President George W. Bush shakes hands with Nancy Pelosi during their post-election meeting at the White House in November 2006. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption

Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome virus particles cling to the surface of an infected cell. NIAID/Flickr hide caption

Morning Edition staff, including Melissa Gray and Barry Gordemer, shown here in 2002, aren't immune to mistakes — or sheer silliness. Courtesy of Jeffrey Katz hide caption

In addition to his work with bands Parliament and Funkadelic, George Clinton has produced music as a solo artist since the 1980s. William Thoren/Simon & Schuster hide caption

U.S. Marines take position on the outskirts of Fallujah, Iraq, at the start of a major operation to combat insurgents in the city, on Nov. 8, 2004. Anja Niedringhaus/AP hide caption

Ret. Army Sgt. 1st Class Max Voelz, 40, with Sgt. Mary Dague, 30, who helped him cope after his wife was killed disarming an IED in Iraq. They only met face-to-face recently, for their StoryCorps conversation. StoryCorps hide caption

We Are the Willows' new album is titled Picture (Portrait). Peter Miller (center) is the band's principal songwriter. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

The casino strip in Macau has revenues roughly seven times its counterpart in Las Vegas. With China's government cracking down on corruption, the gambling business is down sharply. Chris McGrath/Getty Images hide caption