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Frames From The Trail: Mitt Romney Campaigns Throughout Illinois
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One World Trade Center rises

A panoramic image of the view of Manhattan from the 69th floor

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Frames From The Trail: Mitt Romney Campaigns Throughout Illinois
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Cape Cod dolphin rescues
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Pakistan: Nation in turmoil

Images of daily life, political pursuits, religious rites and deadly violence.

Image: President Barack Obama pretends to read a mortgage document
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Image: North Korea
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Image: A runner makes his way along a trail on a butte in front of the "super Moon" at Papago Park in Phoenix
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Image: A combination picture shows a corner shopping center that was burned down during the 1992 Los Angeles Riots and after it was fully rebuilt in Koreatown
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Image: A left-wing protestor light flares during a protest ahead of May Day demonstrations in Berlin's Wedding district
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Marlene Vanegas holding a homemade signs that reads in Spanish; "Love is paid with love," during a rally marking International Women's Day in Caracas
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Entertainment photos

Celebrity, music, movie, TV and fashion
Image: Fox's "American Idol 2012" Finale - Results Show - Show
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2012 'American Idol' finale

Ace Young's proposal to Diana DeGarmo was among the many special moments during the season 11 finale.

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"Queen Of Disco" Performs On A TV Show
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HBO Luxury Lounge In Honor Of The 69th Annual Golden Globes - Day 1
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The 106.7 KROQ Weenie Roast Concert 2004
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Sports photos

Big matchups, sports stars and history
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The Week in Sports Pictures

Swimmers get synchronized, a tennis star gets cloned, and much more.

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Image: Miami Heat v Cleveland Cavaliers
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Image: 18th stage of the Tour de France
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Image: South Africans watch the World Cup
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Image: NBA Finals Game 7: Boston Celtics v Los Angeles Lakers
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Image: Stephen Strasburg
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Image: Vancouver 2010 Olympics
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Image: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim v New York Yankees, Game 6
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U.S. and worldwide destinations
Image: Visitors watch the sun rise at 10,000 feet in Haleakala National
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America's national parks

Nearly 400 national parks can be found all across America, and feature breathtaking vistas, rock formations millions of years old, and more.

Image: Originally built for the 1962 World's Fair, the now iconic Space Needle marks its 50th anniversary on April 21, 2012.
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Image: A 1912 advertisement for the British luxury passenger liner 'Titanic; The Titanic, White Star, Liner on the stocks in Harland & Wolff's shipyard, Belfast, Northern Ireland; A wreath floats in berths 43/44 from where the RMS Titanic set sail on its
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Image: An exterior view shows The Titanic Belfast building in Belfast
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Image: A frozen house is seen on a track of the Sedivackuv Long dog sled race in Destne v Orlickych horach
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Image: A woman holds an offering of fruits as shamans perform a ritual for good luck for the new year in Lima
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Image: A horse carriage carrying tourists travels past ice sculptures during the lights testing period of the 13th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin
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Space, technology, gadgets and science
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Month in Space: A blaze of glory

Click through a solar eruption, the final odyssey of the shuttle Discovery and other outer-space highlights from April 2012.

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Derby Day finery

Fashion statements fill Churchill Downs as race fans display their hats.

Image: 136th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
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Lightning Statue of Liberty
Image: Four-week-old Florida Burrowing Owlets stand in their nest at a local park in Miami
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Image: Frankfurt International Auto show
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Image: Right weather for playful dogs in Berlin
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WILD MONKEY ADOPTS KITTEN
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Image: A Morgan Roadster is displayed at the LA Auto show in Los Angeles
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Image: Fourteen-year-old Elisany Silva, who measures 2.06 meters tall, plays with her sisters and a friend on Ajuruteua beach in Braganca
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