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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) greets Vice President Joe ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:25:34 GMT

(AFP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) greets Vice President Joe Biden as she arrives for her address to a joint session of the US Congress at the Capitol in Washington, DC. Merkel used a historic address to the US Congress Tuesday to issue a heartfelt plea on climate change, likening the problem to a second Berlin Wall.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:40:06 GMT

(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of Congress as U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi listen on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 3, 2009. Merkel, who began her second term in office last week, is the first German leader to address the U.S. Congress since Konrad Adenauer in 1957. REUTERS/BPA/Handout (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:37:52 GMT

(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of Congress as U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (R) applaud on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 3, 2009. Merkel, who began her second term in office last week, is the first German leader to address the U.S. Congress since Konrad Adenauer in 1957. REUTERS/BPA/Handout (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:35:32 GMT

(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of Congress as U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi applaud on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 3, 2009. Merkel, who began her second term in office last week, is the first German leader to address the U.S. Congress since Konrad Adenauer in 1957. REUTERS/BPA/Handout (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:34:23 GMT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:33:10 GMT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:29:54 GMT

(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of Congress as U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi listen on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 3, 2009. Merkel, who began her second term in office last week, is the first German leader to address the U.S. Congress since Konrad Adenauer in 1957. REUTERS/BPA/Handout (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:28:46 GMT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:25:38 GMT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:24:09 GMT

Vice President Joe Biden looks on as German Chancellor Angela ...

(AFP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:35:23 GMT

(AFP) - Vice President Joe Biden looks on as German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks before a joint session of the US Congress at the Capitol in Washington, DC. Merkel on Tuesday urged the US Congress to take action on climate change, likening the struggle against global warming to the Berlin Wall.(AFP/Tim Sloan)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:30:01 GMT

(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of Congress as U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (R) listen on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 3, 2009. Merkel, who began her second term in office last week, is the first German leader to address the U.S. Congress since Konrad Adenauer in 1957. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden laughs while listening to House ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:23:14 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden laughs while listening to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after an address by German Chancellor Angela Merkel to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, November 3, 2009. Merkel's speech is the first address to the U.S. Congress by a German leader since Konrad Adenauer in 1957. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (front) addresses a joint session ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:15:19 GMT

(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel (front) addresses a joint session of Congress as U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi listen on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 3, 2009. Merkel, who began her second term in office last week, is the first German leader to address the U.S. Congress since Konrad Adenauer in 1957. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. talks with Vice President ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:12:11 GMT

(AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. talks with Vice President Joe Biden on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, prior to German Chancellor Angela Merkel's address to a joint session of Congress. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:10:36 GMT

(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress as U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (R) listen on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. talks with Vice President ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:09:14 GMT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel laughs with U.S. Vice President ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:05:44 GMT

(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel laughs with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) after she concluded her address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, November 3, 2009. Merkel, who began her second term in office last week, is the first German leader to address the U.S. Congress since Konrad Adenauer in 1957. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

With Vice President Joe Biden looking on, German Chancellor ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:04:01 GMT

(AP) - With Vice President Joe Biden looking on, German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of Congress, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel smiles as U.S. House Speaker ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:03:28 GMT

(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel smiles as U.S. House Speaker (R) and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (C) applaud after she concluded her address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, November 3, 2009. Merkel, who began her second term in office last week, is the first German leader to address the U.S. Congress since Konrad Adenauer in 1957. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:03:24 GMT

(AP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of Congress, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. applaud behind the Chancellor. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel acknowledges U.S. House Speaker ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:00:13 GMT

(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel acknowledges U.S. House Speaker (R) and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden after she concluded her address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, November 3, 2009. Merkel, who began her second term in office last week, is the first German leader to address the U.S. Congress since Konrad Adenauer in 1957. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. talks with Vice President ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:49:50 GMT

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) whispers to German Chancellor ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:46:59 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) whispers to German Chancellor Angela Merkel after the conclusion of her address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel laughs at a comment from U.S. ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:45:52 GMT

(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel laughs at a comment from U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) after the conclusion of her address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel smiles as she addresses a joint ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:45:49 GMT

(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel smiles as she addresses a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 3, 2009. Merkel, who began her second term in office last week, is the first German leader to address the U.S. Congress since Konrad Adenauer in 1957. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is seated behind. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel laughs at a comment from U.S. ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:44:45 GMT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel turns around as U.S. House Speaker ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:39:21 GMT

(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel turns around as U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (2nd R) and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) applaud during her address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, November 3, 2009. Merkel, who began her second term in office last week, is the first German leader to address the U.S. Congress since Konrad Adenauer in 1957. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is applauded by Vice President ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:35:00 GMT

(AP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel is applauded by Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. during her address to a joint session of Congress, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:33:35 GMT

(AP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of Congress, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington as Vice President Joe Biden, left and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. listen. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) is greeted by Speaker of ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:30:37 GMT

(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) is greeted by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (C) and Vice President Joe Biden (R) as she arrives to address the joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 3, 2009. Merkel, who began her second term in office last week, is the first German leader to address the U.S. Congress since Konrad Adenauer in 1957. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:25:40 GMT

(AP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of Congress, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington as Vice President Joe Biden, left and Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. listen. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) is greeted by Speaker of ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:25:03 GMT

(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) is greeted by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (C) and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) as she arrives to address the joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:24:41 GMT

(AP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of Congress, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Vice President Joe Biden, left, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. listen. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks as U.S. Vice President ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:20:25 GMT

(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks as U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (rear) looks on as she addresses a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 3, 2009. Merkel, who began her second term in office last week, is the first German leader to address the U.S. Congress since Konrad Adenauer in 1957. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is applauded by U.S. Vice President ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:19:20 GMT

(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel is applauded by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (C) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) as she arrives to address the joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 3, 2009. Merkel, who began her second term in office last week, is the first German leader to address the U.S. Congress since Konrad Adenauer in 1957. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

German Chanceller Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:13:44 GMT

(Reuters) - German Chanceller Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of Congress as U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (R) listen on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 3, 2009. Merkel, who began her second term in office last week, is the first German leader to address the U.S. Congress since Konrad Adenauer in 1957. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

German Chanceller Angela Merkel (L) is greeted by U.S. Vice ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:11:30 GMT

(Reuters) - German Chanceller Angela Merkel (L) is greeted by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (C) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (R) as she arrives to address a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 3, 2009. Merkel, who began her second term in office last week, is the first German leader to address the U.S. Congress since Konrad Adenauer in 1957. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:06:37 GMT

(AP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of Congress, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Voce President Joe Biden listens at rear. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Vice President Joseph Biden speaks during an event in the Eisenhower ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:21:25 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Vice President Joseph Biden speaks during an event in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC last month.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mark Wilson)

An Iraqi Turkmen (left) with an Iraqi Kurd in front of the statue ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:21:25 GMT

(AFP/File) - An Iraqi Turkmen (left) with an Iraqi Kurd in front of the statue of Turkmen leader Abdullah Awchi (background) and a large poster of Kurdish writer and intellect Bahjat Zaki Mardan (back L), in the city of Kirkuk. US Vice President Joe Biden and president Massud Barzani of Iraqi Kurdistan have pressed the need for a key election law to be passed in Baghdad, Kurdish authorities said(AFP/File/Marwan Ibrahim)

U.S. vice-president Joe Biden (C) and wife Jill (L) greet New ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:48:19 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. vice-president Joe Biden (C) and wife Jill (L) greet New York Yankees Derek Jeter (R) in Game 3 of the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series in Philadelphia October 31, 2009. REUTERS/Matt Slocum/Pool (UNITED STATES SPORT BASEBALL)

Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill, left, watch Game ...

(AP) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:08:21 GMT

(AP) - Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill, left, watch Game 3 of the Major League Baseball World Series between the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

United States Vice-President Joe Biden chats behind protective ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:42:29 GMT

(Reuters) - United States Vice-President Joe Biden chats behind protective netting prior to Game 3 between the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies in the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series in Philadelphia, October 31, 2009. REUTERS/Matt Slocum/Pool (UNITED STATES SPORT BASEBALL)

Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with New York Yankees' ...

(AP) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:30:38 GMT

(AP) - Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with New York Yankees' Derek Jeter before Game 3 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2009, file photo Actor George Clooney ...

(AP) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:31:10 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2009, file photo Actor George Clooney walks out of the West Wing of the White House in Washington following his meeting with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. Celebrities Oprah Winfrey, Clooney, Denzel Washington and heavyweights from the financial services and high-tech industries were among those landing visits with President Barack Obama or others at the White House during his first months in office. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, FILE)

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) discusses the American Recovery ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:15:21 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) discusses the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act alongside California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Eisenhower Executive Office building in Washington October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden discusses the American Recovery ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:14:06 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden discusses the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (C) and Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley (R) in the Eisenhower Executive Office building in Washington, October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES)

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) discusses the ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:08:30 GMT

(Reuters) - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) discusses the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act alongside U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in the Eisenhower Executive Office building in Washington October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) discusses the American Recovery ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:05:14 GMT