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Decade in Review: Newsmaker Farewells

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From Ronald Reagan to Pope John Paul II, a look back at top newsmakers and intriguing figures who died in the past 10 years.

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A look back in pictures

The most important and arresting images captured during the past decade.

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Wintry blast

View images from the storm that started in the South and is making its way north, dumping more than a foot of snow in places.

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Yamal, Russia. October, 2009
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Entertainment photos

Celebrity, music, movie, TV and fashion
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2009 Golden Globe nominees

“Up in the Air” leads the pack of film contenders as “30 Rock,” “Mad Men” and more compete for TV honors.

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Image: Actress Blake Lively attends the premiere of "Sherlock Holmes" in New York
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The Colbert Report In Iraq
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U.S. television presenter Winfrey arrives for birthday dinner party of former president of South Africa Mandela in London
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Sports photos

Big matchups, sports stars and history
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South Africa on center stage

Images: Big names show up for 32-team draw for 2010 World Cup.

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New Orleans Hornets v Denver Nuggets, Game 5
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Carson Palmer, Brian Robison
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Cincinnati v Pittsburgh
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PGA Championship - Final Round
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US golfer Tom Watson chips onto the 18th
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Atlanta Thrashers v New York Islanders
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Stanley Cup Finals - Pittsburgh Penguins v Detroit Red Wings - Game Seven
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Travel photos

U.S. and worldwide destinations
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Hit the lifts

Take a visual tour of some of the most popular ski and snowboard playgrounds in America — and beyond.

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A reveler of Grande Rio samba school per
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Las Vegas Strip Exteriors
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Revellers from Salgueiro samba school dance during the second night of the Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome
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The Myrtles Plantation

Technology and science photos

Space, technology, gadgets and science
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The making of SpaceShipTwo

Click through scenes from the construction of Virgin Galactic's suborbital passenger spaceship.

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Pets, health and business slide shows
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Animal Tracks

A Frisbee-playing pooch, a Scuba-diving Santa, a racing greyhound and more images of cute critters.

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Image: A boy gzaes through a window during a nap session at the Mai Hoa orphanage in An Nhon Tay, Vietnam.
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Image: Madoff's Palm Beach home
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US Playboy Magazine publisher Hugh Hefne
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