Raven Whitehead, 18, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, asks for handouts in downtown Seattle by using a handmade sign referring to newly-inaugurated President Barack Obama, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. Whitehead said she was a backpacker who had lost most of her possessions and was trying to get back home.(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) As in the days of Noah....

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