The Oval

Picture of the Oval Palace at the archaeological site of Ek'Balam - a complex built by the Mayan civilization in the Yucatan Peninsula, in the Mexican state of Yucatan, taken on December 2, 2010 as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-16) is being held in the nearby seaside resort of Cancun.

Picture of the Oval Palace at the archaeological site of Ek'Balam - a complex built by the Mayan civilization in the Yucatan Peninsula, in the Mexican state of Yucatan, taken on December 2, 2010 as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-16) is being held in the nearby seaside resort of Cancun.

Foreign tourists play cricket with an Indian youth at the Oval maidan landmark in Mumbai near the Bombay University tower on September 27, 2010. The 'maidans' or open public spaces of Mumbai have helped launch the careers of dozens of India's cricketing superstars, from Sunil Gavaskar to Sachin Tendulkar, but Mumbai's popular recreational grounds are now under threat. The Mumbai Cricket Association said the state government wants to transform the Oval, Azad and Cross maidans in the south of the city inot parks similar to London's Hyde Park and Central Park in New York.

Foreign tourists play cricket with an Indian youth at the Oval maidan landmark in Mumbai near the Bombay University tower on September 27, 2010. The 'maidans' or open public spaces of Mumbai have helped launch the careers of dozens of India's cricketing superstars, from Sunil Gavaskar to Sachin Tendulkar, but Mumbai's popular recreational grounds are now under threat. The Mumbai Cricket Association said the state government wants to transform the Oval, Azad and Cross maidans in the south of the city inot parks similar to London's Hyde Park and Central Park in New York.

Foreign tourists play cricket with an Indian youth at the Oval maidan landmark in Mumbai near the Bombay University tower on September 27, 2010. The 'maidans' or open public spaces of Mumbai have helped launch the careers of dozens of India's cricketing superstars, from Sunil Gavaskar to Sachin Tendulkar, but Mumbai's popular recreational grounds are now under threat. The Mumbai Cricket Association said the state government wants to transform the Oval, Azad and Cross maidans in the south of the city inot parks similar to London's Hyde Park and Central Park in New York.

Foreign tourists play cricket with an Indian youth at the Oval maidan landmark in Mumbai near the Bombay University tower on September 27, 2010. The 'maidans' or open public spaces of Mumbai have helped launch the careers of dozens of India's cricketing superstars, from Sunil Gavaskar to Sachin Tendulkar, but Mumbai's popular recreational grounds are now under threat. The Mumbai Cricket Association said the state government wants to transform the Oval, Azad and Cross maidans in the south of the city inot parks similar to London's Hyde Park and Central Park in New York.

Foreign tourists play cricket with an Indian youth at the Oval maidan landmark in Mumbai near the Bombay University tower on September 27, 2010. The 'maidans' or open public spaces of Mumbai have helped launch the careers of dozens of India's cricketing superstars, from Sunil Gavaskar to Sachin Tendulkar, but Mumbai's popular recreational grounds are now under threat. The Mumbai Cricket Association said the state government wants to transform the Oval, Azad and Cross maidans in the south of the city inot parks similar to London's Hyde Park and Central Park in New York.

Foreign tourists play cricket with an Indian youth at the Oval maidan landmark in Mumbai near the Bombay University tower on September 27, 2010. The 'maidans' or open public spaces of Mumbai have helped launch the careers of dozens of India's cricketing superstars, from Sunil Gavaskar to Sachin Tendulkar, but Mumbai's popular recreational grounds are now under threat. The Mumbai Cricket Association said the state government wants to transform the Oval, Azad and Cross maidans in the south of the city inot parks similar to London's Hyde Park and Central Park in New York.

Tourists visit the Oval Palace of the archaeological site of Ek'Balam - a complex built by the Mayan civilization in the Yucatan Peninsula, in the Mexican state of Yucatan, on December 2, 2010.

WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 22: With his coat over his shoulder U.S. President Barack Obama walks on the Colonnade of the White House to the Oval Office after returning from a healthcare event September 22, 2010 in Washington, DC. Earlier in Falls Church, Virginia, Obama spoke about highlighted provisions beginning to take effect, including new regulations for insurance companies, requirements to let young adults stay on their parents' plans, and a bar on coverage being denied to children with preexisting conditions.

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 7: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) signs the Intel Authorization Bill as Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), the House Select Intelligence Committee chairman, looks on in the Oval Office of the White House October 7, 2010 in Washington, DC. The bill provides new oversight regulations for the intelligence community.

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 7: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) signs the Intel Authorization Bill as Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), the House Select Intelligence Committee chairman, looks on in the Oval Office of the White House October 7, 2010 in Washington, DC. The bill provides new oversight regulations for the intelligence community.

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 7: U.S. President Barack Obama signs the Reducing Over-Classification Bill in the Oval Office of the White House October 7, 2010 in Washington, DC. Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) introduced the bill with the aim of reducing government secrecy.

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 11: ( U.S. President Barack Obama meets with the children featured in the documentary film 'Waiting for Superman,' (L-R) Francisco, from Bronx, New York; Bianca, from Harlem, New York; Daisy, from East Los Angeles, California; Emily, from Silicon Valley, California, and Anthony from Washington, D.C, in the Oval Office of the White House on October 11, 2010 in Washington, DC. The children toured the White House and met with Obama.

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 25: U.S. President Barack Obama walks out of the Oval Office toward Marine One while departing the White House on October 25, 2010 in Washington, DC. President Obama is traveling to Rhode Island to attend a fundraiser.

US President Barack Obama leaves the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, November 23, 2010. The President will travel to Kokomo, Indiana as part of the White House to Main Street tour. In the afternoon, Obama and the Vice President Joe BIden will visit the Chrysler Indiana Transmission Plant II where they will take a tour, greet plant workers, and deliver brief remarks.

US President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with Former US Secretary of State General Colin Powell in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, December 1, 2010, where they discussed a wide range of issues including education and the passage of the New START Treaty.

Tourists take a self-portrait at the Oval Palace of the archaeological site of Ek'Balam - a complex built by the Mayan civilization in the Yucatan Peninsula, in the Mexican state of Yucatan, on December 2, 2010 as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-16) is being held in the nearby seaside resort of Cancun.

US President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, December 8, 2010. Obama said Wednesday he was 'confident' that a landmark nuclear arms treaty with Russia would be voted on by US lawmakers before the Christmas break.

WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 8: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) meets with Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski in the Oval Office on December 8, 2010 in Washington, DC. Obama and Komorowski were to meet for two bilateral meetings at the White House today.

WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 8: U.S. President Barack Obama listens as he meets with Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski in the Oval Office on December 8, 2010 in Washington, DC. Obama and Komorowski were to meet for two bilateral meetings at the White House today.

The Oval Office of the White House with redecorations of its carpet, couches and wallpaper, is pictured on August 23, 2010.

James Anderson of England (L) celebrates with teammate Graeme Swann (C) after trapping Pakistan's Mohammad Yousuf with an LBW for 16 runs during the third Natwest One Day International cricket match between England and Pakistan at The Oval in London, England on September 17, 2010.

England's Graeme Swann (L) celebrates with Andrew Strauss (R) after catching out Pakistan's Umar Akmal for 14 runs with during the third Natwest One Day International cricket match between England and Pakistan at The Oval in London, England on September 17, 2010.

England's Graeme Swann (L) celebrates with Andrew Strauss (R) after catching out Pakistan's Umar Akmal for 14 runs with during the third Natwest One Day International cricket match between England and Pakistan at The Oval in London, England on September 17, 2010.

Abdul Razzaq of Pakistan (R) celebrates taking the wicket of England's James Anderson (not pictured) for 0 runs and winning the third Natwest One Day International cricket match between England and Pakistan at The Oval in London, England on September 17, 2010.

US President Barack Obama signs the Intel Authorization Bill as House Permanent Select Committee on Inteligence Chairman Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) watches October 7, 2010 in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC. The Bill allows for more oversight of intelligence agencies.

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 7: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) signs the Reducing Over-Classification Bill as Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) looks on in the Oval Office of the White House October 7, 2010 in Washington, DC. Harman introduced the bill with the aim of reducing government secrecy.

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 11: U.S. President Barack Obama walks from the Oval Office before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House October 11, 2010 in Washington, DC. Obama is traveling to Miami, Florida, to deliver remarks at a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee fund-raising dinner.

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 11: Actress Elizabeth Shue walks out onto the South Lawn of the White House during a tour with some of the children featured in the documentary film 'Waiting for Superman,' October 11, 2010 in Washington, DC. Shue's husband, Davis Guggenheim, directed the film. President Barack Obama met with five of the children featured in the film while they toured the Oval Office earlier in the day.

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 11: ( U.S. President Barack Obama meets with the children featured in the documentary film 'Waiting for Superman,' (L-R) Francisco, from Bronx, New York; Bianca, from Harlem, New York; Daisy, from East Los Angeles, California; Emily, from Silicon Valley, California, and Anthony from Washington, D.C, in the Oval Office of the White House on October 11, 2010 in Washington, DC. The children toured the White House and met with Obama.

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 11: ( U.S. President Barack Obama welcomes Anthony, a fifth grader from Washington, D.C., who is one of the students from the movie 'Waiting for Superman' in the Oval Office of the White House on October 11, 2010 in Washington, DC. The children toured the White House and met with Obama.

US President Barack Obama walks out of the Oval Office to make a statement with college students and their families in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, October 13, 2010, on the impact of the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) and discuss a new report from the Treasury Department that analyzes how the AOTC has made college more affordable for more Americans.

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 12: In this handout image provided by the White House, U.S. President Barack Obama (R) talks about Sudan with actor George Clooney during a meeting outside the Oval Office October 12, 2010 in Washington, DC.

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: U.S. President Barack Obama meets with some of the Americans involved with the rescue of Chilean miner in the Oval Office of the White House October 28, 2010 in Washington, DC. Thirty-three miners were rescued from a collapsed mine in Chile earlier this month.

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 30: U.S. President Barack Obama walks past the Rose Garden from the Oval Office to the White House residence and then to Marine One on October 30, 2010 in Washington, DC. Obama is scheduled to visit several cities today to attend rallies for Democratic candidates ahead of next week's midterm elections.

US President Barack Obama listens to former US Secretary of State General Colin Powell (L) as he speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, December 1, 2010, where they discussed a wide range of issues including education and the passage of the New START Treaty.

US President Barack Obama listens to former US Secretary of State General Colin Powell (L) as he speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, December 1, 2010, where they discussed a wide range of issues including education and the passage of the New START Treaty.

US President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, December 8, 2010. Obama said Wednesday he was 'confident' that a landmark nuclear arms treaty with Russia would be voted on by US lawmakers before the Christmas break.

England's Graeme Swann (L) celebrates with Andrew Strauss (R) after catching out Pakistan's Umar Akmal for 14 runs with during the third Natwest One Day International cricket match between England and Pakistan at The Oval in London, England on September 17, 2010.

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 11: Davis Guggenheim, director of the documentary film 'Waiting for Superman' walks past the Rose Garden while visiting the White House with some of the children featured in the film October 11, 2010 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama met with five of the children featured in the film while they toured the Oval Office earlier in the day.

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 11: Actress Elizabeth Shue (L) walks out onto the South Lawn of the White House during a tour with some of the children featured in the documentary film 'Waiting for Superman,' October 11, 2010 in Washington, DC. Shue's husband, Davis Guggenheim, directed the film. President Barack Obama met with five of the children featured in the film while they toured the Oval Office earlier in the day.

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 11: ( U.S. President Barack Obama looks at Francisco, a first grade student from Bronx, New York, one of the students from the movie 'Waiting for Superman' who is making himself comfortable on a sofa in the Oval Office of the White House on October 11, 2010 in Washington, DC. The children toured the White House and met with Obama.

US President Barack Obama walks out of the Oval Office to make a statement with college students and their families in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, October 13, 2010, on the impact of the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) and discuss a new report from the Treasury Department that analyzes how the AOTC has made college more affordable for more Americans.

US President Barack Obama leaves the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, November 23, 2010. The President will travel to Kokomo, Indiana as part of the White House to Main Street tour. In the afternoon, Obama and the Vice President Joe BIden will visit the Chrysler Indiana Transmission Plant II where they will take a tour, greet plant workers, and deliver brief remarks.

US President Barack Obama speaks with former US Secretary of State General Colin Powell (L) during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, December 1, 2010, where they discussed a wide range of issues including education and the passage of the New START Treaty.

US President Barack Obama listens to US Vice President Joe Biden (R) as former US Secretary of State General Colin Powell (L) speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, December 1, 2010, where they discussed a wide range of issues including education and the passage of the New START Treaty.

US President Barack Obama meets with Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski (L) during meetings in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, December 8, 2010. Komorowski met with Obama amid a brewing storm over the diplomatic cables published by Wikileaks, which Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said have eroded the trust between Warsaw and Washington.

Pakistan's Umar Gul (L) celebrates taking the wicket of England's Graeme Swann (not seen) for 0 runs with Shahid Afridi (C) during the third Natwest One Day International cricket match between England and Pakistan at The Oval in London, England on September 17, 2010.

US President Barack Obama signs the Intel Authorization Bill as House Permanent Select Committee on Inteligence Chairman Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) watches October 7, 2010 in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC. The Bill allows for more oversight of intelligence agencies.