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  • Kendra Thomas, of Waco, Texas, waves to people driving into the front gate of the Army base at Fort Hood, Texas on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.
    Kendra Thomas, of Waco, Texas, waves to people driving into the front gate of the Army base at Fort Hood, Texas on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.
    AP Photo
  • President Barack Obama leaves the Oval Office to speak in the Rose Garden of the White House, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, after he met with the House Democratic Caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington.
    President Barack Obama leaves the Oval Office to speak in the Rose Garden of the White House, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, after he met with the House Democratic Caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington.
    AP Photo
  • President Barack Obama speaks about health care reform in the Rose Garden of the White House on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in Washington.
    President Barack Obama speaks about health care reform in the Rose Garden of the White House on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in Washington.
    AP Photo
  • Dominoes stand in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Around 1,000 dominoes were placed on the former border near the Brandenburg Gate for the Festival of Freedom on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov. 9, 2009 and will collapse during the commemoration event.
    Dominoes stand in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Around 1,000 dominoes were placed on the former border near the Brandenburg Gate for the Festival of Freedom on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov. 9, 2009 and will collapse during the commemoration event.
    AP Photo
  • Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a news conference with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, not shown, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, at the State Department in Washington.
    Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a news conference with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, not shown, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, at the State Department in Washington.
    AP Photo
  • Large Dominoes stand in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Around 1,000 dominoes were placed on the former border near the Brandenburg Gate for the Festival of Freedom on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov. 9, 2009 and will collapse during the commemoration event.
    Large Dominoes stand in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Around 1,000 dominoes were placed on the former border near the Brandenburg Gate for the Festival of Freedom on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov. 9, 2009 and will collapse during the commemoration event.
    AP Photo
  • Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to the media as he arrives for an official welcoming ceremony for Qatari Emir, Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, unseen, at the presidency in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009.
    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to the media as he arrives for an official welcoming ceremony for Qatari Emir, Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, unseen, at the presidency in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009.
    AP Photo
  • Dominoes stand in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Around 1,000 dominoes were placed on the former border near the Brandenburg Gate for the Festival of Freedom on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov. 9, 2009 and will collapse during the commemoration event.
    Dominoes stand in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Around 1,000 dominoes were placed on the former border near the Brandenburg Gate for the Festival of Freedom on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov. 9, 2009 and will collapse during the commemoration event.
    AP Photo
  • President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks about health care reform in the Rose Garden of the White House on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in Washington.
    President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks about health care reform in the Rose Garden of the White House on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in Washington.
    AP Photo
  • Palestinian Rafik Hamad, uncle of the alleged gunman in Thursday's shooting at the Fort Hood military base in Texas, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, gestures during an interview with The Associated Press in the West Bank town of El-Bireh, near Ramallah, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. The Palestinian uncle of the Fort Hood shooting suspect said Saturday that his nephew loved America and wanted to serve his country, but his work as a military psychiatrist drove him to tears.
    Palestinian Rafik Hamad, uncle of the alleged gunman in Thursday's shooting at the Fort Hood military base in Texas, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, gestures during an interview with The Associated Press in the West Bank town of El-Bireh, near Ramallah, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. The Palestinian uncle of the Fort Hood shooting suspect said Saturday that his nephew loved America and wanted to serve his country, but his work as a military psychiatrist drove him to tears.
    AP Photo
  • President Barack Obama, right talks with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., left, after meeting with House Democrats about health care on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.
    President Barack Obama, right talks with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., left, after meeting with House Democrats about health care on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.
    AP Photo
  • FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2007, file photo, Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., is seen during a committee meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. With the U.S. fighting wars on two fronts, an acute shortage of trained personnel has left these therapists emotional drained and overworked, with limited time to prepare for their own war deployments. Murphy, a psychologist in the Navy Reserves, said the toll is sometimes described as
    FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2007, file photo, Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., is seen during a committee meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. With the U.S. fighting wars on two fronts, an acute shortage of trained personnel has left these therapists emotional drained and overworked, with limited time to prepare for their own war deployments. Murphy, a psychologist in the Navy Reserves, said the toll is sometimes described as "compassion fatigue" or "vicarious trauma."
    AP Photo
  • This 2007 photo provided by Equal Justice Initiative shows inmate Joe Sullivan, 31, at the Columbia Correctional Institution in Lake City, Fla.  Sullivan raped an elderly woman when he was 13-years-old, was judged incorrigible, and sentenced to life in prison without parole. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, that locking up juveniles and throwing away the key is cruel and unusual punishment, and thus unconstitutional.
    This 2007 photo provided by Equal Justice Initiative shows inmate Joe Sullivan, 31, at the Columbia Correctional Institution in Lake City, Fla. Sullivan raped an elderly woman when he was 13-years-old, was judged incorrigible, and sentenced to life in prison without parole. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, that locking up juveniles and throwing away the key is cruel and unusual punishment, and thus unconstitutional.
    AP Photo
  • FILE - This May 4, 2007, file photo shows former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson delivering a key-note address to Log Cabin Republicans at their annual convention in Denver. The Wyoming Republican served 18 years in the Senate, but as a teenager he pleaded guilty to setting fire to an abandoned building on federal property.  For teenagers who committed crimes and received a life in prison sentence without parole Simpson said,
    FILE - This May 4, 2007, file photo shows former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson delivering a key-note address to Log Cabin Republicans at their annual convention in Denver. The Wyoming Republican served 18 years in the Senate, but as a teenager he pleaded guilty to setting fire to an abandoned building on federal property. For teenagers who committed crimes and received a life in prison sentence without parole Simpson said, "When they get to be 30 or 40 and they been in the clink for 20 years or 30 or 40 and they have learned how to read and how to do things, why not" release them Simpson told to the Associated Press. If a prisoner shows he is not fit to be released, "throw him back in," he said. "That's better than saying 'Sorry, we can't look at that file because you were sent here for life.'"
    AP Photo
  • This 2007 photo provided by Equal Justice Initiative shows inmate Joe Sullivan, 31, at the Columbia Correctional Institution in Lake City, Fla.  Sullivan raped an elderly woman when he was 13-years-old, was judged incorrigible, and sentenced to life in prison without parole. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, that locking up juveniles and throwing away the key is cruel and unusual punishment, and thus unconstitutional. According to Equal Justice Initiative Sullivan uses a wheelchair because he has multiple sclerosis.
    This 2007 photo provided by Equal Justice Initiative shows inmate Joe Sullivan, 31, at the Columbia Correctional Institution in Lake City, Fla. Sullivan raped an elderly woman when he was 13-years-old, was judged incorrigible, and sentenced to life in prison without parole. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, that locking up juveniles and throwing away the key is cruel and unusual punishment, and thus unconstitutional. According to Equal Justice Initiative Sullivan uses a wheelchair because he has multiple sclerosis.
    AP Photo
  • FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2009, file photo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections. It was just three years ago that the GOP lost the House and Senate as well as governor's mansions in a cross-country Democratic wave.
    FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2009, file photo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections. It was just three years ago that the GOP lost the House and Senate as well as governor's mansions in a cross-country Democratic wave.
    AP Photo
  • This October 2002 photo provided by the Equal Justice Initiative shows Terrance Graham, 15, in Jacksonville, Fla. Graham, implicated in armed robberies when he was 16 and 17, was given a life sentence without parole by a judge who told the teenager he threw his life away. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, that locking up juveniles and throwing away the key is cruel and unusual punishment, and thus unconstitutional. Graham, now 22, is in prison in Florida.
    This October 2002 photo provided by the Equal Justice Initiative shows Terrance Graham, 15, in Jacksonville, Fla. Graham, implicated in armed robberies when he was 16 and 17, was given a life sentence without parole by a judge who told the teenager he threw his life away. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, that locking up juveniles and throwing away the key is cruel and unusual punishment, and thus unconstitutional. Graham, now 22, is in prison in Florida.
    AP Photo
  • FILE - In this July 30, 2009, file photo, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty speaks at a luncheon during the Republican National Committee summer meeting in San Diego. Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections. It was just three years ago that the GOP lost the House and Senate as well as governor's mansions in a cross-country Democratic wave.
    FILE - In this July 30, 2009, file photo, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty speaks at a luncheon during the Republican National Committee summer meeting in San Diego. Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections. It was just three years ago that the GOP lost the House and Senate as well as governor's mansions in a cross-country Democratic wave.
    AP Photo
  • FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2009, file photo, President Barack Obama and Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds wave to the crowd during a rally in Norfolk, Va. Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections. It was just three years ago that the GOP lost the House and Senate as well as governor's mansions in a cross-country Democratic wave.
    FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2009, file photo, President Barack Obama and Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds wave to the crowd during a rally in Norfolk, Va. Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections. It was just three years ago that the GOP lost the House and Senate as well as governor's mansions in a cross-country Democratic wave.
    AP Photo
  • FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2009, file photo, New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine listens as President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally for Corzine at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, N.J. Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections. It was just three years ago that the GOP lost the House and Senate as well as governor's mansions in a cross-country Democratic wave.
    FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2009, file photo, New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine listens as President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally for Corzine at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, N.J. Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections. It was just three years ago that the GOP lost the House and Senate as well as governor's mansions in a cross-country Democratic wave.
    AP Photo
  • FILE - In this July 26, 2009, file photo, then-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks in Fairbanks, Alaska. Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections. It was just three years ago that the GOP lost the House and Senate as well as governor's mansions in a cross-country Democratic wave.
    FILE - In this July 26, 2009, file photo, then-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks in Fairbanks, Alaska. Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections. It was just three years ago that the GOP lost the House and Senate as well as governor's mansions in a cross-country Democratic wave.
    AP Photo
  • FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2009, file photo, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., flanked by Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., left, and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., gestures while speaking on Capitol Hill in Washington. Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections. It was just three years ago that the GOP lost the House and Senate as well as governor's mansions in a cross-country Democratic wave.
    FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2009, file photo, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., flanked by Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., left, and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., gestures while speaking on Capitol Hill in Washington. Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections. It was just three years ago that the GOP lost the House and Senate as well as governor's mansions in a cross-country Democratic wave.
    AP Photo
  • FILE - In this June 1, 2009, file photo, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at the Heritage Foundation in Washington. Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections. It was just three years ago that the GOP lost the House and Senate as well as governor's mansions in a cross-country Democratic wave.
    FILE - In this June 1, 2009, file photo, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at the Heritage Foundation in Washington. Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections. It was just three years ago that the GOP lost the House and Senate as well as governor's mansions in a cross-country Democratic wave.
    AP Photo
  • A US flag flies at half-staff over the White House in Washington, Friday. Nov. 6, 2009. Earlier President Barack Obama order the flags to be lowered in remembrance to the recent shootings at Ft. Hood, Texas.
    A US flag flies at half-staff over the White House in Washington, Friday. Nov. 6, 2009. Earlier President Barack Obama order the flags to be lowered in remembrance to the recent shootings at Ft. Hood, Texas.
    AP Photo
  • FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2005, file photo Franciszck Dube, second from left, with two other surviving members from the Ninth Casimir Pulaski Regiment of Polish Cavalry, participates in the re-interment for Brig. Gen. Casimir Pulaski in Savannah, Ga.  Pulaski, a Polish nobleman and an American Revolutionary War hero, who was mortally wounded in 1779 during the siege of Savannah finally became an American citizen Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. President Barack Obama signed a joint resolution of the Senate and the House of Representatives that made Pulaski an honorary citizen.
    FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2005, file photo Franciszck Dube, second from left, with two other surviving members from the Ninth Casimir Pulaski Regiment of Polish Cavalry, participates in the re-interment for Brig. Gen. Casimir Pulaski in Savannah, Ga. Pulaski, a Polish nobleman and an American Revolutionary War hero, who was mortally wounded in 1779 during the siege of Savannah finally became an American citizen Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. President Barack Obama signed a joint resolution of the Senate and the House of Representatives that made Pulaski an honorary citizen.
    AP Photo
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