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Members of the European Parliament vote to elect the new European Commission Tuesday Feb. 9, 2010 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France. The EU assembly vote was 488 to 137, with 72 abstentions. Tuesday's vote at a plenary session in Strasbourg means Jose Manuel Barroso will start a second five-year term as European Commission president. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

Members of the European Parliament vote to elect the new European Commission Tuesday Feb. 9, 2010 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France. The EU assembly vote was 488 to 137, with 72 abstentions. Tuesday's vote at a plenary session in Strasbourg means Jose Manuel Barroso will start a second five-year term as European Commission president.

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  2. European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek (R) and the new Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski (L) give a joint press conference after their meeting at the EU Parliament headquarter in Brussels, on September 1, 2010. Komorowski urged EU partners on Wednesday to protect grants for poorer regions and farm payments, citing Warsaw's willingness to help fund eurozone bailouts.
  3. European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek (R) welcomes Poland's new President Bronislaw Komorowski (L) prior to their meeting at the EU Parliament headquarter in Brussels, on September 1, 2010.
  4. European Parliament human rights sub-commitee head Heidi Hautala, of Finland, left, is seen during a banned anti-Kremlin protest in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. Russian police broke up unauthorized anti-Kremlin protests in Moscow and St. Petersburg on Tuesday, detaining dozens of demonstrators.
  5. European Parliament human rights sub-commitee head Heidi Hautala, of Finland, right, speaks to Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov as they prepare to attend a banned anti-Kremlin protest in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. Russian police broke up unauthorized anti-Kremlin protests in Moscow and St. Petersburg on Tuesday, detaining dozens of demonstrators.
  6. European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek delivers a speech during the 30th anniversary of the Solidarity movement in Gdynia on August 30, 2010. Poland's Solidarity trade union celebrated its 30th anniversary with a ceremony bringing together all high-ranking state officials and foreign guests.
  7. Bulgarian European Parlaiment member Mariya Nedelcheva (R) leads a delegation from the European Parliament as the visit a school in Mirebalais, Haiti on September 1, 2010. The delegation came to evaluate European aid for the reconstruction of Haiti after the January 12 earthquake.
  8. Anti-Kremlin opposition leader Boris Nemtsov (L) talks to the media as the Chair of European Parliament Subcommittee Heidi Hautala (R) looks on before an unauthorised protest rally in Moscow on August 31, 2010. Police broke up an opposition protest in Moscow and detained around a dozen activists on August 31, days after Prime Minister Vladimir Putin vowed tough action against unsanctioned gatherings.
  9. European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek gestures to Romanian President Traian Basescu (not in picture) at Cotroceni Palace, the Romanian Presidency headquarters in Bucharest on June 9, 2010.
  10. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (R) and Poland's newly elected President Bronislaw Komorowski (L) give a joint press conference after their working session on September 1, 2010 at the EU headquarters in Brussels.
  11. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (R) welcomes Poland's new elected President Bronislaw Komorowski (L) before their working session on September 1, 2010 at the EU headquarters in Brussels.
  12. Eric Besson, French Minister for Immigration, Integration, National Identity and Mutually-Supportive Development, right, and Pierre Lellouche, French Secretary of State for European Affairs, left, are welcomed by European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Viviane Reding, second right, and European Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmstroem, second left, to talk about the French government's crackdown on Roma, at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010.
  13. Photo of the participants of the 8th summit of the Western industrialized countries that opened 04 June 1982 in Versailles. From left to right : president of European Commission Gaston Thorn, Japanese Prime Minister Senko Suzuki, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, US president Ronald Reagan, French president François Mitterrand, West-German Chancelor Helmut Schmidt, Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, president of Italian Council Giovanni Spadolini, and Belgian Prime Minister Wilfrid Martens.
  14. Eneko Landaburu (L) European Commission General Director of external relations and Salaheddine Mezouar (R) Moroccan Finance and Economy Minister meet in Rabat on July 13, 2010 to sign a financial help agreement of 580 Millions EUR in favor of the development of reforms in the agricultural and health industry as well as for egality between men and women in Morocco.
  15. Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou (L) talks with the Chairman of the Bank of Greece George Provopoulos during their meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Athens on August 19, 2010. The European Commission recommended Thursday that debt-stricken Greece should get the second tranche of a rescue loan arranged in May after Athens met conditions set for the payment.
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  17. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (R) and European Commission Chairman Jose Manuel Barroso walk in the street after the press conference on October 6, 2009 at the Prime Minister's residence in Stockholm before an EU-Brazil summit.
  18. Christian Leffler, deputy director-general of the European Commission, gestures during a press conference at the 41st Pacific Islands Forum in Port Vila on August 5, 2010. The leaders from 15 member states are meeting in Vanuatu on August 3-6 to discuss the military dictatorship in Fiji, climate change and security issues.

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  2. Croatia's Bojan Bogdanovic, left, passes the ball as Brazil's Marcelinho Machado defends during the preliminary round of the World Basketball Championship, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, in Istanbul, Turkey.
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  12. BERLIN - SEPTEMBER 02: German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech during the official opening of the 2010 IFA technology and consumer electronics trade fair at Messe Berlin on September 2, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The 2010 IFA will be open to the public from September 3-8.
  13. Policemen help relatives of the miners still trapped in the San Jose mine to erect again their tents, knocked down by strong wings, outside the mine, near Copiapo, Chile, September 2, 2010. The morale of 33 miners trapped in Chile soared Wednesday after music and hot meals were supplied, while NASA advisers praised their 'courage' and provided advice on daylight deprivation, as a rescue drill inched closer.
  14. BOLOGNA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 02: Fabio Betto of Bologna in action during Game 3 of the Italian Baseball League Final between Bologna and Parma on September 2, 2010 in Bologna, Italy.
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