Rock singer Annie Lennox reads out a statement from the Dalai Lama, who called on G-8 leaders to do their utmost to ease the plight of millions suffering from poverty, during a press conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, July 5, 2005. The Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader said the G-8 summit beginning the following day in Gleneagles, Scotland, had "positive potential."
Actor Don Cheadle speaks to the press backstage at the Live 8 concert in Philadelphia, July 2, 2005. The Live 8 concerts are part of a campaign to get the world's richest nations to cancel debt, increase aid to developing countries and promote fair trade.
Actor Richard Gere addresses the crowd during the Live 8 concert in Philadelphia, July 2, 2005. The Live 8 concerts are part of a campaign to get the world's richest nations to cancel debt, increase aid to developing countries and promote fair trade.
Former South African President Nelson Mandela speaks during the Live 8 concert in Johannesburg, South Africa, July 2, 2005. African musicians lent their voices to Live 8's global call for a fairer deal for the world's poorest continent.
Actress Natalie Portman speaks to the media backstage at the Live 8 concert in Philadelphia, July 2, 2005. The Live 8 concerts are part of a campaign to get the world's richest nations to cancel debt, increase aid to developing countries and promote fair trade.
Actress Natalie Portman speaks to spectators during the Live 8 concert in Philadelphia, July 2, 2005.
Supermodel Claudia Schiffer, who took part in the Live 8 concert in Germany July 2, poses during a meeting for The Global Call To Action Against Poverty (GCAP), at the Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre in London, June 9, 2005. That is where G-8 finance ministers met to set the agenda for the G-8 Summit.
A Capitol Fourth
Singer Gloria Estefan performs during a rehearsal for the Capitol Fourth 2005 celebration, as 13-month-old Catherine Colbert crawls around the stage, July 3, 2005, in Washington. Colbert's grandfather, Jerry, is the executive producer of Capitol Fourth 2005.
Freedom In Philly
Patti LaBelle sings during the Philadelphia Freedom Concert outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, July 4, 2005, in Philadelphia. LaBelle and other artists were presenting a free concert with Elton John to celebrate America's Independence and to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS.
Patti LaBelle sings during her sound check for the Philadelphia Freedom Concert, on a stage at the foot of the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps, July 4, 2005, in Philadelphia.
British rocker Elton John performs during the Philadelphia Freedom Concert, at the foot of the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps, July 4, 2005, in Philadelphia.
Sir Elton John receives The City of Brotherly Love Award from Mayor John Street during the City of Philadelphia Annual Independence Day Ceremony at Independence Hall, July 4, 2005.
Elton John laughs as children from the Charter School for Literacy Choir perform John's song "Philadelphia Freedom" during the City of Philadelphia Annual Independence Day Ceremony at Independence Hall, July 4, 2005. John received the first-ever "City of Brotherly Love Award" at the ceremony.
Pepsi 400 Race
Academy-award winning actor Jamie Foxx, left, sits with driver and TNT/NBC car racing analyst Wally Dallenbach before a ride-along in a NASCAR style car during the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Pepsi 400, July 2, 2005, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Academy-award winning actor Jamie Foxx steps into a NASCAR style car for a ride-along with driver and TNT/NBC car racing analyst Wally Dallenbach (not shown)at the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Pepsi 400, July 2, 2005, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla.
At Wimbledon
Actors Jude Law, left, and Sienna Miller, watch the match between Roger Federer of Switzerland and Andy Roddick of the United States, during the Mens' Singles Final on Centre Court at Wimbledon, July 3, 2005.
Actors Jude Law, left, and Sienna Miller react as they watch the match between Roger Federer and Andy Roddick during the Mens' Singles Final on Centre Court at Wimbledon, July 3, 2005.
The Tour de France
Six-time Tour de France winner and leader of the Discovery Channel cycling team Lance Armstrong, left, talks with his girlfriend, singer Sheryl Crow, prior to the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race, July 4, 2005, between La Chataigneraie and Tours, western France.
Six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, right, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, looks at his girlfriend, singer Sheryl Crow, after the Discovery Channel cycling team won the fourth stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Tours and Blois, western France, July 5, 2005. Armstrong took the lead from compatriot David Zabriskie.
Comet Buster Concert
Marshall Lytle, left, a founding member of Bill Haley & His Comets plays the double bass, with Dick Richards on drums, background center, and Joey Ambrose on sax, as they celebrate the success of NASA's Deep Impact mission, July 5, 2005, with a special concert at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.