President Barack Obama’s personal aide Reggie Love peeks out through the curtain as he waits for Obama to deliver remarks at a committee dinner in Miami, Florida, October 26, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young

A U.S. Marine of the 8th Regiment Second Battalion takes up position after they came under fire from Taliban insurgents while patrolling in the Mian Poshtay area in Helmand province, October 20, 2009. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih

A boy cries as he recuperates after surgery at a hospital in Manila’s Makati financial district October 26, 2009. Operation Smile aim to provide free surgery for about a hundred children inflicted with cleft lips, cleft palates, and other facial deformities. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo

A resident of south Florida holds a sign protesting healthcare reforms during a visit by President Barack Obama to Miami, Florida, October 26, 2009.  REUTERS/Carlos Barria

A man, fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan, carries handouts outside a distribution point for internally displaced persons at Dera Sports Stadium in Dera Ismail Khan, located in Pakistan’s restive North West Frontier Province, October 26, 2009.  REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

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