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In this photo provided by the CERN/CERN PhotoLab on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, scientists jubilate in the CERN Control Centre during the restart of the Large Hadron Collider LHC at the the European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN, in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The scientists succeeded in setting up a clockwise circulating beam at 10 p.m. on Friday evening to circuit in the Large Hadron Collider, a 27-kilometer circuit that runs under the Swiss-French border near Geneva. This was the first time the LHC was turned on, after the machine suffered a failure more than a year ago and had to be shut down shortly after the start.
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In this photo released by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, scientists react in the CERN Control Center after successfully restarting the Large Hadron Collider, in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Scientists moved Saturday to prepare the world's largest atom smasher for exploring the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine following more than a year of repairs.
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In this photo released by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, scientists react in the CERN Control Center after successfully restarting the Large Hadron Collider, in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Scientists moved Saturday to prepare the world's largest atom smasher for exploring the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine following more than a year of repairs.
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In this photo provided by the CERN/CERN PhotoLab on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 scientists jubilate in the CERN Control Centre during the restart of the Large Hadron Collider LHC at the the European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN, in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The scientists succeeded in setting up a clockwise circulating beam at 10 p.m. on Friday evening to circuit in the Large Hadron Collider, a 27-kilometer circuit that runs under the Swiss-French border near Geneva. This was the first time the LHC was turned on, after the machine suffered a failure more than a year ago and had to be shut down shortly after the start.
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This Nov. 12, 2009 photo shows peace activists protesting during an anti-war vigil at the Benton County Courthouse in Corvallis, Ore.
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FILE -This Nov. 6, 2009 file photo shows the casket containing the body of Marine Capt. Kyle Van De Giesen being carried out of the St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church in North Attleborough, Mass. Van De Giesen died Oct. 26 in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.
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This Nov. 12, 2009 photo shows peace activists protesting during a anti-war vigil at the Benton County Courthouse in Corvallis, Ore.
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This Nov. 12, 2009 photo shows Ed Epley, a 73-year-old peace activist, protesting next to in his 1961 Volkswagen bus during a anti-war vigil at the Benton County Courthouse in Corvallis, Ore.
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This Nov. 17, 2009 photo shows Betsy Charlesworth, center, holding her son, Marty, as her daughter, Morgan, left, and son, Myles, take turns at Monopoly in their kitchen in Jericho, Vt.
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This Nov. 12, 2009 photo shows Ed Epley, a 73-year-old peace activist, carrying a sign from his 1961 Volkswagen bus during a anti-war vigil at the Benton County Courthouse in Corvallis, Ore.
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This Nov. 17, 2009 photo shows Betsy Charlesworth holding her son, Marty, as son, Myles, right, takes a turn at Monopoly in their kitchen in Jericho, Vt.
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This Nov. 12, 2009 photo shows a peace activist protesting during a anti-war vigil at the Benton County Courthouse in Corvallis, Ore.
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This Nov. 12, 2009 photo shows a sign hanging during a anti-war vigil at the Benton County Courthouse in Corvallis, Ore.
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This Nov. 13, 2009 photo shows Iowa State University senior Scott Moseley, of Bettendorf, Iowa, left, talking with ISU Atheist and Agnostic Society president Anastasia Bodnar, right, while stopping at the Ask an Atheist booth at a campus community center, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, in Ames, Iowa.
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This Nov. 13, 2009 photo shows Iowa State University students Tori Aletheia, of Des Moines, Iowa, left, and Bricelyn Rector, of Sioux City, Iowa, chatting while working the Ask an Atheist booth at a campus community center in Ames, Iowa.
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This Nov. 13, 2009 photo shows the shirt of Iowa State University senior Zach Aletheia, of Des Moines, Iowa, while working the Ask an Atheist booth at a campus community center in Ames, Iowa.
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Angele Ryan, right carries her baby Ava as she prepares to travel to Costa Rica with her daughters Samantha 10, left, Chase 13, and the twin sister Elizabeth at American Airlines counter at Reagan National airport on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, in Washington. The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year than in 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club.
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Travelers line up at American Airlines counter at Reagan National Airport Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, in Washington. The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year than in 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club.
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Members of the Ku Klux Klan protest on the steps of Fulton Chapel at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.
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A University of Mississippi police officer searches a member of the Ku Klux Klan before a protest on the steps of Fulton Chapel at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.
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Members of the Ku Klux Klan dress in full robes for a protest on the steps of Fulton Chapel at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.
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An Italian policemen patrols in front of the money transfer agency, managed by 60-year-old Mohammad Yaqub Janjua and his son, 31-year-old Aamer Yaqub Janjua, both of Pakistan, in Brescia, northern Italy, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Mohammad Yaqub Janjua and his son were arrested in an early morning raid. They are accused of helping fund and providing logistical support for last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, authorities said. The day before the attacks began on Nov. 26 they allegedly sent money using a stolen identity to a U.S. company to activate Internet phone accounts used by the attackers and their handlers.
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An Italian policemen patrols in front of the money transfer agency, managed by 60-year-old Mohammad Yaqub Janjua and his son, 31-year-old Aamer Yaqub Janjua, both of Pakistan, in Brescia, northern Italy, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Mohammad Yaqub Janjua and his son were arrested in an early morning raid. They are accused of helping fund and providing logistical support for last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, authorities said. The day before the attacks began on Nov. 26 they allegedly sent money using a stolen identity to a U.S. company to activate Internet phone accounts used by the attackers and their handlers.
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In this video frame grab taken from NASA television, space shuttle Atlantis Mission Specialist Randy Bresnik, left, seen from the helmet-camera of Mike Foreman, work during the the second spacewalk of the STS-129 mission at the International Space Staion, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.
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In this video frame grab taken from NASA television, space shuttle Atlantis Mission Specialist Mike Foreman works during the the second spacewalk of the STS-129 mission at the International Space Staion, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.
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In this video frame grab taken from NASA television, space shuttle Atlantis Mission Specialist Randy Bresnik, top left, works during the the second spacewalk of the STS-129 mission at the International Space Staion, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.
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In this video frame grab taken from NASA television, space shuttle Atlantis Mission Specialist Randy Bresnik works during the the second spacewalk of the STS-129 mission at the International Space Staion, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.
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The West Loop neighborhood of Chicago, home to Harpo Studios and "The Oprah Winfrey Show" is seen on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Upscale condominiums and pricey restaurants have replaced the rundown apartments, abandoned warehouses and vacant storefronts that was once the neighborhood in the early 1990s. Winfrey announced Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a 25 years on the air, a decision that has residents of the neighborhood nervous.
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FILE - In this Sept. 3., 2008 file photo, Oprah Winfrey, center, hugs Olympic gold medalist Nastia Liukin, as some of the 150 Olympians invited look on for the taping of the season premiere of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in Chicago's Millennium Park. Winfrey's announcement Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, that she was taking her show off the air in December 2011 after 25 years is a blow to the "Second City" where she has remained the city's ambassador and kept the spotlight shining on it.
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Ed Samuelson walks his dog Lola outside Harpo Studios as others wait to be part of the studio audience at The Oprah Winfrey Show Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 in Chicago. Winfrey is expected to officially announce during the live broadcast Friday, that her powerhouse daytime television show will end its 25-season run in 2011.
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FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2009 file photo thousands of people watch the the taping of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on the temporary stage set up on Chicago's Michigan Avenue to kickoff Winfrey's 24th season. Winfrey's announcement Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, that she was taking her show off the air in December 2011 after 25 years is a blow to the "Second City" where she has remained the city's ambassador and kept the spotlight shining on it.
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FILE - In this May 3, 2-007 file photo, Felicia P. Fields, left, who portrays Sofia in the Broadway musical "The Color Purple," right, applauds Oprah Winfrey, who also played Sofia on the silver screen, during the curtain call after the Chicago premiere. Watching in the middle is Stu James who played Harpo. Winfrey announced Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 that she would end her show in 2011 after a 25 years on the air. It is a blow to the "Second City" where she has remained the city's ambassador and kept the spotlight shining on it.
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In this picture made available by the Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI, right, meets with the archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams at the Vatican, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. The archbishop of Canterbury held his first talks Saturday with Pope Benedict XVI since the Roman Catholic church's unprecedented invitation to disaffected Anglicans with the Vatican saying the two sides still want to press ahead for closer relations.
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In this picture made available by the Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI, left, meets with the archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams at the Vatican, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. The archbishop of Canterbury held his first talks Saturday with Pope Benedict XVI since the Roman Catholic church's unprecedented invitation to disaffected Anglicans with the Vatican saying the two sides still want to press ahead for closer relations.
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This Oct. 14, 2009 photo shows an abandoned glass factory in Konstantinovka, Ukraine. In an era of climate change and carbon trading, Ukraine, ironically, is profiting from the smokeless smokestacks of its industrial shutdown.
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This Oct. 14, 2009 photo shows a mountain of chemical ash in Gorlovka, Ukraine. In an era of climate change and carbon trading, Ukraine, ironically, is profiting from the smokeless smokestacks of its industrial shutdown.
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This Oct. 15, 2009 photo shows residents waiting for infrequent trains in Konstantinovka, Ukraine. In an era of climate change and carbon trading, Ukraine, ironically, is profiting from the smokeless smokestacks of its industrial shutdown.
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This Oct. 14, 2009 photo shows Zina Bakhareva, left, picking fresh dill on her plot of land in Konstantinovka, Ukraine. In an era of climate change and carbon trading, Ukraine, ironically, is profiting from the smokeless smokestacks of its industrial shutdown.
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This Oct. 14, 2009 photo shows water pouring from rusted cooling pipes in Konstantinovka, Ukraine. In an era of climate change and carbon trading, Ukraine, ironically, is profiting from the smokeless smokestacks of its industrial shutdown.
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This Oct. 14, 2009 photo shows an abandoned glass factory in Konstantinovka, Ukraine. In an era of climate change and carbon trading, Ukraine, ironically, is profiting from the smokeless smokestacks of its industrial shutdown.
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England's Lee Westwood plays a ball on the 18th hole at the Earth course, Jumeirah Golf Estates during the third round of Dubai World Championship European Tour golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Nov.21, 2009.
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FILE -This undated file photo released by Julien's Auctions shows Michael Jackson's glove from his 1983 performance of Billie Jean at the Motown 25 television special where he performed the Moonwalk for the first time. The glove and othe Jackson items will be auctioned on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City's Times Square.
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Rescuers search for victims after a gas explosion at the Xinxing mine in Hegang, Heilongjiang province, China, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. A gas explosion tore through a state-run coal mine in northern China on Saturday, killing scores of people and leaving at least 66 others trapped underground as rescuers worked hastily to save them.
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Paramilitary soldiers stand guard outside the site of a gas explosion at the Xinxing mine in Hegang, Heilongjiang province, China, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. A gas explosion tore through a state-run coal mine in northern China on Saturday, killing scores of people and leaving at least 66 others trapped underground as rescuers worked hastily to save them.
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In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, smoke rises from the entrance of the exploded coal mine in Hegang City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Saturday evening, Nov. 21, 2009. A gas explosion tore through the state-run mine early Saturday, killing tens of people and leaving dozens of others trapped underground.
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FILE - In this May 31, 2007 file photo, part of the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) is seen in its tunnel at CERN, near Geneva, Switzerland. Scientists moved Saturday to prepare the world's largest atom smasher for exploring the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine following more than a year of repairs.
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This Oct. 24, 2009 photo shows journalist George Krimsky interviewed by The Associated Press at his home in Washington, Conn. Krimsky, newly arrived in Moscow on his first foreign assignment as a correspondent for The Associated Press, sensed he had a sensational Cold War scoop on his hands and he pounced. The story was the possible defection to the United States of the grandson of Josef Stalin, the notorious Communist dictator and World War II hero of the Soviet Union.
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FILE - This April 1967 file photo shows the daughter of Joseph Stalin, Svetlana Alliluyeva Stalin. Svetlana defected in 1967 and settled in the U.S., dealing the Kremlin a very public and bitter humiliation.
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This Oct. 24, 2009 photo shows journalist George Krimsky interviewed by The Associated Press at his home in Washington, Conn. Krimsky, newly arrived in Moscow on his first foreign assignment as a correspondent for The Associated Press, sensed he had a sensational Cold War scoop on his hands and he pounced. The story was the possible defection to the United States of the grandson of Josef Stalin, the notorious Communist dictator and World War II hero of the Soviet Union.
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This Oct. 24, 2009 photo shows journalist George Krimsky interviewed by The Associated Press at his home in Washington, Conn. Krimsky, newly arrived in Moscow on his first foreign assignment as a correspondent for The Associated Press, sensed he had a sensational Cold War scoop on his hands and he pounced. The story was the possible defection to the United States of the grandson of Josef Stalin, the notorious Communist dictator and World War II hero of the Soviet Union.
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FILE - This 1936 file photo shows Joseph Stalin holding his daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva Stalin. Svetlana defected in 1967 and settled in the U.S., dealing the Kremlin a very public and bitter humiliation.
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FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2009 file photo, Music producer Berry Gordy arrives to the premiere of "Michael Jackson's This Is It," in Los Angeles. Gordy founded what would become Motown Records a half-century ago with an $800 loan. Today, that would get you two tickets with a bit to spare to the Motown 50 Golden Gala.
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England's Lee Westwood plays a shot on the ninth hole at the Earth course, during the third round of Dubai World Championship European Tour golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.
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Padraig Harrington tees off on the second hole at the Earth course, during the third round of Dubai World Championship European Tour golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.
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Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland plays a shot on the 16th hole at the Earth course, during the third round of Dubai World Championship European Tour golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.
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England's Ross McGowan studies a shot on the 18th hole at the Earth course, during the third round of Dubai World Championship European Tour golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.
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FAI Chief Executive John Delaney speaks during a press conference at the Football Association of Ireland headquarters in Abbottstown, Dublin Thursday Nov. 19, 2009. Ireland failed to qualify for the 2010 Soccer World Cup after a controversial goal scored against them by France on Wednesday ended their hopes for qualification.
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FAI Chief Executive John Delaney speaks during a press conference at the Football Association of Ireland headquarters in Abbottstown, Dublin Thursday Nov. 19, 2009. Ireland failed to qualify for the 2010 Soccer World Cup after a controversial goal scored against them by France on Wednesday ended their hopes for qualification.
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Ireland's soccer team manger Giovanni Trapattoni holds a press conference at the Football Association of Ireland headquarters in Abbottstown, Dublin Thursday Nov. 19, 2009. Ireland failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup after a controversial goal scored against them by France on Wednesday ended their hopes for qualification.
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In this Nov. 19, 2009 photo provided by NASA, astronaut Mike Foreman, STS-129 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station.
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Iraqi Sunni lawmaker Omar Hicheal speaks to the press after an Iraqi Parliament session about the election law on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Iraqi lawmakers are seeking a compromise in a dispute over an election law that was vetoed by a vice president, throwing national polls slated for January into question. Parliament had planned to vote Saturday on the issue, but delayed the proceedings until Sunday while lawmakers search for a solution acceptable to all political blocs.
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In this Nov. 19, 2009 photo provided by NASA, Astronaut Mike Foreman, STS-129 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station.
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In this Nov. 19, 2009 photo provided by NASA, astronaut Mike Foreman, STS-129 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station.
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In this Nov. 19, 2009 photo provided by NASA, Astronaut Robert L. Satcher Jr., STS-129 mission specialist, uses a digital still camera to expose a photo of his helmet visor during the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. Also visible in the reflections in the visor are various components of the station and astronaut Mike Foreman, mission specialist.
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Afghan police and Army soldiers rush to the scene where a rocket hit outside the luxury Serena Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. At least two people were injured, the Afghan Interior Ministry said.
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An Afghan police officer rushes to the scene where a rocket hit outside the luxury Serena Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. At least two people were injured, the Afghan Interior Ministry said.
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Afghan police and Army soldiers rush to the scene where a rocket hit outside the luxury Serena Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. At least two people were injured, the Afghan Interior Ministry said.
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FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2009 file photo, singer Justin Bieber appears on the NBC "Today" television program in New York. New York police shut down a mall appearance by teen pop singer Justin Bieber after thousands of young girls showed up and got a little too wild. Nassau County police say girls and adults in the crowd of nearly 3,000 started pushing and shoving as they waited for the 15-year-old sensation to arrive Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 at the Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City, N.Y.
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This Nov. 3, 2009 photo shows Afghan contractor Khalid Khan, 30, during an interview in Kabul, Afghanistan. Once on the front lines of the international effort to rebuild Afghanistan, the black-bearded road construction contractor now sits idle, cross-legged and quiet on the floor of the small hilltop home he moved into after he had to sell his own.
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This Nov. 3, 2009 photo shows Afghan contractor Khalid Khan, 30, in his living room during an interview in Kabul, Afghanistan. Once on the front lines of the international effort to rebuild Afghanistan, the black-bearded road construction contractor now sits idle, cross-legged and quiet on the floor of the small hilltop home he moved into after he had to sell his own.
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Graphic shows percentage of women 40 years and older having a mammogram by race and cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates per 100,000 population
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Italian murder suspect Raffaele Sollecito, right, is greeted by his lawyer Luca Maori, left, prior to the start of a hearing at Perugia's court, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Prosecutors are set to make their sentencing requests for an American student and her former boyfriend accused of killing a British woman in Italy.
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U.S. murder suspect Amanda Knox, right, speaks with her lawyer Carlo Dalla Vedova, left, prior to the start of a hearing at Perugia's court, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Prosecutors are set to make their sentencing requests for an American student and her former boyfriend accused of killing a British woman in Italy.
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U.S. murder suspect Amanda Knox reacts prior to the start of a hearing at Perugia's court, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Prosecutors are set to make their sentencing requests for an American student and her former boyfriend accused of killing a British woman in Italy.
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In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, injured miners receive medical treatment at a hospital in Hegang City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Saturday evening, Nov. 21, 2009. A gas explosion tore through the state-run mine early Saturday, killing tens of people and leaving dozens of others trapped underground.
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In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, rescuers go down the exploded coal mine in Hegang City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Saturday evening, Nov. 21, 2009. A gas explosion tore through the state-run mine early Saturday, killing tens of people and leaving dozens of others trapped underground.
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In this photo released by Geumgang News Paper, North and South Korean, clad in Buddhist garb, Buddhist monks pray during a service marking the 908th anniversary of the death of the Cheontae Order's founder at the a temple in Kaesong, North Korea, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. More than a dozen of South and North Korean Buddhist monks held a joint ceremony at a temple in the communist country on Saturday, a South Korean Buddhist monk said, showing the countries continue civil exchange despite a bloody naval skirmish earlier this month.
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In this photo released by Geumgang News Paper, North and South Korean, clad in Buddhist garb, Buddhist monks participate in a service marking the 908th anniversary of the death of the Cheontae Order's founder at the a temple in Kaesong, North Korea, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. More than a dozen of South and North Korean Buddhist monks held a joint ceremony at a temple in the communist country on Saturday, a South Korean Buddhist monk said, showing the countries continue civil exchange despite a bloody naval skirmish earlier this month.
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FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2008 file photo, European Center for Nuclear Research (CERN) scientists control computer screens showing traces on Atlas experiment of the first protons injected in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) during its switch on operation in CERN's control room, near Geneva, Switzerland. Scientists switched on the world's largest atom smasher for the first time on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 since the $10 billion machine suffered a spectacular failure more than a year ago, circulating beams of protons in a significant leap forward for the Large Hadron Collider.
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FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2008 file photo, a European Center for Nuclear Research (CERN) scientist controls a computer screen showing traces on Atlas experiment of the first protons injected in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) during its switch on operation at the Cern's press center near Geneva, Switzerland. Scientists switched on the world's largest atom smasher for the first time on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 since the $10 billion machine suffered a spectacular failure more than a year ago, circulating beams of protons in a significant leap forward for the Large Hadron Collider.
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FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2008 file photo, European Center for Nuclear Research (CERN) scientists work at computers in the CERN control center during the switch on operation of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's biggest atom-smasher in a mission to answer some of the most perplexing questions in the cosmos control, in Geneva, Switzerland. Scientists switched on the world's largest atom smasher for the first time on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 since the $10 billion machine suffered a spectacular failure more than a year ago, circulating beams of protons in a significant leap forward for the Large Hadron Collider.
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, center, looks at an automatic grenade launcher while visiting a research institute developing weapons in Kolomna, 120 kilometers (75 miles) southeast of Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov is seen at right.
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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attends the extraordinary convention of the Russian Geographical Society in the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009.
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during a press conference during the European Union and Russia summit in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009.
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, visits a research institute developing weapons in Kolomna, 120 kilometers (75 miles) southeast of Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov is seen 2nd from left.
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A Jewish man stands behind a candle during a multi-faith candle light vigil to commemorate last year's terror attacks at Nariman House in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. Nariman House is the Jewish center where the attackers killed a rabbi, his wife and a National Security Guard commando.
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In this film publicity image released by Disney, from left, Ella Bleu Travolta, John Travolta, and Conner Rayburn are shown in a scene from the film, "Old Dogs."
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In this film publicity image released by Disney, John Travolta, left, and Robin Williams are shown in a scene from the film, "Old Dogs."
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In this film publicity image released by Disney, Ella Bleu Travolta, left, and Kelly Preston are shown in a scene from the film, "Old Dogs."
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, and Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, second right, attend a meeting of premiers of former Soviet states in the Crimean resort of Yalta, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Putin promised Thursday to give struggling Ukraine a break by altering tough conditions in a natural gas contract, a move that could ease European supply concerns and give Putin's counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko a boost amid a bitter presidential campaign.
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Pakistani police officers examine the office of an aid organization after an explosion in Peshawar, Pakistan on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. An explosion struck the office in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border on Saturday, wounding a security guard, police said.
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Pakistani police officers examine the ruined office of an aid organization after an explosion in Peshawar, Pakistan on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. The explosion struck the office in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border on Saturday, wounding a security guard, police said.
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In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, relatives of coal miners come to the accident site to wait for further information in the Xinxing Coal Mine in Hegang City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. An explosion caused by gas outburst occurred here around 2:30 a.m. Saturday while 528 miners were working inside, Xinhua said.
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FILE - This May 31, 2007 file photo, shows a view of the LHC (large hadron collider) in its tunnel at CERN (European particle physics laboratory) near Geneva, Switzerland. Scientists switched on the world's largest atom smasher Friday night Nov. 20, 2009 for the first time since the $10 billion machine suffered a spectacular failure more than a year ago.
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U.S. murder suspect Amanda Knox, left, is escorted by a penitentiary police officer as she arrives at Perugia's court, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Prosecutors are set to make their sentencing requests for an American student and her former boyfriend accused of killing a British woman in Italy.
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In this Tuesday, March 24, 2009 photo, Michael Jackson's Crystal Shoe is on display at the Hard Rock Cafe, in New York's Times Square. Michael Jackson memorabilia, including the iconic rhinestone-studded glove he wore when he danced the first Moonwalk in 1983, is to be auctioned in New York City. .
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In this Nov, 19, 2009 photo provided by NASA, Astronaut Mike Foreman, STS-129 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station.
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In this photo provided by the United Nations, U.N. Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes, right, looks at unexploded explosive devices during his visit to Vavuniya, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Holmes visited northern Sri Lanka to study the welfare of war-displaced civilians held in camps and those recently resettled.
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In this photo provided by the United Nations, U.N. Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes, left, speaks with a group of resettled internally displaced people at a camp for the displaced in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Holmes visited northern Sri Lanka to study the welfare of war-displaced civilians held in camps and those recently resettled.
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In this photo provided by the United Nations, Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes, right, looks at a mine field during his visit to Mannar, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Holmes visited northern Sri Lanka to study the welfare of war-displaced civilians held in camps and those recently resettled.
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