Keli Carender attends a Tea Party protest in February 2009. Courtesy of Keli Carender hide caption

A firefighter holds a flare as others chant slogans outside the Greek parliament during a protest in central Athens last month. About 2,000 firefighters demonstrated against planned spending cuts by the center-left government, which is struggling to reform Greece's debt-ridden economy and plug a vast budget deficit. Prime Minister George Papandreou has ruled out pay increases for most civil servants this year, citing the state of the public finances, and says public sector hirings will be limited. Petros Giannakouris/AP hide caption

A sign for the parts and service department is shown at a new Toyota dealership in Oakland, Calif. Paul Sakuma/AP hide caption

Simon Wang (left), a participant in the Mr. Gay China pageant, reacts after the event was canceled by authorities in Beijing on Jan. 15. Police shut down what would have been China's first gay pageant just an hour before it was to start, organizers said. Ng Han Guan/AP hide caption

Demong says a skull fracture in 2002 helped him find joy again in competing. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP hide caption

Beach-goers in Hawaii line the red carpet awaiting the cast of Lost. Marco Garcia/AP hide caption