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Australian singer Kylie Minogue smiles as she poses for photographers with the OBE she received from Britain's Prince Charles for her services to music at Buckingham Palace in London July 3, 2008.
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Serena (L) and Venus Williams of the U.S. talk to each other during their quarter-finals doubles match against Bethanie Mattek of the U.S. and Sania Mirza of India at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 2, 2008.
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Acrobats perform during the presentation of A400M military aircraft in Seville, southern Spain June 26, 2008. Europe unveiled the A400M military aircraft on Thursday, giving the public a first glimpse of a powerful turboprop plane built to supply seven NATO countries with urgently needed strategic airlift capacity.
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A group of people look at the sun, standing on the rocky crest filled with astronomical markers at the megalithic observatory of Kokino, soon after sunrise on June 21, 2008, on the day of the summer solstice. The ancient astronomic observatory, located about 80 km northeast of Skopje, dates more than 4.000 years back in time. It is ranked by NASA as the fourth ancient observatory in the world.
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American singer and songwriter Erykah Badu performs on stage, on the opening day of the 42nd Montreux Jazz Festival, at the Stravinski hall in Montreux, Switzerland, Friday, July 4, 2008.
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Brazil�s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L) and his Chief of Staff Dilma Roussef attend the launch ceremony of a program to give credit facilities for portable computers to public teachers at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia July 4, 2008.
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Freed French-Colombian hostage, Ingrid Betancourt (C) flanked by her children Lorenzo (R) and Melanie Delloye (L) hold a press conference at the Hotel Marigny, on July 4, 2008 in Paris. After six years as a hostage in the Colombian jungle, the former Colombian presidential candidate and French citizen flew back to her beloved France to be embraced Friday as an icon by the country that raised her.
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US President George W. Bush (C) participates in a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center alongside wounded soldiers and military officials at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, on July 3, 2008.
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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 11: Model Jessica Gomes attends a celebration for IMG Models five 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit models at Pop Burger Lounge on February 11, 2008 in New York City.
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Chinese dancers in ancient imperial costumes welcome the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games flame during the torch relay in Xian, northern China's Shaanxi province on July 4, 2008. The relay -- whose motto is "Journey of Harmony" -- continues its three-month journey through China, which culminates in Beijing with the lighting of the Olympic cauldron on August 8 to begin the Games.
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Spanish national football team players celebrate their Euro 2008 trophy after a parade on June 30, 2008 at the Plaza Colon in Madrid. Tens of thousands of supporters are expected to line the route of their victory parade into the city centre following their 1-0 victory over Germany to be crowned European champions.
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Los Angeles Lakers assistant basketball coach Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is seen next to the the Larry O'Brien NBA championship trophy on display at the NBA Entertainment work room in Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 10, 2008. Abdul-Jabbar was NBA championship teams six times in his career. "For us, we're all about history, so you get someone like Kareem to come in, that's like our Abraham Lincoln," said Paul Hirschheimer, NBAE senior vice president of multimedia production.
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., visits the presidential carvings at the Mount Rushmore National Monument, near Keystone, S.D., Wednesday, May 28, 2008, as she campaigns in South Dakota. The presidents carved into the mountain are, left to right, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.
Oprah Winfrey speaks before presenting the Lincoln Leadership Award to Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa 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.
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.
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.
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.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu greets Oprah Winfrey during the Lincoln Leadership Award presentation to at the Ritz-Carton Hotel in Chicago, Tuesday, May 13, 2008. 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.
Human rights activist and Nobel Peace laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu greets supporters in front of a portrait of himself at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Ill., Tuesday, May 13, 2008. Tutu is expected to accept the Lincoln Leadership Prize Tuesday from presenter Oprah Winfrey at an award dinner. Tutu won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 as the voice of peaceful resistance against apartheid in South Africa.
Human rights activist and Nobel Peace laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu greets supporters under a watchful gaze from a portrait of Abraham Lincoln at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Ill., Tuesday, May 13, 2008. Tutu is expected to accept the Lincoln Leadership Prize Tuesday from presenter Oprah Winfrey at an award dinner. Tutu won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 as the voice of peaceful resistance against apartheid in South Africa.
Human rights activist and Nobel Peace laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu greets supporters under a watchful gaze from a portrait of Abraham Lincoln at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Ill., Tuesday, May 13, 2008. Tutu is expected to accept the Lincoln Leadership Prize Tuesday from presenter Oprah Winfrey at an award dinner. Tutu won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 as the voice of peaceful resistance against apartheid in South Africa.
Bob Mobley, from Delaware, who support the War in Iraq and President Bush, right, complains about demonstrators replica of "Mission Accomplished" banner displayed outside the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 1, 2008, on the anniversary of President Bush's speech aboard USS Abraham Lincoln, where a similar banner was displayed.
Mark DeLong reacts to changes in temperatures shown on the laptop computer while Jim Willis, right, confers in Urbana, Ohio on Tuesday, April 29, 2008. In the background is the monitor for the four night vision video cameras as they investigate any paranormal activity along a railroad track. Local legend indicates that a ghost train which carried the body of Abraham Lincoln has been sighted in this area on April 29, the same date that Lincoln's funeral train stopped in Urbana.
Mark DeLong monitors a laptop computer connected to devices which measure heat end energy levels while Jim Willis, right, keeps a watch on the monitor for the four video cameras as they investigate any paranormal activity along a railroad track in Urbana, Ohio on Tuesday, April 29, 2008. Local legend indicates that a ghost train which carried the body of Abraham Lincoln has been sighted in this area on April 29, the same date that Lincoln's funeral train stopped in Urbana.
Mark DeLong monitors a laptop computer connected to devices which measure heat end energy levels as he investigates any paranormal activity along a railroad track in Urbana, Ohio on Tuesday, April 29, 2008. Local legend indicates that a ghost train which carried the body of Abraham Lincoln has been sighted in this area on April 29, the same date that Lincoln's funeral train stopped in Urbana.
Jim Willis of Ghosts of Ohio sets up a night vision video camera as he sets up to investigate any paranormal activity along a railroad track in Urbana, Ohio on Tuesday, April 29, 2008. Local legend indicates that a ghost train which carried the body of Abraham Lincoln has been sighted in this area on April 29, the same date that Lincoln's funeral train stopped in Urbana.
Members of Ghosts of Ohio and local people gather along the railroad tracks as they prepare to investigate any paranormal activity along a railroad track in Urbana, Ohio on Tuesday, April 29, 2008. Local legend indicates that a ghost train which carried the body of Abraham Lincoln has been sighted in this area on April 29, the same date that Lincoln's funeral train stopped in Urbana.
