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    • Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.

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    • CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California. From Getty Images.

      CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California.

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    • A woman collects drinking water from a tube well at the flooded village of Godadhar in Faridpur July 27, 2008. Several areas in north and northeastern Bangladesh remain inundated with floodwaters after the embankments of the rivers Jamuna and Padma collapsed due to heavy rainfall earlier this week. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      A woman collects drinking water from a tube well at the flooded village of Godadhar in Faridpur July 27, 2008. Several areas in north and northeastern Bangladesh remain inundated with floodwaters after the embankments of the rivers Jamuna and Padma collapsed due to heavy rainfall earlier this week.

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      from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

    • LONDON - JULY 25: Reese Hoffa of United States competes in the Men's Shot Put Final during day 1 of the Norwich Union Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace Stadium on July 25, 2008 in London, England. From Getty Images.

      LONDON - JULY 25: Reese Hoffa of United States competes in the Men's Shot Put Final during day 1 of the Norwich Union Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace Stadium on July 25, 2008 in London, England.

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    • Student supporters of the Trinamul Congress party and allies walk to participate in a demonstration near the Tata Motors factory site producing the world? cheapest car, on the Calcutta-Delhi highway at Singur, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of Calcutta, India, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. Farmers in the area, who say they were forced from their land to make way for Tata's car factory, have launched a nearly two-year campaign of often violent protests that is now threatening what is arguably India? most high-profile industrial project. Banner reads the name and detail of the student organization along with patriotic slogans. From AP Photo by Bikas Das.

      Student supporters of the Trinamul Congress party and allies walk to participate in a demonstration near the Tata Motors factory site producing the world? cheapest car, on the Calcutta-Delhi highway at Singur, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of Calcutta, India, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. Farmers in the area, who say they were forced from their land to make way for Tata's car factory, have launched a nearly two-year campaign of often violent protests that is now threatening what is arguably India? most high-profile industrial project. Banner reads the name and detail of the student organization along with patriotic slogans.

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      from AP Photo by Bikas Das

    • French Socialist Party members (L-R) Jean- Christophe Cambadelis, Claude Bartolone and former minister Martine Aubry attend their summer forum in La Rochelle, western France, August 30, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      French Socialist Party members (L-R) Jean- Christophe Cambadelis, Claude Bartolone and former minister Martine Aubry attend their summer forum in La Rochelle, western France, August 30, 2008.

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    • France's Socialist leader Francois Hollande answers a journalist's question upon his arrival to attend the Assembly of the First Federal Secretaries, on August 30, 2008, on the second day of France's opposition Socialist Party's summer conference held in the Atlantic coastal city of La Rochelle, western France. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      France's Socialist leader Francois Hollande answers a journalist's question upon his arrival to attend the Assembly of the First Federal Secretaries, on August 30, 2008, on the second day of France's opposition Socialist Party's summer conference held in the Atlantic coastal city of La Rochelle, western France.

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    • Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning looks on from the bench during the second quarter of a preseason NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Indianapolis, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. From AP Photo by Darron Cummings.

      Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning looks on from the bench during the second quarter of a preseason NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Indianapolis, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008.

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    • India's bowler Harbhajan Singh brings water during the 5th and final One Day International cricket match between India and Sri Lanka on Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. India has an unbeatable 3-1 lead in the 5 match series. From AP Photo by Eranga Jayawardena.

      India's bowler Harbhajan Singh brings water during the 5th and final One Day International cricket match between India and Sri Lanka on Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. India has an unbeatable 3-1 lead in the 5 match series.

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      from AP Photo by Eranga Jayawardena

    • South Africa's AB de Villiers (L) is run out by England's Matthew Prior (R) during the third Natwest one day International between England and South Africa at The Brit Oval cricket ground, London, England, on August 29, 2008. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      South Africa's AB de Villiers (L) is run out by England's Matthew Prior (R) during the third Natwest one day International between England and South Africa at The Brit Oval cricket ground, London, England, on August 29, 2008.

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    • Anti-government protesters lie down on the street to avoid tear gas during a demonstration at the Metropolitan Police Bureau in Bangkok on August 29, 2008. Thai police fired tear gas to try to break up about 2,000 anti-government protesters gathered outside the Bangkok police headquarters, an. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      Anti-government protesters lie down on the street to avoid tear gas during a demonstration at the Metropolitan Police Bureau in Bangkok on August 29, 2008. Thai police fired tear gas to try to break up about 2,000 anti-government protesters gathered outside the Bangkok police headquarters, an.

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa speaks after receiving the Lincoln Leadership Award from Oprah Winfrey, Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at the Ritz-Carton Hotel in Chicago. Tutu is the second recipient, after retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was honored in 2006. His portrait will hang on the second floor of Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, next to a painting of the 16th President. From AP Photo by Paul Beaty.
3 months ago: Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa speaks after receiving the Lincoln Leadership Award from Oprah Winfrey, Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at the Ritz-Carton Hotel in Chicago. Tutu is the second recipient, after retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was honored in 2006. His portrait will hang on the second floor of Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, next to a painting of the 16th President.

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  • ARLINGTON, VA - AUGUST 28: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen leaves after a news briefing August 28, 2008 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Mullen has just returned from a visit to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which was underway in the Indian Ocean. From Getty Images.
  • ARLINGTON, VA - AUGUST 28: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen leaves after a news briefing August 28, 2008 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Mullen has just returned from a visit to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which was underway in the Indian Ocean. From Getty Images.
  • ARLINGTON, VA - AUGUST 28: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen speaks to the media during a briefing August 28, 2008 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Mullen has just returned from a visit to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which was underway in the Indian Ocean. From Getty Images.
  • ARLINGTON, VA - AUGUST 28: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen speaks to the media during a briefing August 28, 2008 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Mullen has just returned from a visit to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which was underway in the Indian Ocean. From Getty Images.
  • ARLINGTON, VA - AUGUST 28: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen speaks to the media during a briefing August 28, 2008 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Mullen has just returned from a visit to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which was underway in the Indian Ocean. From Getty Images.
  • ARLINGTON, VA - AUGUST 28: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen speaks to the media during a briefing August 28, 2008 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Mullen has just returned from a visit to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which was underway in the Indian Ocean. From Getty Images.
  • ARLINGTON, VA - AUGUST 28: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen speaks to the media during a briefing August 28, 2008 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Mullen has just returned from a visit to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which was underway in the Indian Ocean. From Getty Images.
  • ARLINGTON, VA - AUGUST 28: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen speaks to the media during a briefing August 28, 2008 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Mullen has just returned from a visit to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which was underway in the Indian Ocean. From Getty Images.
  • ARLINGTON, VA - AUGUST 28: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen speaks to the media during a briefing August 28, 2008 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Mullen has just returned from a visit to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which was underway in the Indian Ocean. From Getty Images.
  • ARLINGTON, VA - AUGUST 28: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen speaks to the media during a briefing August 28, 2008 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Mullen has just returned from a visit to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which was underway in the Indian Ocean. From Getty Images.
  • ARLINGTON, VA - AUGUST 28: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen speaks to the media during a briefing August 28, 2008 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Mullen has just returned from a visit to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which was underway in the Indian Ocean. From Getty Images.
  • An early morning sunrise lights Illinois' Old State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., Friday Aug. 22, 2008 where Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous 1858 "House Divided" speech inside Representatives Hall, and used the governor's rooms as a headquarters during the 1860 presidential campaign. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., will have a pre-convention appearance here on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008. From AP Photo by Seth Perlman.
  • The sun rises behind Illinois' Old State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., Friday Aug. 22, 2008, the building where Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous 1858 "House Divided" speech inside Representatives Hall, and used the governor's rooms as a headquarters during the 1860 presidential campaign. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., will have a pre-convention appearance here on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008. From AP Photo by Seth Perlman.
  • This photo taken in early 1850's and provided by The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum shows Stephen A. Douglas while a Senator from Illinois. Abraham Lincoln, a longshot candidate for U.S. Senate, debated Douglas on the edge of the rolling northwestern Illinois hills 150 years ago this August. As another U.S. senator from Illinois admired for his oratorical polish_ Barack Obama _ shoots for the presidency, Illinois is marking Lincoln's rise to the national stage with a sesquicentennial commemoration of the David-and-Goliath showdowns. From AP Photo by AP.
  • First Lady Laura Bush gestures as she address the students of Edna Karr High School to promote the National Endowments for the Humanities "Picturing America" project, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008, in New Orleans. Picturing America is a collection of 40 reproductions of American art given to schools and public libraries to help educators teach American history and culture through art. Behind Mrs. Bush is Alexander Gardner's photo of Abraham Lincoln taken Feb. 5, 1865. From AP Photo by Bill Haber.
  • This photo taken in Springfield, Ill. on Aug. 11, 2008 shows Abraham Lincoln's notes left on the dais after the third debate against Stephen A. Douglas at Jonesboro, Sept. 15, 1858, retrieved by Lincoln's law partner, John Todd Stuart. As another U.S. senator from Illinois admired for his oratorical polish _ Barack Obama _ shoots for the presidency, Illinois is marking Lincoln's rise to the national stage with a sesquicentennial commemoration of the David-and-Goliath showdowns. From AP Photo by Seth Perlman.
  • Illinois State Historian Tom Schwartz, talks about the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates while in his office at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield, Ill., Monday, Aug.11, 2008. As another U.S. senator from Illinois admired for his oratorical polish _ Barack Obama _ shoots for the presidency, Illinois is marking Lincoln's rise to the national stage with a sesquicentennial commemoration of the David-and-Goliath showdowns. From AP Photo by Seth Perlman.
  • Tourists pose for pictures in front of the Jefferson Davis statue in the Capitol Rotunda as a statue of Abraham Lincoln towers in the foreground in Frankfort, Ky., Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008. Visitors this year are flocking to Kentucky sites dedicated to Lincoln, but, his Confederate counterpart, Davis, is experiencing a similar resurgence. From AP Photo by Ed Reinke.
  • Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell speaks under a statue of Abraham Lincoln in a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of President Truman's Executive Order integrating the U.S. Armed Forces inside the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington July 23, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks under a statue of Abraham Lincoln in a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of President Truman's Executive Order integrating the U.S. Armed Forces inside the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington July 23, 2008. On the left is U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV). From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Capt. Spencer C. Moore (L) and Sgt. A. William Perry (C), both World War II veterans of the 370th Regiment, 92nd Infantry (Buffalo) Division, are joined by U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates as they speak under a statue of Abraham Lincoln while at a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of President Truman's Executive Order integrating the U.S. Armed Forces inside the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington July 23, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (C) speaks under a statue of Abraham Lincoln in a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of President Truman's Executive Order integrating the U.S. Armed Forces inside the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington July 23, 2008. From L-R are: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Powell, and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A sailor's silhouette is seen as he plays rugby on the hanger deck on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea July 18, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A sailor's silhouette is seen as he looks out from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea July 18, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A F/A-18C Hornet fighter jet lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea July 18, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Crew members prepare to launch a F/A-18C Hornet fighter jet off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, in the Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea July 18, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A pedestrian walks past a mural-sized portrait that is a combination of the faces of Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) and former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in Boston, Massachusetts July 11, 2008. Gallery XIV commissioned the mural by artist Ron English. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A young passer-by points to a mural composed of a series of portraits that are a combination of the faces of Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) and former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in Boston, Massachusetts July 11, 2008. Gallery XIV commissioned the mural by artist Ron English. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Bounty Hunters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2 climbs away from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the North Arabian Sea on Thursday, July 10, 2008. Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility to support Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom as well as maritime security operations. From AP Photo by 2nd Class James R. Evans.
  • In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Vigilantes" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151 is launched Thursday, July 10, 2008 from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the North Arabian Sea. Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility to support Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom as well as maritime security operations. From AP Photo by Ashley Houp.
  • In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Vigilantes" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151 is launched Thursday, July 10, 2008 from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the North Arabian Sea. Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility to support Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom as well as maritime security operations. From AP Photo by Ashley Houp.
  • A picture released by the US Navy on July 8, 2008 shows aviation ordnancemen pushing bombs to be loaded onto aircraft on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Gulf. Lincoln is deployed to the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility to support maritime security operations in the Gulf waters. Iran would "set fire" to Israel and the US navy in the Gulf as its first response to any American attack over its nuclear programme, an aide to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned on July 8, 2008. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A picture released by the US Navy on July 8, 2008 shows an Aviation Ordnanceman, 3rd Class Christopher Vancil, preparing to unload a bomb from an F/A-18F Super Hornet on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) after a mission in the Gulf. Lincoln is deployed to the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility to support maritime security operations in the Gulf waters. Iran would "set fire" to Israel and the US navy in the Gulf as its first response to any American attack over its nuclear programme, an aide to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned on July 8, 2008. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • This US Navy handout photos shows an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the "Kestrels" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137 as it is launched on July 8, 2008 from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)operating in the Gulf of Oman. Lincoln is deployed to the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility to support maritime security operations. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • In this picture provided by the U.S. Navy, aviation ordnancemen push bombs to be loaded onto aircraft on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier operating in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday, July 8, 2008. Worried about increasing insurgent attacks in Afghanistan, the U.S. military says it is sending extra air power there by shifting the aircraft carrier away from the Iraq war. Defense officials said Tuesday that the USS Abraham Lincoln, was moved out of the Persian Gulf and to the Gulf of Oman, shortening the time that the carrier's strike planes must fly to support combat in Afghanistan. From AP Photo by MC2 James R. Evans.
  • In this picture provided by the U.S. Navy, an F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet is launched from the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier operating in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday, July 8, 2008. Worried about increasing insurgent attacks in Afghanistan, the U.S. military says it is sending extra air power there by shifting the aircraft carrier away from the Iraq war. Defense officials said Tuesday that the USS Abraham Lincoln, was moved out of the Persian Gulf and to the Gulf of Oman, shortening the time that the carrier's strike planes must fly to support combat in Afghanistan. From AP Photo by MC2 James R. Evans.
  • A woman has her picture taken with actors portraying former US presidents Abraham Lincoln and George Washington before the start of the national Independence Day parade on July 4, 2008 in Washington, DC. The Parade consists of invited bands, fife and drum corps, floats, military and specialty units, giant balloons, equestrian, drill teams, VIP's, national dignitaries, and celebrity participants, and is a major national event which seeks to draw the attention of Americans to the real meaning for the holiday. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Jack Hiddlestone holds an old postcard of Lake Lincoln as he stands by a pool complex which has replaced the lake, at Nay Aug Park in Scranton, Pa., during an interview Monday, June 30, 2008. Sometime in the early decades of the 20th century, a 16-foot-tall statue of Abraham Lincoln, which was dedicated at Nay Aug Park with great fanfare on July 4, 1909, the centennial year of Lincoln's birth, simply vanished. From AP Photo by Jimmy May.
  • A postcard in Jack Hiddlestone's collection, seen Monday June 30, 2008, shows Lake Lincoln swimming area at Nay Aug Park, Scranton, Pa., with the missing monument to president Abraham Lincoln seen to the left of the bathhouse on the far shore. Sometime in the early decades of the 20th century, a 16-foot-tall statue of Abraham Lincoln, which was dedicated at Nay Aug Park with great fanfare on July 4, 1909, the centennial year of Lincoln's birth, simply vanished. From AP Photo by AP.
  • A postcard in Jack Hiddlestone's collection is seen Monday June 30, 2008, and shows the missing monument to President Abraham Lincoln as it stood in the Nay Aug Park in Scranton, Pa. Sometime in the early decades of the 20th century, the 16-foot-tall statue of Abraham Lincoln, which was dedicated at Nay Aug Park with great fanfare on July 4, 1909, the centennial year of Lincoln's birth, simply vanished. From AP Photo by JIMMY MAY.
  • SAN FRANCISCO - JUNE 17: Same-sex couple Amber Weiss (R) and Sharon Papo (C) walk with Patty Weiss by an Abraham Lincoln statue after they were married at San Francisco City Hall June 17, 2008 in San Francisco, California. Same-sex couples throughout California are rushing to get married as counties begin issuing marriage licenses after a State Supreme Court ruling to allow same-sex marriage. From Getty Images.
  • This photo provided by the Sons of Confederate Veterans shows a statue of Jefferson Davis near completion in a studio in Lexington Va. on Tuesday June 17, 2008. The Statue has been commissioned by the Sons of Confederate Veterans for the American Civil War Center in Richmond. The Southern heritage group, Sons of Confederate Veterans, that opposed a statue of President Abraham Lincoln at the American Civil War Center is offering to donate the $100,000 statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis for the same site. From AP Photo by Gary Casteel.

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