Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., and wife, Jill, wave to the crowd with presidential nominee, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., his wife, Michelle on the last day of the Democratic National Convention at Invesco Field in Denver.

Tom Van Hoe is rescued from his Iowa home June 12 by Justin Jensen (left) of the Cedar Rapids Fire Department and Jake Siggins of the Lisbon Fire Department. Residents of Cedar Rapids were evacuated after rain had swollen the Cedar River over its banks.

A torn election poster of President Robert Mugabe hangs on a wall in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai beat Mugabe in general elections held in March but did not win the majority necessary to avoid a runoff. That vote is scheduled for June 27. (John Moore/Getty Images)