Fourth grade students from the Packer Collegiate Institute, dressed as Abraham Lincoln, exit the subway after visiting a group of senior citizens in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009.
Lincoln's Legacy
President Barack Obama puts his hand to his heart during the Pledge of Allegiance at the 102nd Abraham Lincoln Association banquet in Springfield, Ill., Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009.
Stimulus Speak
President Barack Obama addresses employees about the economy as he visits the Caterpillar plant in East Peoria, Ill., Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009. Obama told employees and local officials that the nearly $800 billion economic stimulus plan would set off a "wave of innovation, activity and construction," including electricity generating wind-turbine fields, upgraded schools and new and better roads and bridges.
West Bank Sunset
Lights glow in the minaret of a mosque, as the sun sets over the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009.
Flash Points
Actress Renee Zellweger arrives for the screening of the movie "My One And Only" at the Berlinale in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009. The 59th International Film Festival Berlin takes place in the German capital from Feb. 5 until Feb. 15, 2009.
New Addition
An infant male gorilla is seen in the gorilla habitat area at the San Francisco Zoo Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009, in San Francisco. The baby gorilla was born Dec. 8, 2008. The Zoo is hand-rearing the infant gorilla and surrogate training another female gorilla after the birth mother did not show interest in the newborn. The Zoo announced a global "Name the Baby" contest, as well as an online gift registry for the new arrival.
Miss-Direction
India's Dhruv helicopters perform at the "Aero India 2009" at Yelahanka air base on the outskirts of Bangalore, India, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009. Aviation companies from around the world are participating in the 5-day event.