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A U.S. flag flies at half staff on top of the White House in ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:09:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A U.S. flag flies at half staff on top of the White House in Washington after President Barack Obama ordered them lowered in honor of the victims of the mass shooting at Fort Hood army base in Texas, November 6, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young

US President Barack Obama speaks about healthcare reform legislation ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:08:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama speaks about healthcare reform legislation during a daily press briefing in the White House. Obama, his top domestic priority in the balance, is to make a rare in-person plea for wary lawmakers to cast an historic vote for legislation to remake US health care Photo:Saul Loeb/AFP

US President Barack Obama (C) walks out of the Caucus Room with ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:08:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama (C) walks out of the Caucus Room with House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (L) and Congressman John Larson (2nd R) after a meeting on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Obama hoped to bring the full persuasive power of the US presidency to bear in an 11th-hour push to secure the 218 votes needed to pass health care overhaul. Photo:Jim Watson/AFP

US President Barack Obama (C) shakes hands with Speaker of the ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:08:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama (C) shakes hands with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (2nd L) as he walks out of the Caucus Room with House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (L) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, (R) after a meeting on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Photo:Jim Watson/AFP

U.S. President Barack Obama leaves after making a statement ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:02:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama leaves after making a statement on health care reform in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement on health care ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:59:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement on health care reform in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

U.S. President Barack Obama walks out from the Oval Office of ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:48:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama walks out from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington to make a statement on health care November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

President Barack Obama walks to the podium in the Rose Garden ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:40:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - President Barack Obama walks to the podium in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Alex Brandon)

U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd L) walks to the Oval Office ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:34:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd L) walks to the Oval Office of the White House after addressing the House Democratic Caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

President Barack Obama speaks about the economy in the Rose ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:17:00 GMT

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama speaks about the economy in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, November 6, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing

A security personnel stands guard as U.S. President Barack Obama ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A security personnel stands guard as U.S. President Barack Obama (R) leaves Cannon House office building after addressing the House Democratic Caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES POLITICS MILITARY)

Supporters of Honduras ousted President Manuel Zelaya display ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:47:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Supporters of Honduras ousted President Manuel Zelaya display the national flag and Zelaya's photograph during a protest outside the National Congress building in Tegucigalpa November 6, 2009. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas

Porfirio Lobo, presidential candidate of the National Party, ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:04:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Porfirio Lobo, presidential candidate of the National Party, arrives to attend the opening of the commission of the Organization of American States (OAS) to oversee the fulfilment of the accords between Honduran de facto government and a representative of the mission of the ousted president Manuel Zelaya, at a hotel in Tegucigalpa November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Henry Romero

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev speaks with German journalists ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:36:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev speaks with German journalists at the Gorki residence outside Moscow, November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Kremlin/Mikhail Klimentyev

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during a meeting with ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:31:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during a meeting with members of the Federation Council, the upper house of Russia's parliament, in Moscow's Kremlin, November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Misha Japaridze/Pool

Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a news conference ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:42:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a news conference in Kabul November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood

US President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Japan next ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:14:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Japan next week by one day, a Japanese foreign ministry official said Saturday, following a deadly shooting at a military base in Texas Photo:Nicholas Kamm/AFP

Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina attends a meeting with ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:25:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina attends a meeting with ousted president Marc Ravalomanana (not in the picture) in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Irada Humbatova

President Barack Obama speaks about the economy in the Rose ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:09:00 GMT

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama speaks about the economy in the Rose Garden of the White House, November 6, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a press conference ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:02:00 GMT

(AFP) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a press conference at the State Department November 5. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday she would visit the Philippines after an upcoming trip to Singapore 'to show solidarity' with the typhoon-battered nation. Photo:Win Mcnamee/AFP

U.S. President Barack Obama walks back to the Oval Office after ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:44:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama walks back to the Oval Office after stepping off Marine One on the South Lawn after returning to the White House in Washington, November 6, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

U.S. President Barack Obama steps off Marine One on the South ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama steps off Marine One on the South Lawn after returning to the White House in Washington, November 6, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

US President Barack Obama makes a statement from the Rose Garden ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:14:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama makes a statement from the Rose Garden of the White House. Obama Friday ordered flags to fly at half-staff to honor the 13 people killed on a Texas army base, but urged Americans not to jump to conclusions about why the attack occurred. Photo:Jim Watson/AFP

A graphic on US President Barack Obama's tour of Asia. Japan's ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:15:00 GMT

(AFP) - A graphic on US President Barack Obama's tour of Asia. Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has said he does not plan to make a decision on the relocation of a controversial US military base before President Barack Obama visits Tokyo next week. Photo:/AFP

Activists of anti-poverty group Oxfam wearing masks of world ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:14:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Activists of anti-poverty group Oxfam wearing masks of world leaders US President Barack Obama, left, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel hold symbolic money during the Climate Change Talks in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Manu Fernandez)

China has said that this month's visit by President Barack Obama, ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:38:00 GMT

(AFP) - China has said that this month's visit by President Barack Obama, seen here, would be a milestone in relations for the global powerhouses and that climate change cooperation would be a key agenda item. Photo:Saul Loeb/AFP

Graphic on US President Barack Obama's tour of Asia. Japan's ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:49:00 GMT

(AFP) - Graphic on US President Barack Obama's tour of Asia. Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has said he does not plan to make a decision on the relocation of a controversial US military base before President Barack Obama visits Tokyo next week. Photo:/AFP

President Barack Obama speaks, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. (THE ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:21:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - President Barack Obama speaks, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Susan Walsh)

US President Barack Obama leaves after speaking about the shootings ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:17:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama leaves after speaking about the shootings at Fort Hood in Texas. A Muslim army officer about to be deployed to Iraq shot dead 12 people and wounded 31 others at the sprawling Texas military base before being gunned down himself and captured. Photo:Saul Loeb/AFP

US President Barack Obama arrives to speak to tribal leaders ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:47:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama arrives to speak to tribal leaders at the White House Tribal Nations Conference held at the Department of Interior in Washington, DC. Obama told an unprecedented gathering of tribal leaders Thursday that he was committed to giving Native American Indians an equal shot at the 'American dream'. Photo:Saul Loeb/AFP

US President Barack Obama signs a memorandum for closer consultation ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:47:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama signs a memorandum for closer consultation between Native American tribes and the federal government while speaking to tribal leaders at the White House Tribal Nations Conference held at the Department of Interior in Washington, DC. Obama said that he was committed to giving Native American Indians an equal shot at the 'American dream'. Photo:Saul Loeb/AFP

A tribal leader asks US President Barack Obama a question at ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:47:00 GMT

(AFP) - A tribal leader asks US President Barack Obama a question at the White House Tribal Nations Conference held at the Department of Interior in Washington, DC. Obama told an unprecedented gathering of tribal leaders Thursday that he was committed to giving Native American Indians an equal shot at the 'American dream'. Photo:Saul Loeb/AFP

US President Barack Obama leaves after speaking about the shootings ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:21:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama leaves after speaking about the shootings at Fort Hood in Texas, at the Department of Interior in Washington, DC. An American army major went on a shooting rampage Thursday at a Texas military base killing 11 people and wounding 31 others before being gunned down, army officials said. Photo:Saul Loeb/AFP

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) holds a press conference ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:56:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) holds a press conference with Guido Westerwelle, Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany at the State Department in Washington, DC. Clinton on Thursday urged Iran to accept unchanged a UN-drafted deal with global powers on its nuclear program. Photo:Karen Bleier/AFP

President Barack Obama speaks about the shooting at Ft. Hood ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:19:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - President Barack Obama speaks about the shooting at Ft. Hood in Texas, during an event at the Interior Department in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Susan Walsh)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) greets US Secretary ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:41:00 GMT

(AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) greets US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as she arrives for a joint press conference in Jerusalem on October 31. The Obama administration desperately needs a new approach to the Middle East as it slips further away than ever to securing peace after Clinton's tour, experts said Thursday. Photo:Dan Balilty/AFP

US President Barack Obama speaks about the shootings at the ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:30:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama speaks about the shootings at the US Army Base Fort Hood in Texas, during closing remarks to Native American leaders at the White House Tribal Nations Conference held in the Department of Interior in Washington, DC. Obama called a shooting attack at the Fort Hood military base in Texas Thursday a 'horrific outburst of violence.' Photo:Saul Loeb/AFP

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton answers a question during ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:15:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton answers a question during a press conference at the State Department in Washington, DC. Clinton appeared to accept Thursday Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas's decision to step down in January at face value, saying she hoped to work with him in 'any new capacity.' Photo:Win Mcnamee/AFP

US President Barack Obama speaks about healthcare reform legislation ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:53:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama speaks about healthcare reform legislation during the daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama on Thursday mounted an 11th-hour push behind his top domestic priority, urging lawmakers facing a critical weekend vote on remaking US health care to 'pass this reform.' Photo:Saul Loeb/AFP

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during a joint ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:36:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem in October 2009. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said on Thursday he will not seek re-election as he voiced frustration with the US position on Israeli settlements and delivered a major blow to Washington's Middle East peace efforts. Photo:Dan Balilty/AFP

US President Barack Obama speaks during the daily press briefing ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:36:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama speaks during the daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said on Thursday he will not seek re-election as he voiced frustration with the US position on Israeli settlements and delivered a major blow to Washington's Middle East peace efforts. Photo:Saul Loeb/AFP

US President Barack Obama speaks during the daily press briefing ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:03:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama speaks during the daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC. A year and a day since Obama was elected he hinted Thursday he planned on being around a while, spending eight years to push his ambitious reform agenda. Photo:Saul Loeb/AFP

A year and a day since President Barack Obama, seen here at ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:03:00 GMT

(AFP) - A year and a day since President Barack Obama, seen here at the White House, was elected he hinted Thursday he planned on being around a while, spending eight years to push his ambitious reform agenda. Photo:Saul Loeb/AFP

US President Barack Obama (C) speaks after touring the DeSoto ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:58:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama (C) speaks after touring the DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center in Arcadia, Florida. A key Senate panel passed a sweeping climate change bill despite a boycott of deliberations by Republicans opposed to the measure. Photo:Mandel Ngan/AFP

US President Barack Obama speaks about education at Wright Middle ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:57:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama speaks about education at Wright Middle School in Madison, Wisconsin. Obama Wednesday brushed aside a sharp polls rebuke as he marked the first anniversary of his historic election saying his administration had saved the nation from economic ruin. Photo:Saul Loeb/AFP

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks with Egyptian Foreign ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:03:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit during a joint press conference in Cairo November 4. State Department officials defended Clinton's five-day Middle East trip, which was marred by controversy over Israeli settlements Photo:Khaled Desouki/AFP

US President Barack Obama, seen here on November 2. The White ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:14:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama, seen here on November 2. The White House on Wednesday downplayed Democratic defeats in two key state elections, saying the polls were fought on local issues unrelated to President Barack Obama. Photo:Saul Loeb/AFP

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (right) talks with US Secretary ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:34:00 GMT

(AFP) - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (right) talks with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a meeting in Cairo. Middle East peace talks must include the disputed city of Jerusalem, Clinton said after meeting Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Photo:Khaled Desouki/AFP

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (R) talks with US Secretary ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:34:00 GMT

(AFP) - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (R) talks with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a meeting in Cairo. Middle East peace talks must include the disputed city of Jerusalem, Clinton said after meeting Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Photo:Khaled Desouki/AFP

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) smiles as Egyptian ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:34:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) smiles as Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit speaks during a joint press conference after a meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo. Photo:Khaled Desouki/AFP