President Barack Obama gestures while making remarks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 13, 2009. After meeting with his economic adviser Paul Volcker, Mr. Obama said he's confident if the nation focuses on all the fundamentally sound aspects of the economy, the U.S. is "going to get through this." He says he's seeking a "post-bubble economic growth model."
Uptick
Robert Vella , right, of Bay Crest Partners works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, March 13, 2009, in New York. For the week, the Dow jumped 9 percent, its best week since rising 9.7 percent in the week ended Nov. 28.
In Check
Tibetans walk past heavily armed Chinese police officers manning a checkpoint into the Tibetan quarters in Chengdu, in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Friday, March 13, 2009.
Shattered Glass
Store clerks clean up broken glass after an attack by dozens of youths in central Athens, on Friday, March 13, 2009. Youths carrying sledgehammers and iron bars smashed cars, banks and storefronts in the upscale district of Kolonaki in the latest outbreak of violence in Greece.
Praying For Peace?
A Pakistani man prays at Waseer Khan mosque during Friday prayers in Lahore Pakistan, Friday, March 13, 2009. Pakistani officials appealed Friday to the opposition to join talks aimed at resolving the country's political crisis, even as police stepped up a crackdown on activists trying to reach the capital for a planned anti-government protest.
Kiss, Kiss
Actress Penelope Cruz, left, and actress Blanca Portillo, right, kiss Spanish director Pedro Almodovar, center, during a photocall for their new movie "Los Abrazos Rotos" (Broken Embraces) in Madrid, on Friday, March 13, 2009.
On Course
Tiger Woods lines up his shot on the first hole during the second round at the CA Championship golf tournament, Friday, March 13, 2009, in Doral, Fla. Woods was back in action playing in a stroke play tournament for the first time since undergoing knee surgery.
Off Course
Italy's Christof Innerhofer crashes during an alpine ski, Men's World Cup giant slalom race, in Are, Sweden, Friday, March 13, 2009.