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Nov. 19, 2009 King Kong model, Palin's book tour, Olympic torch relay, Iraq drought, Obama in Seoul

The model of King Kong featured in the original 1933 film is displayed at Christie's auction house in London. The relic was used to allow the animated ape to scale the dizzying heights of the Empire State Building in the film's final scenes. It is estimated to reach between $168,000 and $252,000 when it is auctioned Nov. 24.

Nov. 19, 2009

The model of King Kong featured in the original 1933 film is displayed at Christie's auction house in London. The relic was used to allow the animated ape to scale the dizzying heights of the Empire State Building in the film's final scenes. It is estimated to reach between $168,000 and $252,000 when it is auctioned Nov. 24.

Ben Stansall-AFP/Getty Images

Two hundred Parisian schoolchildren form a human chain reading "SOS" during a demonstration called by "SOS Villages d'Enfants" on the eve of the International Children Rights Day.

Nov. 19, 2009

Two hundred Parisian schoolchildren form a human chain reading "SOS" during a demonstration called by "SOS Villages d'Enfants" on the eve of the International Children Rights Day.

Patrick Kovarik-AFP/Getty Images

Waves crash over a harbor in Porthcawl, Wales. The United Kingdom is bracing for more severe weather, with almost 100 flood warnings and watches in place across the the Midlands, the North West, North East and Wales.

Nov. 19, 2009

Waves crash over a harbor in Porthcawl, Wales. The United Kingdom is bracing for more severe weather, with almost 100 flood warnings and watches in place across the the Midlands, the North West, North East and Wales.

Matt Cardy-Getty Images

Former Republican vice presidential candidate and Alaska governor Sarah Palin signs her new book, "Going Rogue" for a customer at a Barnes & Noble bookstore in Grand Rapids, Mich. Palin chose Grand Rapids as the first stop of her book signing tour.

Nov. 18, 2009

Former Republican vice presidential candidate and Alaska governor Sarah Palin signs her new book, "Going Rogue" for a customer at a Barnes & Noble bookstore in Grand Rapids, Mich. Palin chose Grand Rapids as the first stop of her book signing tour.

Bill Pugliano-Getty Images

First lady Michelle Obama hands out fruit to students with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack at Hollin Meadows Science and Math Focus School in Fairfax County.

Nov. 18, 2009

First lady Michelle Obama hands out fruit to students with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack at Hollin Meadows Science and Math Focus School in Fairfax County.

Molly Riley-Reuters

A sommelier pours a bottle of Beaujolais Nouveau at an open air wine spa in Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan.

Nov. 19, 2009

A sommelier pours a bottle of Beaujolais Nouveau at an open air wine spa in Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan.

Junko Kimura-Getty Images

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby lights the torch of snow boarder Sarah Conrad during the Olympic torch relay run down Brunswick street in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Nov. 18, 2009

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby lights the torch of snow boarder Sarah Conrad during the Olympic torch relay run down Brunswick street in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Paul Darrow-Reuters

An Iraqi man looks out at parched marshes in southern Iraq. The people who live in these ancient marshes are struggling because of a drought that is altering fishing patterns and the migration of birds and the breeding of water buffalo. During the regime of Saddam Hussein, sections of the marshes were drained.

Nov. 18, 2009

An Iraqi man looks out at parched marshes in southern Iraq. The people who live in these ancient marshes are struggling because of a drought that is altering fishing patterns and the migration of birds and the breeding of water buffalo. During the regime of Saddam Hussein, sections of the marshes were drained.

Essam Al-sudani-AFP/Getty Images

A man cooks his food with methane gas, which sprouted from vents on a temporary dumpsite in the Philippine city of Markina. Residents have taken advantage of the free gas, which accumulated from the debris of severe flooding two months ago in the capital, unaware of the possible dangers it might pose.

Nov. 19, 2009

A man cooks his food with methane gas, which sprouted from vents on a temporary dumpsite in the Philippine city of Markina. Residents have taken advantage of the free gas, which accumulated from the debris of severe flooding two months ago in the capital, unaware of the possible dangers it might pose.

Bullit Marquez-AP

Sugarcane farmers return from a protest in New Delhi, where thousands from northern Indian states gathered to protest the new sugarcane pricing policy of the government and to demand an increase in procurement prices, crippling traffic movement in the heart of the country's capital.

Nov. 19, 2009

Sugarcane farmers return from a protest in New Delhi, where thousands from northern Indian states gathered to protest the new sugarcane pricing policy of the government and to demand an increase in procurement prices, crippling traffic movement in the heart of the country's capital.

Gurinder Osan-AP

A survivor of the 1984 Bhopal gas leak disaster that killed 2,000 and harmed thousands carries a child holding a placard during a protest against Dow Chemical outside its office in Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi. For decades, survivors have been fighting to have the site cleaned up, but they say the efforts were slowed when Michigan-based Dow Chemical Co. took over Union Carbide in 2001. Dow says it is not responsible for cleaning up the site.

Nov. 19, 2009

A survivor of the 1984 Bhopal gas leak disaster that killed 2,000 and harmed thousands carries a child holding a placard during a protest against Dow Chemical outside its office in Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi. For decades, survivors have been fighting to have the site cleaned up, but they say the efforts were slowed when Michigan-based Dow Chemical Co. took over Union Carbide in 2001. Dow says it is not responsible for cleaning up the site.

Manish Swarup-AP

A man gets a shave at a roadside barber shop decorated with portraits of Hindu gods and goddesses in New Delhi.

Nov. 19, 2009

A man gets a shave at a roadside barber shop decorated with portraits of Hindu gods and goddesses in New Delhi.

Manish Swarup-AP

The crowd is reflected on a window of a building as the body of Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Pavle is carried in a procession toward St. Sava church during his funeral in Belgrade.

Nov. 19, 2009

The crowd is reflected on a window of a building as the body of Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Pavle is carried in a procession toward St. Sava church during his funeral in Belgrade.

Marko Djurica-Reuters

A woman, evicted from the forest, carries her son on the outskirts of the Mau Forest complex in the Kenyan Rift Valley. Kenya's coalition government says it is vital to relocate some 20,000 families from the Mau forest, the country's biggest closed-canopy forest and a vital water catchment area.

Nov. 18, 2009

A woman, evicted from the forest, carries her son on the outskirts of the Mau Forest complex in the Kenyan Rift Valley. Kenya's coalition government says it is vital to relocate some 20,000 families from the Mau forest, the country's biggest closed-canopy forest and a vital water catchment area.

Noor Khamis-Reuters

Gore Vidal smiles after speaking at the National Book Awards in New York. Vidal was presented with the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.

Nov. 18, 2009

Gore Vidal smiles after speaking at the National Book Awards in New York. Vidal was presented with the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.

Tina Fineberg-AP

A Lithuanian parliamentary committee is investigating whether this property was used by the CIA as a secret prison to detain terrorism suspects from 2004 to 2005. Lithuanian land registry records show the property was owned by an American firm, Elite LLC, from 2004 until 2007, when it was sold to the Lithuanian government. The Lithuanian State Security Service uses the property today as a training center for agents.

Nov. 18, 2009

A Lithuanian parliamentary committee is investigating whether this property was used by the CIA as a secret prison to detain terrorism suspects from 2004 to 2005. Lithuanian land registry records show the property was owned by an American firm, Elite LLC, from 2004 until 2007, when it was sold to the Lithuanian government. The Lithuanian State Security Service uses the property today as a training center for agents.

Craig Whitlock-The Washington Post

President Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak take part in a welcoming ceremony at the Blue House in Seoul.

Nov. 19, 2009

President Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak take part in a welcoming ceremony at the Blue House in Seoul.

Jim Young-Reuters

Members of the Patriot Guard stand in front of the Montclair funeral home in Chicago, where the wake for Pfc. Francheska Velez, who was killed in the shootings at Fort Hood, Tex., was being observed. The 21-year-old Army private had been on her way home from Iraq for a leave after learning she was pregnant with her first child.

Nov. 18, 2009

Members of the Patriot Guard stand in front of the Montclair funeral home in Chicago, where the wake for Pfc. Francheska Velez, who was killed in the shootings at Fort Hood, Tex., was being observed. The 21-year-old Army private had been on her way home from Iraq for a leave after learning she was pregnant with her first child.

Nuccio Dinuzzo-AP

University students burn garbage to block off a main avenue in Panama City. The students were protesting the construction of military bases that are being built with the help of the United States to combat narcotics trafficking.

Nov. 18, 2009

University students burn garbage to block off a main avenue in Panama City. The students were protesting the construction of military bases that are being built with the help of the United States to combat narcotics trafficking.

Alberto Lowe-Reuters

Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) stands with his fellow Senate Democratic Leadership team, from left, Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.), Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.), Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), as they talk in the Radio/TV gallery following their caucus meeting regarding health care.

Nov. 18, 2009

Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) stands with his fellow Senate Democratic Leadership team, from left, Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.), Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.), Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), as they talk in the Radio/TV gallery following their caucus meeting regarding health care.

Richard A. Lipski-The Washington Post

Thai beauty queens ride in a parade during festivities at the 49th Surin Elephant Roundup in Surin, Thailand.

Nov. 19, 2009

Thai beauty queens ride in a parade during festivities at the 49th Surin Elephant Roundup in Surin, Thailand.

David Longstreath-AP

Michael Oliveri waits in his motorized wheelchair for his turn to speak to the Los Angeles City Council on the regulation of marijuana for medical use.

Nov. 18, 2009

Michael Oliveri waits in his motorized wheelchair for his turn to speak to the Los Angeles City Council on the regulation of marijuana for medical use.

Reed Saxon-AP

A dog sleeps under a painting of a tapir in a school in Canon de las Hermosas, Colombia.

Nov. 17, 2009

A dog sleeps under a painting of a tapir in a school in Canon de las Hermosas, Colombia.

Fredy Builes-Reuters

A scientist holds a gyrfalcon at the Research Institute for Nature Protection in Moscow. Fourteen rare gyrfalcons were seized at Domodedovo airport after two Syrian citizens were discovered trying to smuggle them to Doha, Qatar, customs officials reported.

Nov. 18, 2009

A scientist holds a gyrfalcon at the Research Institute for Nature Protection in Moscow. Fourteen rare gyrfalcons were seized at Domodedovo airport after two Syrian citizens were discovered trying to smuggle them to Doha, Qatar, customs officials reported.

Denis Sinyakov-Reuters

A white stork with an artificial leg walks in the grass in Neuboehla, eastern Germany. The bird was brought wounded to the animal collection point of Neuboehla, and his leg had to be amputated. The expensive prosthetic limb was financed with donations.

Nov. 19, 2009

A white stork with an artificial leg walks in the grass in Neuboehla, eastern Germany. The bird was brought wounded to the animal collection point of Neuboehla, and his leg had to be amputated. The expensive prosthetic limb was financed with donations.

Sebastian Willnow-AFP/Getty Images

A street child displays acrobatic skills during a street show in Katmandu, Nepal. Twenty years after the United Nations adopted a treaty guaranteeing children's rights, fewer youngsters are dying and more are going to school, but an estimated 1 billion still lack services essential to their survival and development, UNICEF said.

Nov. 19, 2009

A street child displays acrobatic skills during a street show in Katmandu, Nepal. Twenty years after the United Nations adopted a treaty guaranteeing children's rights, fewer youngsters are dying and more are going to school, but an estimated 1 billion still lack services essential to their survival and development, UNICEF said.

Gemunu Amarasinghe-AP

Bangladeshi child laborers work at a balloon workshop in Kamrangir Char, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Nov. 19, 2009

Bangladeshi child laborers work at a balloon workshop in Kamrangir Char, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Pavel Rahman-AP

Christmas lights decorate Berlin's famous shopping road Kurfuerstendamm during a light rehearsal.

Nov. 19, 2009

Christmas lights decorate Berlin's famous shopping road Kurfuerstendamm during a light rehearsal.

Gero Breloer-AP

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