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CBC reporter Mellissa Fung describes where she was stabbed by ...

() — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:20:01 GMT

() - CBC reporter Mellissa Fung describes where she was stabbed by Afghan abductors as she is interviewed by a colleague at an undisclosed location, November 12, 2008. Fung, who was kidnapped and held hostage for a month in Afghanistan, said on Wednesday that she had been released in exchange for relatives of her chief abductor, who the Afghan authorities had put in jail after she was seized. (REUTERS/Stephanie Jenzer/CBC News, yir nw)

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy ...

() — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:41:56 GMT

() - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy arrive to attend the ceremony for the Political Courage Award at the Elysee Palace in Paris, November 13, 2008. The pair met recently after Sarkozy's divorce and their brief courtship caused a sensation across Europe and the world. (REUTERS/Gerard Cerles/Pool, yir nw)

Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is pictured ...

() — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:39:17 GMT

() - Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is pictured during a meeting with Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe in New York, September 23, 2008. Palin, who as the governor of Alaska has virtually no foreign policy expertise, had separate sessions with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe as well as a session with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. The self-described âpitbull with lipstickâ and avid hunter became a target of ridicule because of her inexperience. (REUTERS/Paul martinka/Pool, QUALITY FROM SOURCE, yir nw)

Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic presidential nominee Sen. ...

() — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:15:05 GMT

() - Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama, (D-IL), sits in the audience before the start of the presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, October 15, 2008. Media and fashionistas paid close attention to what Obama was wearing, praising her sense of style. (REUTERS/Charles Dharapak/Pool, yir nw)

Britain's Queen Elizabeth arrives for the royal premiere of ...

() — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:18:50 GMT

() - Britain's Queen Elizabeth arrives for the royal premiere of A Bunch of Amateurs at the Odeon Cinema in Leicester Square, London November 17, 2008. (REUTERS/Matt Dunham/Pool/BRITAIN, yir nw)

Actress and singer Jennifer Hudson performs at the Wal-Mart ...

() — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:26:26 GMT

() - Actress and singer Jennifer Hudson performs at the Wal-Mart Shareholders Meeting in Fayetteville, Arkansas June 6, 2008. Hudson's mother, brother and nephew were murdered in October of 2008. (REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi, yir nw)

Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) accepts a Glamour Woman of the ...

() — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:23:16 GMT

() - Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) accepts a Glamour Woman of the Year award from Glamour magazine in New York November 10, 2008. (REUTERS/Lucas Jackson, yir nw)