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• Politics

  • Attorney General Mukasey collapses
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• Science

  • Colorectal Cancer Treatment Costs Vary Widely
  • Astronauts end spacewalk to repair gummed-up joint
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• Tech

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  • Verizon Wireless Bets on Storm for Holiday Season
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• Sports

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Selected and fresh photos from around the web.

• Editor's pick

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    BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve.

    1 month ago

    from Getty Images

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    Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.

    1 month ago

    from Reuters Pictures by Reuters

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    A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.

    2 months ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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    BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.

    2 months ago

    from Getty Images

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    Two people walk near the emergency entrance of George Washington University Hospital in the early morning hours of Friday, November 21, 2008 in Washington. Attorney General Michael Mukasey was taken to George Washington University Hospital after collapsing during a speech Thursday night.

    2 hours ago

    from AP Photo by Lauren Victoria Burke

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    An employee of the Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) works in front of a ticker showing the exchange rate of the South Korean won against the dollar at the bank in Seoul November 21, 2008. The South Korean won, down almost 40 percent this year on fears for the economy, hit a nearly 11-year low on Friday but the country's president said the government should not intervene to help.

    2 hours ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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    A money dealer calls an order with the US dollar trading at 94.45 against Japanese yen at the Tokyo foreign exchange market on November 21, 2008. The US dollar regained some lost ground in Asian trade, supported by safe-haven flows as stock markets tumbled and fears grew of a deep global recession.

    9 hours ago

    from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

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    A woman who had an arrest warrant for possession of crack cocaine is handcuffed in South Los Angeles, November 12, 2008. Many in the area believe that Obama's historic victory as the first black U.S. president could bring about positive change. Picture taken November 12, 2008.

    6 days ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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    A female US soldier is seen on watch during a Peace Concert at the Zawrak Park in central Baghdad on November 07, 2008. Al-Qaeda in Iraq today has urged US president-elect Barack Obama to adopt a policy of neutrality in the war-torn country and to withdraw US troops from there and other Muslim countries.

    1 week ago

    from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

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    An Indian boy flies a kite against the backdrop of a sunset near the Indo-Bangladesh border village Raimura near Agartala, capital of Indian northeastern state Tripura on July 26, 2008. India plans to fence its eastern frontier with Bangladesh to prevent illegal infiltration and cross border movement of insurgents. Tripura has a total of 856 km open border with Bangladesh, allegedly from where the militants operate.

    3 months ago

    from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

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    Partizan Belgrade's Nikola Pekovic (L) vies for the ball with Andrew Betts (R) of DKV Joventut Badalona, during their basketball group B Euroleague match at the Pionir Arena in Belgrade, 03 January 2007. AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC

    22 months ago

    from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

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