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For Jakaya Kikwete, the president of Tanzania, money to advance Africa's agriculture is essential for his and many other African nations. "If we can succeed, we will lift millions and millions of people out of poverty very quickly," he says. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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**FILE** The last light of the day sets on Mount Everest on Oct. 27, 2011, as it rises behind Mount Nuptse as seen from Tengboche, in the Himalaya's Khumbu region in Nepal. (Associated Press)
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Dutch astronaut Andre Kuipers (left) and American astronaut Donald Pettit, pictured on Friday, April 20, 2012, will use the International Space Station's robot arm to snare and berth the SpaceX Dragon supply capsule. (AP Photo/NASA and the European Space Agency)
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A partial annular solar eclipse is reflected in a pool of water in Beijing, China, Monday, May 21, 2012. Millions of Asians watched as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse crossed their skies early Monday. The annular eclipse, in which the moon passes in front of the sun leaving only a golden ring around its edges, was visible to wide areas across the continent. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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A partial annular solar eclipse is seen over Beijing, China, Monday, May 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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South Korean astronomy students use telescopes and special sunglasses to observe an annular solar eclipse in Seoul, South Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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An annular solar eclipse is seen through special sunglasses in Seoul, South Korea. Millions of Asians watched as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse crossed their skies early Monday. The annular eclipse, in which the moon passes in front of the sun leaving only a golden ring around its edges, was visible to wide areas across the continent. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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A woman reacts as she views an annular solar eclipse at a waterfront park in Yokohama, near Tokyo. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
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People view an annular solar eclipse at a waterfront park in Yokohama, near Tokyo. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
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A girl use special sunglasses to observe an annular solar eclipse along the Victoria Habour in Hong Kong. Millions of Asians watched as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse crossed their skies early Monday. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
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An annular solar eclipse is seen in the sky over Tokyo Monday, May 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Toru Takahashi)
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A business man watches an annular solar eclipse at a waterfront park in Yokohama, near Tokyo. The annular eclipse, in which the moon passes in front of the sun leaving only a golden ring around its edges, was visible to wide areas across the continent. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
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An annular solar eclipse is seen between the carriages of a ferris wheel over Yokohama near Tokyo. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
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A woman watches an annular solar eclipse in Yokohama near Tokyo Monday, May 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
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South Korean astronomy students use telescopes to observe an annular solar eclipse in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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A South Korean astronomy student uses special sunglasses to observe an annular solar eclipse in Seoul, South Korea. Millions of Asians watched as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse crossed their skies early Monday. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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An annular solar eclipse is seen in the sky over Yokohama near Tokyo Monday, May 21, 2012. The annular solar eclipse, in which the moon passes in front of the sun leaving only a golden ring around its edges, was visible to wide areas across the continent Monday morning. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
