"No KXL" says Franny (age 7). Thousands of protesters opposed to a controversial pipeline project surrounded the White House in Washington DC on November 6, 2011. Canadian company TransCanada is seeking permission to build the 1,600-mile (2,700km) Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta to the Gulf coast in Texas. Environmental groups say that extracting oil from the sands would generate huge greenhouse gas emissions, and that any accident on the route could be disastrous.
Jack Severn of the Marine Corp League during Veterans Day observances at the Arlington National Cemetery Memorial Ampitheater in Arlington VA on November 11, 2011.
The first man to walk on the moon, Apollo astronaut Neil Armstrong points to an image of the Wright Brothers as he delivers the acceptance speech during the ceremony where space legends Armstrong, John Glenn, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins were awarded Congressional Gold Medals, the nation's highest civilian honor, on Wednesday, November 16, 2011. The ceremony was held in the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington DC.
