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RNC concludes

  Senator John McCain accepts the party's nomination for President.

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RNC concludes

  The final day of the Republican National Convention where Sen. John McCain will accept the party's nomination for President.

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Image: A poster of Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf is burned
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  Slide show

Musharraf quits
Image:Roza Injgia mourns as she sits next to her 69-year-old husband Meira Injgia's bed
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Image: Beijing at night
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A family celebrates a birthday in Baghdad
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Image: The Telegraph Fire blows up near Yosemite National Park
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Entertainment photos

Celebrity, music, movie, TV and fashion
2008 Republican National Convention: Day 3
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Celebrities at the RNC

  Rosario Dawson poses, Trace Adkins sings, Jon Voight signs.

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Lowlands Music Festival
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2008 Democratic National Convention: Day 4
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Isaac Hayes
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Miley Cyrus
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Cropped Taylor
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CARLIN
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Sports photos

Big matchups, sports stars and history
Swimming
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Michael Phelps through the years

  A look at the celebrated swimmer’s journey to winningest Olympian ever.

Sergio Garcia tests the wind before his tee shot on the eighth hole during completion of rain-delayed third round of the 90th PGA Championship golf tournament at the Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township
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Yankee Stadium is host to final All-Star game as MLB All-Star game opening ceremonies take place in New York
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The pack of riders cycle in the rain during the 15th stage of the 95th Tour de France cycling race between Embrun and Prato Nevoso
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Exercise rider Michelle Nevin and a groom walk Triple Crown hopeful Big Brown in the paddock before the 140th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York
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Big Brown, with jockey Desormeaux, crosses finish line to win 133rd running of Preakness Stakes in Maryland
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Image: Wings' Lidstrom lifts the Stanley Cup after his team defeated the Penguins in Game 6 of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey final in Pittsburgh
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Danica Patrick
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Jockey Kent Desormeaux aboard Big Brown rides to a win on the134th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville
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Travel photos

U.S. and worldwide destinations
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All aboard!

  The rising costs of traveling by air and car have drawn record passengers onto America’s railways.

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Geisha in the Gion District
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Vancouver Skyline and Harbor in Morning Light
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Climber Abseiling Down Table Mountain
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Couple Tango Dancing
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Lounge Chairs on Beach at Club Med
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Technology and science photos

Space, technology, gadgets and science
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Eyes on the eclipse

  The moon's shadow swept across the planet from Canada to China on Friday, delighting throngs of skywatchers who flocked to see a total eclipse of the sun.

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Image: Limestone sequence
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Image: A humanoid robot, designed to make human-like facial expressions in response to English and Japanese words.
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Image: "Doomsday" vault in Norway
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  SLIDE SHOW

Best of Cassini
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More photos

Pets, health and business slide shows
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Hanna heads for U.S.

  Atlantic Coast readies for the storm as flooded Haiti struggles in its wake.

A anti-government protester waves a Thai national flag
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Swimming
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Image: A 1964 Chevrolet Impala "Gypsy Rose" lowrider
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Image: City dogs herding
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Image: Todd Zaki Warfel stands in front of broken and boarded up windows in an unoccupied unit.
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Image: BMW concept CS
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An Iranian technician works at the Balal
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