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Accidental celebrities

A look back at some of the decade's biggest moments.

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2009 CMA Awards

Carrie Underwood dazzles and Taylor Swift charms at the Nashville ceremony.

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U.S., world, and environment
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Memorial at Fort Hood

The 13 victims of a shooting rampage are remembered by the president, family and friends in Texas.

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Image: A fan in Times Square reacts to a play while watching the New York Yankees play the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6 before going on to win the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series in New York
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Entertainment photos

Celebrity, music, movie, TV and fashion
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Celebrity sightings

Courteney Cox attends TV Guide's Hot List Party, Ashley Judd is a Hero in Beverly Hills, Salma Hayek is in Egypt for Cairo Film Fest and more.

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Big matchups, sports stars and history
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Baseball playoffs: Day 15

Check out all the best action from the MLB playoffs.

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Dallas Cowboys v Philadelphia Eagles
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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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Minnesota Twins v Kansas City Royals
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Stanley Cup Finals - Detroit Red Wings v Pittsburgh Penguins - Game Four
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U.S. and worldwide destinations
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The Big Apple

Long referred to as the center of American business, New York is a melting pot of cultures and landscapes. Take a visual tour of some of the Big Apple’s most famous attractions.

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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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Athens, Greece
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Obama Family To Spend Summer Vacation On Martha's Vineyard
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Space, technology, gadgets and science
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Month in Space

Catch a blast from the sun, a clash between galaxies and other outer-space highlights from October.

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Sara Naomi Lewkowicz / 2009 Mountain Workshops
Small-town USA

Thirty-one photojournalists hit the streets to document five days in the life of the Murray, Ky. and the surrounding farmland of Calloway County.

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Image: A Philippine Eagle Owl is seen inside the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Rescue Center in Quezon City
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Image: Tuffy, sports a mohawk while competing in the fifth annual Times Square Dog Day Masquerade, in New York
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US Playboy Magazine publisher Hugh Hefne
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Image: Spanish matador Antonio Ferrera reacts after killing a fighting bull during a bullfight at the Plaza de Toros at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona.
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