President George W. Bush poses with President-elect Barack Obama, and former presidents, from left, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.
Taking Cover
An Israeli woman lays on the floor and covers the heads of her two children as an alarm is heard warning of incoming rockets fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza, at Kfar Azza, southern Israel, near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009.
Gadget Glimpse
Trispecs sunglasses with wireless stereo headphones, and Bluetooth headset functionality is shown at CES Unveiled, the official press event of the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009.
Travolta's Anguish
A florist delivery worker carries a wreath of flowers at the entrance to Jumbolair Aviation Estates, where actor John Travolta and his family have a home, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, near Ocala, Fla. Friends and relatives are expected for a memorial ceremony Thursday for Travolta's 16-year-old son Jett, who died while in the Bahamas.
Court Appearance
Charlie Myers appears in a Franklin County Common Pleas Court Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, in Columbus, Ohio. Myers, accused of killing a mother and abandoning her 4-year-old son on a highway has been charged with aggravated murder, kidnapping and gross sexual imposition involving a child under 13.
Deficit Dialogue
Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., ranking Republican on the Senate Budget Committee, talks to reporters about the deficit, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Come High Water
Rescue workers evacuate residents from a flooded neighborhood along McCutcheon Rd. near Orting, Wash., Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009. The rapidly rising Puyallup River forced hundreds of people in the area from their homes as heavy rains drenched the Pacific Northwest.
Stock Watch
An investor looks at the stock price monitor at a private securities company Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 in Shanghai, China. Chinese shares declined Wednesday after a short-lived rally on profit-taking in banks and refiners, and telecoms shares fell despite the government's release of third-generation mobile phone licenses.
Little Langur
A Langur infant is seen in the zoo in Hanover, northern Germany, on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, where two Langurs were born during the last three weeks. Langurs predominantly feed on leaves and the Hanover Zoo freezes leaves in summer to feed to the Langurs during winter time.