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THE FIRST COUPLE: Despite criticism earlier this fall for his selection of jeans at a baseball game, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, looking stylish in this Feb. 22 photo while attending a dinner with the nation's governors, are routinely recognized for their good fashion choices. Okay, so mostly Michelle, but Barack looks pretty dapper in his tux! Haraz N. Ghanbari/AP/FILE
QADDAFI: Libyan President Muammar Qaddafi is known for his bright and eclectic outfits over the years. Here, he arrives at the Porlamar airport in Margarita Island, Venezuela, on Sept. 25 for the Africa-South America Summit. Fernando Llano/AP
CARLA BRUNI: France's First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy arrives at the Andy Warhol Museum for a tour hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama during the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Pa., this September. The Italian supermodel-turned-singer married French President Nicholas Sarkozy in February 2008. Ian Langsdon/Reuters
VLADIMIR PUTIN: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin rides a horse in southern Siberia's Tuva region while on vacation in August. Russia's manly man, a judo black belt who has flown in a fighter aircraft and shot a Siberian tiger in the wild, seems to prefer a minimalist and rustic style of dress while away from the Kremlin. Alexei Druzhinin/RIA Novosti/Reuters
THE DALAI LAMA: Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, wears the traditional Buddhist monk's saffron and maroon robes. His accessories are often awards and medals, such as the Tom Lantos Human Rights Prize, awarded to the Dalai Lama on Oct. 6. The countries he visits often give him gifts. Canadian native elders recently gave him a cowboy hat, fur mittens, and an eagle feather. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press/AP
QUEEN ELIZABETH: Britain's Queen Elizabeth speaks with Indian President Prathibha Devi Singh Patil during welcoming ceremonies at Windsor Castle, England, on Tuesday. In 2007, British Vogue named the Queen one of the world's most glamorous women. Though conservative in her style, the Queen often has bright colors and flashy accessories. Leon Neal/AP
TUCKER CARLSON: Fox News Channel's Tucker Carlson is a political correspondent, commentator, and senior fellow at the Cato Institute, a pro-free market, libertarian think tank in Washignton, DC. Before leaving CNN and having his MSNBC show 'Tucker' cancelled in 2008, 'Fox Family' man Carlson was known for his selection of bow ties, seen here in this January 1998 photo. Richard Ellis/NEWSCOM
HAMID KARZAI: Afghan President Hamid Karzai attends a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Oct. 13. Though his rival Abdullah Abdullah favors fashionable French suits and western styles, Esquire magazine named Karzai one of the world's best dressed men in both 2004 and 2007. Manish Swarup/AP
KIM JUNG-IL: North Korean leader Kim Jung-il visits a recreation center in the Hamkyung Province, North Korea in this photo provided by the North Korean Central News Agency. Kim Jung-il's simple, military-inspired dress seems to overshadow his most unique, fashion-forward feature - look closely: Platform shoes. Yonhap/NEWSCOM/FILE
SARAH PALIN: Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was outfitted with a $150,000 wardrobe by the Republican National Committee while campaigning for Vice-President with Sen. John McCain in the 2008 election. Palin was also one of the more popular costumes for Halloween 2008. Whether in jeans, a hunting jacket, running shoes, or pumps, Palin's style has been called flattering, fresh, and by the LA Times,'take me seriously.' Charlie Riedel/AP/FILE
MICHAEL MOORE: Filmmaker Michael Moore speaks about his film 'Capitalism: A Love Story' during the 34th Toronto International Film Festival in September. A baseball hat, T-shirt, jeans, and a jacket seem to be Moore's outfit of choice while waiting outside the New York Stock Exchange trying to speak to traders, as he did for his latest documentary. Mary Altaffer/AP/FILE
EVO MORALES: Bolivia's first indigenous and socialist President Evo Morales was born in the highlands of Orinoca, Oruro in Bolivia, and is of Aymara descent. He wears simple clothes, such as the non-traditional suit jacket shown here as he attends a summit in Cochabamba on Oct. 16. Morales wore a now-famous multi-stripe sweater to meet world leaders in 2006, and his casual style has been called a sincere testament to his roots as a former llama herder and football fanatic, growing up in an adobe house in rural Bolivia. David Mercado/Reuters
JACQUELINE KENNEDY ONASSIS: Jackie Kennedy is described as a fashion icon, taking a classic, ladylike, regal, and confident approach to her style. In the fall of 1960, Jackie had fashion designer and Kennedy family friend Oleg Cassini create an original wardrobe for her as the First Lady. Suits, A-line dresses, and pillbox hats are among the styles that helped to create the unique 'Jackie' look. Here, a casual Jackie sits with her daughter Caroline in the grass. NEWSCOM/FILE
THE OBAMA WOMEN: First Lady Michelle Obama's style has been compared to that of Jacqueline Kennedy's, and she appeared on the cover of the March 2009 issue of Vogue. Her style has been described as 'populist.' She combines designers such as Jason Wu, Oscar de la Renta, and also wears and dresses her children in outfits from J.Crew. Malia and Sasha wore custom-made, coordinated J.Crew outfits for the inaugural ceremony in January, and appeared in Moscow earlier this summer in matching khaki-colored trench coats from J.Crew's children's line, crewcuts. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
In Pictures: Weather extremes 2013
In Pictures: The Israeli separation barrier: A West Bank wall
In Pictures: Derby Day devotees, Kenyan style
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/16
In Pictures: Dazzle like Beckham
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
Russian prosecutors say that the Levada Center must register as a 'foreign agent' – a term synonymous with 'spy' in Russian – because 3 percent of its budget comes from abroad.
Russia's only independent polling agency, the Levada Center, may face closure after Russian prosecutors ordered it to register as a "foreign agent" – a term that's synonymous with "spy" in Russian – under a new law designed to clamp down on nongovernmental organizations that receive any amount of funding from abroad and engage in any form of activity that authorities deem political.
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