New York fire fireters join a rally to urge passage 9/11 Health and Compensation Act outside of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on November 18, 2009. UPI/Yuri Gripas

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin talks with a customer at a signing for her new book "Going Rogue: An American Life" at the Woodland Mall Barnes & Noble in Grand Rapids, Michigan on November 18, 2009. Palin is continuing the book signing tour in the coming weeks with stops at select Barnes & Noble stores in Virginia, Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota and Florida. UPI/Brian Kersey

First Lady Michelle Obama delivers remarks during an event celebrating women in the military, at the White House in Washington on November 18, 2009. Obama was joined by Vice President Joe Biden's wife Dr. Jill Biden (L), Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano (2nd-L) and Gen. James Cartwright. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

(L-R) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrick Reinfeldt, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and EU Foreign Policy Javier Solana pose for a group photo at the begging of a one-day EU-Russia summit in Stockholm on November 18, 2009. UPI/Anatoli Zhdanov

Kenneth Chenault, Chairman and CEO American Express, speaks on economic finance reform as he participates in a CEO roundtable on rebuilding global prosperity, in Washington on November 17, 2009. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

Palestinians watch the demolition of a Palestinian building by the Jerusalem Municipality in Issawiyeh, an Arab neighborhood, in east Jerusalem, November 18, 2009. Israel is facing harsh criticism from Washington, Europe and the UN after approving a plan to build 900 new housing units in the southeast settlement of Gilo in Jerusalem. UPI/Debbie Hill

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and China's President Hu Jintao attend a joint press conference in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 17, 2009. "The major challenges of the 21st Century from climate change to nuclear proliferation to economic recovery are challenges that touch both our nations, and challenges that neither of our nations can solve by acting alone," Obama said. UPI/Stephen Shaver

Students (L-R) Hamza Afta, Kellyn Craig, Linda Jimenez, and Carlos Guillen applaud with First Lady Michelle Obama upon arrival during a leadership and mentoring session at South High School in Denver on November 16, 2009. First Lady Obama visited the high school after making remarks at the Colorado Governor's mansion on the White House leadership and mentoring initiative. UPI/Gary C. Caskey...

Singaporean Chinese residents wave flags at the arrival of China's President of the People's Republic of China Hu Jintao and his wife, Lu Yong Qing, for the APEC Ministerial Meeting in Singapore November 11, 2009. The APEC Summit is being held in Singapore from the 8-15 November and will be seen by members from 21 nations, it is also the 20th anniversary of the formation of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation. UPI/Renga Subiah

"Balloon Boy" hoax parents Richard and Mayumi Heene leave district court after pleading guilty to charges stemming from the incident at the Larimer County Justice Center in Fort Collins, Colorado on November 13, 2009. UPI/Gary C. Caskey...