(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama waves as he leaves his first press conference following his election victory in Chicago, in this file photo from November 7, 2008. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)

(Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (R) nods as he listens to President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Timothy Geithner before addressing the Economic Club of New York in this October 15, 2008 file photo. (Lucas Jackson/Files/Reuters)

(Reuters) - Astronaut Shane Kimbrough, attached to a work platform on the end of the Space Shuttle Endeavour's robotic arm, lubricates the Latching End Effector snare at the end of the space station's robot arm during his spacewalk in this view from NASA TV November 20, 2008. (NASA TV/Reuters)

(Reuters) - International Space Station flight engineer Mike Fincke (R) makes a face in response to a question during a news conference from the orbiting laboratory in this image from NASA TV, November 21, 2008. The combined crew of the Space Shuttle Endeavour and the ISS are (front row, from L) Expedition 18 crewmembers Sandra Magnus, Yury Lonchakov, Greg Chamitoff and Fincke along with shuttle crewmembers (middle row, from L) Robert Kimbrough, Christopher Ferguson, Eric Boe and (back row, from L) Stephen Bowen, Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper and Donald Pettit. (NASA TV/Reuters)

(AFP/File) - Barack Obama (L) greets a Chicago police officer during a visit to a cafe on November 21, 2008. Obama Saturday announced plans to create 2.5 million new jobs as he forged ahead in his bid to shore up the flagging economy ahead of his January inauguration.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)

(AFP) - A YouTube video of US President-elect Barack Obama's weekly radio address is seen on a computer screen in Chicago. Obama Saturday announced plans to create 2.5 million new jobs as he forged ahead in his bid to shore up the flagging economy ahead of his January inauguration.(AFP/Saul Loeb)

(AFP) - China's President Hu Jintao prepares to take his seat before the start of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders Retreat I in Lima. Asia-Pacific leaders on Sunday were to wrap up a summit in which they vowed a united front against the world finance crisis but with bold initiatives looking unlikely to emerge before the meeting adjourned.(AFP/Rodrigo Arangua)

(AFP) - US President George W. Bush is introduced before his address during the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Lima, Peru. Asia-Pacific leaders on Sunday were to wrap up a summit in which they vowed a united front against the world finance crisis but with bold initiatives looking unlikely to emerge before the meeting adjourned.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)

(AFP) - US President George W. Bush (R) and Peruvian President Alan Garcia wave to the press upon arrival to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders Retreat I in Lima. Asia-Pacific leaders on Sunday were to wrap up a summit in which they vowed a united front against the world finance crisis but with bold initiatives looking unlikely to emerge before the meeting adjourned.(AFP/Alfredo Estrella)

(AFP) - The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) heads of state get ready for the start of the Leaders Retreat I in Lima. Asia-Pacific leaders on Sunday were to wrap up a summit in which they vowed a united front against the world finance crisis but with bold initiatives looking unlikely to emerge before the meeting adjourned.(AFP/Rodrigo Arangua)

(AFP) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev takes part in the leaders retreat during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit at the Ministry of Defense Convention Center in Lima. Asia-Pacific leaders on Sunday were to wrap up a summit in which they vowed a united front against the world finance crisis but with bold initiatives looking unlikely to emerge before the meeting adjourned.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)

(AP) - In the December 1 issue of Newsweek (on newsstands November 24), 'The Meaning of Michelle,' Allison Samuels examines how Michelle Obama will change the stereotype of African-American women when she becomes first lady. Plus: Obama and FDR's influence; growing up in the White House; the crisis in D.C.'s public schools; the importance of China; photos from the Congo; the development of next-generation batteries; Rachel Maddow's rise to fame; and Michelle Williams on her new movie and Heath Ledger. (PRNewsFoto/NEWSWEEK)

(Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gestures during a rally in the village of Salfit near the West Bank city of Nablus November 22, 2008, in this picture released by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO). Abbas on Saturday urged Rashidi/PPO/Handout (Reuters)

(Reuters) - People check an electoral ballot sample at Hugo Chavez's United Socialist Party stand in Caracas November 22, 2008. (Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)

(Reuters) - A girl gets into her house next to a poster of President Hugo Chavez in Caracas November 22, 2008. (Edwin Montilva/Reuters)

(Reuters) - People line up to receive their electoral identity cards in Caracas November 22, 2008. (Jorge Silva/Reuters)

(AP) - Paramedics load a victim into an ambulance outside the Southcenter Mall in Tukwila, Wash. Saturday Nov. 22, 2008 after shots erupted in the packed Seattle-area shopping mall followingr an apparent argument between a gunman and two other young men, killing one of the men, creating panic among shoppers and sending police on a store-to-store search for the shooter, authorities said. (AP Photo/KOMO-TV)

(AP) - Paramedics move a victim to an ambulance outside the Southcenter Mall in Tukwila, Wash. Saturday Nov. 22, 2008 after shots erupted in the packed Seattle-area shopping mall followingr an apparent argument between a gunman and two other young men, killing one of the men, creating panic among shoppers and sending police on a store-to-store search for the shooter, authorities said. (AP Photo/KOMO-TV)

(Reuters) - A handout picture taken recently by the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) shows rows of cages, used to house monkeys, at Vanny Bio-Research in the Srok Kean Svay district in Cambodia. (BUAV/Handout/Reuters)

(Reuters) - A handout picture taken recently by the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) shows a wild monkey collected from a submerged trap being handed to one of the trappers in a forest in Cambodia. (BUAV/Handout/Reuters)

(Reuters) - An undated handout picture taken recently by the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) shows a wild monkey trapped in a forest in Cambodia. (BUAV/Handout/Reuters)

(AFP/Getty Images) - Baron Davis of the Los Angeles Clippers shoots against Brook Lopez and Yi Jianlian (#9) of the New Jersey Nets, on November 22, at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Nets won 112-95.(AFP/Getty Images/David Dow)

(Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a meeting of the General Assembly on the Culture of Peace at the United Nations in New York November 12, 2008. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)

(AP) - This NOAA satellite image taken Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008 at 1:45 a.m. EST shows mostly clear skies in the East as a high pressure system provides dry weather in the region. Lake effect snow showers have ceased on the east side of the Great Lakes. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)

(Reuters) - Jan Kolnik grooms Beagle "Lola" while preparing it for competition at the National Dog Show in Reading, Pennsylvania, November 22, 2008 REUTERS/Brad Bower (UNITED STATES)

(Reuters) - Waiting for their turn during competition Dogue de Bordeaux "Brando" (L), and his brother, "Ceasar" (R), wait with their owner Paul Saez (C) at the National Dog Show in Reading, Pennsylvania, November 22, 2008. The breed, Dogue de Bordeaux, is now the American Kennel Club's 170th addition and becomes eligible for competitions. REUTERS/Brad Bower (UNITED STATES)

(Reuters) - Dog handler Karen Russo sits with Bulldog "Buckwheat' while waiting their turn to compete at the National Dog Show in Reading, Pennsylvania, November 22, 2008. REUTERS/Brad Bower (UNITED STATES)

(Reuters) - Dog handler Michael Scott (R) sets Pointer "Holly" for review by judge Doroth Collier (L) during the Best in Show competition at the National Dog Show in Reading, Pennsylvania, November 22, 2008. Holly won Best In Show at the venue. REUTERS/Brad Bower (UNITED STATES)

(Reuters) - Dog handler Michael Scott tours the ring with Pointer "Holly" for judging during the Best in Show competition at the National Dog Show in Reading, Pennsylvania, November 22, 2008. Holly won Best In Show at the venue. REUTERS/Brad Bower (UNITED STATES)

(Reuters) - Pointer "Holly", winner of the Best in Show competition at the National Dog Show looks on in Reading, Pennsylvania, November 22, 2008. REUTERS/Brad Bower (UNITED STATES)

(AFP/Virgin America) - Los Angeles DJ Jesse 'BoyToy' Lozano does a live broadcast at 35,000 feet above San Francisco after connecting to the Internet at the launch of Virgin America's Gogo In-Flight Internet service. During the special beta flight, Virgin America and YouTube conducted the first-ever live, air-to-ground video stream broadcasting to millions of people at the YouTube Live event in San Francisco.(AFP/Virgin America/Bob Riha, Jr.)

(AFP/Virgin America/Ho) - Passengers hold up their wireless devices after connecting to the Internet at the launch of Virgin America's Gogo In-Flight Internet service, above San Francisco. During the special beta flight, Virgin America and YouTube conducted the first-ever live, air-to-ground video stream broadcasting.(AFP/Virgin America/Ho/Bob Riha, Jr.)

(AFP/NASA Video) - This video grab provided by NASA shows US space shuttle Endeavour Mission Specialists Heide Piper (top) and Steve Bowen as they work on the starboard Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) of the International Space Station (ISS) during the third of four planned spacewalks for the STS-126 mission.(AFP/NASA Video)

(AFP/HO) - US space shuttle Endeavour Mission Specialist Steve Bowen gathers his tools near the starboard Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) of the International Space Station, on November 22, as he and fellow spacewalker Heide Piper wrap up the third of four planned spacewalks for the STS-126 mission.(AFP/HO)

(AFP/File) - US space shuttle Endeavour and ISS Expedition crew members. First row left-right: Sanddr Magnus of the US, Russian Yury Lonchakov, Greg Chamitoff of the US, ISS Commander Michael Fincke of the US; second row: Shane Kimbrough of the US, Endeavour Commander Chris Ferguson of the US, Endeavour Pilot Eric Boe of the US; third row: Steve Bowen, Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper and Donald Petit, all of the US.(AFP/File/Nasa Video)

(AP) - Mark Miller and the Baja Race Touareg TDI successfully completes Baja 1000. (PRNewsFoto/Volkswagen of America, Inc)

(Reuters) - South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak speaks during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in Lima November 22, 2008. (Pilar Olivares/Reuters)

(AFP/Getty Images) - Suzann Pettersen of Norway waits at the live draw after the third round of the ADT Championship at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. Pettersen topped the leaderboard heading into the final round of the season-ending event.(AFP/Getty Images/Scott Halleran)

(AP) - President-elect Barack Obama and Michelle Obama leave a friend's home after a visit in Chicago, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

(AP) - President-elect Barack Obama leaves a friend's home after a visit in Chicago, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

(AP) - Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus are reflected in the bumper of a Rolls Royce car as they prepare to step out in style for the holiday, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo, Beverly Hills Conference and Visitors Bureau, Susan Goldman)

(Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama (L) and his wife Michelle walk to their motorcade after visiting friends in the Hyde Park area of Chicago, Illinois November 22, 2008. REUTERS/Frank Polich (UNITED STATES)

(AFP/Getty Images) - Ricky Hatton of England celebrates his 11th round TKO victory against Paulie Malignaggi after their light-welterweight fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, on November 22, in Las Vegas, Nevada.(AFP/Getty Images/Ethan Miller)

(AP) - Santa Claus gets his beard trimmed by barber Craig Whitely at The Shave in Beverly Hills, Calif., as he and Mrs. Claus prepare to step out in style for the holiday, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008. (AP Photo/Beverly Hills Conference and Visitors Bureau, Susan Goldman)

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - US President elect Barack Obama stands on stage with his mother-in-law Marian Robinson (2nd L), Vice-President elect Joe Biden (right) and Boden's mother Jean during an election night gathering in Grant Park. When Obama moves into the White House in January, word is that mother-in-law Marian Robinson will be moving in, too.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Eric Thayer)

(AFP) - The White House and the Washington skyline. When US president-elect Barack Obama moves into the White House in January, word is that mother-in-law Marian Robinson will be moving in, too.(AFP/Paul J. Richards)

(AFP/File) - File photo of US president-elect Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and daughters Sasha, 7 and Malia. When Obama moves into the White House in January, word is that mother-in-law Marian Robinson will be moving in, too.(AFP/File/Emmanuel Dunand)

(Reuters) - In this photo released by Virgin America and transmitted in-flight, Los Angeles DJ Jesse 'BoyToy' Lozano does a live broadcast at 35,000 feet above San Francisco after connecting to the internet at the launch of Virgin America's Gogo In-Flight Internet service, above San Francisco, California, November 22, 2008. During the special beta flight, Virgin America and YouTube conducted the first-ever live, air-to-ground video stream broadcasting to millions of people at the YouTube Live event in San Francisco and to an estimated 20 million more viewers online. REUTERS/Bob Riha, Jr/Virgin America/Handout (UNITED STATES). NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS.

(Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush clasps hands with Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (L) and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (R) in Lima November 22, 2008. The leaders are here to attend the APEC Summit. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)