US Government limousine drives past the US State Department building

US Government limousine drives past the US State Department building loaded with furniture from the Swedish furniture store IKEA,in Washington, DC. Incoming Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner apologized over past tax transgressions while vowing to act with "strength,speed and care"to revive the stricken US economy

A tame golden eagle chases a hare during a traditional hunting

a tame golden eagle chases a hare during a traditional hunting contest near the town of Karkaralinsk in central Kazakhstan January,22,2009.Kazakhstan's national sport of Sayat - or hunting with golden eagles- is popular in the Central Asian state. Berkutchi, or golden eagle hunters, from all over the country arrived for the annual competition. This hare escaped from eagle

Buddy Holly

American rock and roll singer Buddy Holly performs in the1950s

The moon cast a shadow at the sun

The moon cast a shadow at the sun blocking it partially in a partial solar eclipse as it sets on Monday Jan,26 ,2009 at Manila's bay,Philippines

Sunset surf

sunset surf :A Bangladeshi youth paddles his surfboard as the sun sets in Cox's Bazar , Chittagong. Cox's Bazar is known for its wide sandy beaches.claimed to be the world's longest natural sandy sea beach

Light is diffracted on a filter during a partial solar eclipse

Light is diffracted on a filter during a partial solar eclipse, where the moon moves between the sun and earth, as seen from Cape Town,January, 26,2009.Picture taken using exposed x- ray film as a filter

Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony

This satellite photo of Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony, taken by GeoEye1 on January, 20, 2009 , shows part of the attending crowd(L) and at right, the United States Capitol

the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama

Crowds take part in the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama along the National Mall during the swearing-in ceremony Tuesday,Jan, 20,2009,in Washington
(AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

Barack Obama and Ilham Anas

A combination photo shows U.S. president-elect Barack Obama (L), taken January 17, 2009 as he speaks during a ceremony in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Indonesian photographer Ilham Anas, taken January 20, 2009 in Jakarta. Anas, 34, who from some angles bears a resemblance to the new U.S. president, shot to fame in Jakarta after Obama,47,won the election in November.
REUTERS/Enny Nuraheni/Jim Young/Files

Dodge van that got stuck on a rock overhang

This Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009 photograph provided by the Colorado National Monument shows a 1987 Dodge van that got stuck on a rock overhang , near Grand Junction, Colo., after the driver sent the vehicle off a cliff in an apparent suicide attempt. The 34-year-old male driver survived the incident. But park officials said that 27 people attempted suicide at the national monument last year, which has prompted administrators to train staff at entrances and visitor centers in suicide prevention.
(AP Photo/HO, Colorado National Monument)