore of the Sioux Bayou near Gautier, Miss., Oct. 1, 2011. Mississippi's alligator hunting season, which was started in 2...

Judy Sheridan-Gonzalez, a nurse and union leader at Montefiore Medical Center who said the recent vote to authorize a strike was driven by more than n...

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) speaks at a news conference in Washington, on Dec. 15, 2011. Boehner said he believes there is bipartisan support...

The audience awaits the Fox News-hosted debate among the candidates for the Republican presidential nomination, in Sioux City, Iowa, Dec. 15, 2011. Wi...

**EDS.: THIRD IN A SERIES OF 26 PHOTOS** Capt. Andi Hahn takes a street sign as a souvenir from Victory Base Complex near Baghdad on Nov. 26, 2011. Un...

Simon Conway, the host of a conservative talk show on WHO-AM, in Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 14, 2011. The conservative show is an obligatory stop for Repu...

Simon Conway, left, the host of a conservative talk show on WHO-AM, talks to former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, right, a candidate for the Republ...