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Posted: 12/20/2012 5:23:29 AM EST
A painter paints President-elect Park Geun-hye of ruling Saenuri Party, right, and President Lee Myung-bak, left, at Korean Civic Education Institute for Democracy in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. The wall painting is part of renovation work for the building as well as publicizing the 18th Presidential Election which elected Park as the country's first female president. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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Posted: 12/17/2012 1:13:27 PM EST
FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011 file photo, A US Army soldier begins his journey home during ceremonies marking the end of US military mission in Baghdad, Iraq. A year after the last American troops rumbled out of Iraq, the two countries are still trying to get comfortable with a looser, more nuanced relationship as the young democracy struggles to cope with ongoing political upheaval and the legacy of war. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed, File)
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Posted: 12/17/2012 1:13:26 PM EST
FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 1 , 2011 file photo, U.S. soldiers begin their journey home at al-Asad airbase, west of Baghdad, Iraq. A year after the last American troops rumbled out of Iraq, the two countries are still trying to get comfortable with a looser, more nuanced relationship as the young democracy struggles to cope with ongoing political upheaval and the legacy of war. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed, File)
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Posted: 12/17/2012 1:13:24 PM EST
In this Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 photo, U.S. embassy staff sit under a national flag at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. A year after the last American troops rumbled out of Iraq, the two countries are still trying to get comfortable with a looser, more nuanced relationship as the young democracy struggles to cope with ongoing political upheaval and the legacy of war. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)
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Posted: 12/17/2012 1:13:21 PM EST
Street vendors sell used US army military gear in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. A year after the last American troops rumbled out of Iraq, the two countries are still trying to get comfortable with a looser, more nuanced relationship as the young democracy struggles to cope with ongoing political upheaval and the legacy of war. (AP Photo/ Karim Kadim)
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Posted: 12/16/2012 9:53:40 AM EST
A poster with a picture of former South African President Nelson Mandela in Bloemfontein, South Africa, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, ahead of the ruling party elective conference where the current President Jacob Zuma will fight for a second term as head of the ruling party. Mandela on Friday, Dec 14 2012 entered the seventh day of a hospital stay for a lung infection as questions grow about where he is receiving treatment. The 94-year-old patriarch of South Africa's democracy has been hospitalized since Saturday, first undergoing tests and later being diagnosed with the ailment. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
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Posted: 12/16/2012 7:08:25 AM EST
A poster with a picture of former South African President Nelson Mandela in Bloemfontein, South Africa, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, ahead of the ruling party elective conference where the current President Jacob Zuma will fight for a second term as head of the ruling party. Mandela on Friday, Dec 14 2012 entered the seventh day of a hospital stay for a lung infection as questions grow about where he is receiving treatment. The 94-year-old patriarch of South Africa's democracy has been hospitalized since Saturday, first undergoing tests and later being diagnosed with the ailment. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
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Posted: 12/16/2012 6:18:24 AM EST
A poster with a picture of former South African President Nelson Mandela in Bloemfontein, South Africa, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, ahead of the ruling party elective conference where the current President Jacob Zuma will fight for a second term as head of the ruling party. Mandela on Friday, Dec 14 2012 entered the seventh day of a hospital stay for a lung infection as questions grow about where he is receiving treatment. The 94-year-old patriarch of South Africa's democracy has been hospitalized since Saturday, first undergoing tests and later being diagnosed with the ailment.. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
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Posted: 12/16/2012 6:18:24 AM EST
A poster with a picture of former South African President Nelson Mandela in Bloemfontein, South Africa, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, ahead of the ruling party elective conference where the current President Jacob Zuma will fight for a second term as head of the ruling party. Mandela on Friday, Dec 14 2012 entered the seventh day of a hospital stay for a lung infection as questions grow about where he is receiving treatment. The 94-year-old patriarch of South Africa's democracy has been hospitalized since Saturday, first undergoing tests and later being diagnosed with the ailment.. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
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Posted: 12/15/2012 3:18:44 PM EST
FILE - This photo taken Monday Aug. 6, 2012 shows former South African President Nelson Mandela when he met with US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, unseen, at his home in Qunu, South Africa. Mandela on Friday, Dec 14 2012 entered the seventh day of a hospital stay for a lung infection as questions grow about where he is receiving treatment. The 94-year-old patriarch of South Africa's democracy has been hospitalized since Saturday, first undergoing tests and later being diagnosed with the ailment. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool, File)
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Posted: 12/15/2012 4:53:22 AM EST
Members of the media train their cameras on former president Nelson Mandela's home, (unseen) in Johannesburg Friday, Dec 14, 2012. As the 94-year-old patriarch of South Africa's democracy entered his seventh day of hospitalization for a recurring lung infection, confusion grew as the government appeared to contradict itself over where he is being treated. (AP Photo)
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Posted: 12/14/2012 8:43:24 AM EST
FILE - This photo taken Monday Aug. 6, 2012 shows former South African president, Nelson Mandela, when he met with US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, unseen, at his home in Qunu, South Africa. Mandela on Friday Dec 14 2012 entered the seventh day of a hospital stay for a lung infection as questions grow about where he is receiving treatment. The 94-year-old patriarch of South Africa's democracy has been hospitalized since Saturday, first undergoing tests and later being diagnosed with the ailment. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool, File)
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Posted: 12/13/2012 7:13:33 AM EST
Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during a state-of-the nation address in Moscow, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Putin on Wednesday angrily rejected what he described as attempts to enforce foreign patterns of democracy on Russia and vowed to preserve the nation's identity against interference from abroad. Putin's speech was his first state-of-the nation address since winning a third term in March's election despite a wave of massive protests in Moscow. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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Posted: 12/12/2012 6:18:33 AM EST
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a state-of-the nation address in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin vowed Wednesday to strengthen the country’s economy and its military might and rejected what he described as foreign lecturing about democracy and attempts at foreign interference in the nation’s internal affairs. Putin delivered his first state-of-the nation address since winning a third term in March's election despite a wave of massive protests in Moscow. Putin has taken a tough course on dissent since his inauguration with arrests and searches of opposition activists and introduction of laws that impose heavy fines on protesters and rigid rules on civil society groups. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)
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Posted: 12/12/2012 6:18:33 AM EST
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a state-of-the nation address in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin vowed Wednesday to strengthen the country’s economy and its military might and rejected what he described as foreign lecturing about democracy and attempts at foreign interference in the nation’s internal affairs. Putin delivered his first state-of-the nation address since winning a third term in March's election despite a wave of massive protests in Moscow. Putin has taken a tough course on dissent since his inauguration with arrests and searches of opposition activists and introduction of laws that impose heavy fines on protesters and rigid rules on civil society groups. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)
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Posted: 12/12/2012 6:18:33 AM EST
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a state-of-the nation address in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin vowed Wednesday to strengthen the country’s economy and its military might and rejected what he described as foreign lecturing about democracy and attempts at foreign interference in the nation’s internal affairs. Putin delivered his first state-of-the nation address since winning a third term in March's election despite a wave of massive protests in Moscow. Putin has taken a tough course on dissent since his inauguration with arrests and searches of opposition activists and introduction of laws that impose heavy fines on protesters and rigid rules on civil society groups. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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Posted: 12/12/2012 6:18:33 AM EST
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a state-of-the nation address in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin vowed Wednesday to strengthen the country’s economy and its military might and rejected what he described as foreign lecturing about democracy and attempts at foreign interference in the nation’s internal affairs. Putin delivered his first state-of-the nation address since winning a third term in March's election despite a wave of massive protests in Moscow. Putin has taken a tough course on dissent since his inauguration with arrests and searches of opposition activists and introduction of laws that impose heavy fines on protesters and rigid rules on civil society groups. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)
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Posted: 12/11/2012 1:18:25 PM EST
U.S. actress Sarah Jessica Parker is interviewed by the Associated Press, ahead of hosting the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway, Tuesday Dec. 11, 2012. The Nobel Peace Prize Committee awarded the prize to the European Union for its efforts to promote peace and democracy in Europe, despite being in the midst of its biggest crisis since the bloc was created in the 1950's. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)
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Posted: 12/11/2012 1:18:25 PM EST
U.S. actress Sarah Jessica Parker gestures, as she has an interview with the Associated Press ahead of hosting the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway, Tuesday Dec. 11, 2012. The Nobel Peace Prize Committee awarded the prize to the European Union for its efforts to promote peace and democracy in Europe, despite being in the midst of its biggest crisis since the bloc was created in the 1950's. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)
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Posted: 12/11/2012 1:18:25 PM EST
U.S. actress Sarah Jessica Parker, left, and Scottish actor Gerard Butler are interviewed by the Associated Press, ahead of hosting the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway, Tuesday Dec. 11, 2012. The Nobel Peace Prize Committee awarded the prize to the European Union for its efforts to promote peace and democracy in Europe, despite being in the midst of its biggest crisis since the bloc was created in the 1950's. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)
