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Mondex, a Chihuahua, wears a pirate costume during a Halloween dog show to benefit an animal welfare organization in Manila, Philippines, in October 2008. Aaron Favila/AP/FILE
President Obama sits with speechwriter Cody Keenan, who dressed as a pirate for an Oval Office photo shoot to use in the president's speech to the White House Correspondents Association dinner in May 2009. Peter Souza/Rapport Syndication/NEWSCOM/FILE
Kermit the Frog is seen in a scene from Muppet Treasure Island in 1996. NEWSCOM/FILE
Rece Stempler calls to the Pirate Parrot for a hot dog during a Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game on Aug. 18. John Heller/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/NEWSCOM
Actor Johnn Depp plays Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean. Jerry Burckheimer/Disney/FILE
A scene from the 1983 film Pirates of Penzance, which starred actor Kevin Kline. NEWSCOM
Eva Summerfield of Sun City Center, Fla., watches the Gasparilla Parade along Bayshore Blvd in 2009. This is Summerfield's third Gasparilla, but her first time dressing up as a pirate. The Gasparilla Pirate Festival is an annual event held in Tampa, Fla. in late January. It celebrates the legend of Jose Gaspar, a Spanish pirate who operated in Southwest Florida. NEWSCOM/FILE
Dustin Hoffman plays Captain Hook in the 1991 movie 'Hook.' NEWSCOM/FILE
A cheese sculptor puts the final touches on a cheese made for a pirate themed wedding in Manitowoc, Wis. Kristyna Wentz-Graff/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/Rapport Syndication/NEWSCOM/FILE
Pirate graffiti by Rafael Jauregui Lena is seen in Granada, Spain. NEWSCOM
Protesters dressed up as pirates pose on a recreation of Sir Francis Drake's galleon 'Golden Hinde' to demonstrate against the problem of tax avoidance by multinational companies ahead of the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in early September 2009. Sang Tan/AP/FILE
A cut-out depicting President Obama as a character from Pirates of the Caribbean is on display in front of a store in Oak Bluffs on Martha's Vineyard on Aug. 24, 2009. Jewel Samad/AFP/NEWSCOM/FILE
Peter Pan fights the pirate Captain Hook in Disney's 1953 animated film. NEWSCOM/FILE
Pittsburgh Pirates Garret Jones tries to field a ground ball during a baseball game against the Houston Astros on Sept. 12, 2009. Dave Einsel/AP/FILE
Cognac the pirate dog and Sebastian Galvez take part in The Great Grove Bed Race in Coconut Grove, Fla., on Sept. 5, 2009. The event is a fundraiser for the University of Miami and the Alonzo Mourning Charities. NEWSCOM
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/15
In Pictures: Duchess Kate's royal baby bump
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/14
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Two days after Pope Francis called for world finance reform, German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with him to discuss financial crises worldwide. She emphasized the need for tightening financial regulation.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Pope Francis on Saturday and, apparently responding to his criticism of a heartless "dictatorship of the economy", called for stronger regulation of financial markets.
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