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Images: National Photos of the Year

Daimler AG Smart Car vehicles sit lined up for dealer delivery at a distribution center outside the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California, U.S., on Tuesday, April 3, 2012. Job gains and buyers who put off car purchases during the recession are driving the fastest three-month auto-sales pace in four years, even as average U.S. unleaded gasoline prices rose 20 percent this year through the end of March. Associated Press
Combines harvest soybeans at the Morro Azul farm near Tangara da Serra, Brazil, on Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Soybean prices in Chicago may rise to $14.50 a bushel as drought hampers crops in South America, boosting the outlook for U.S. exports, said William Tierney, the chief economist at AgResource Co. in Chicago. Associated Press
Birds fly above a freighter as it is towed to the docks at the APM Terminals BV area of the Port of Callao in Lima, Peru, on Thursday, March 15, 2012. Economic activity in Peru expanded 5.4 percent from a year earlier, compared with 6 percent growth in December, the government’s statistics agency said. Associated Press
People observe a moment of silence in front of a vessel swept inland by the tsunami which followed the Great East Japan Earthquake to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the disaster at 2:46 p.m. in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, on Sunday, March 11, 2012. The magnitude-9 earthquake last year triggered a tsunami that in just 60 minutes laid waste to entire towns, engulfed four-story hospitals, left hundreds of thousands of homeless and crippled a nuclear plant. Associated Press
Kazushige Hayashi walks through puddles of water at the site of where his house stood before the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, on Sunday, March 4, 2012. Japan marks the one-year anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami this month for the 15,845 dead and the 3,368 still missing. Associated Press
Hotel guests in the infinity pool at the SkyPark atop Marina Bay Sands look out towards the city skyline in Singapore, on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. The number of visitors to the island rose to a record 13.2 million in 2011 as casino-resorts run by Genting Singapore Plc and Las Vegas Sands Corp. lured tourists. Associated Press
Dietz Brothers Inc. tower men Jonathan Thompson, from bottom, Ben Christianson, and Jake Bengtson climb a Polaris Industries Inc. wind turbine installed by Renewable Energy SD in Elgin, Minnesota, U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. The U.S. wind and solar energy industries need an extension of production tax credits, which are scheduled to expire at the end of the year, Energy Secretary Steven Chu said. Associated Press
Louis Vuitton sunglasses sit on display inside the company’s new “Etoile” store, operated by LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, in a former cinema in Rome, Italy, on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. A “made in Europe” label is highly coveted abroad, and brands such as Hermes and Louis Vuitton have pricing power, which is “very rare in the current environment,” said Rahul Sharma, founder and managing director of Neev Capital, a London-based consulting company. Associated Press
A fish porter carries a fresh tuna at the General Santos Fish Port Complex in General Santos, the Philippines, on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. Philippine exports will probably rise by 10 percent or more this year after a decline in 2011, trade secretary Gregory Domingo told reporters Jan. 16. Associated Press
A man stands in the doorway of a cow shed at a dairy farm in Shuangcheng, Heilongjiang Province, China, on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. Nestle will spend 2.5 billion yuan ($396 million) with a local Chinese government and investors to boost output in its biggest dairy district after tainted milk from competitor China Mengniu Dairy Co. hurt consumer confidence. Associated Press
A surfer walks past cargo containers washed ashore from the stricken container ship Rena, owned by Athens-based Costamare Shipping Co., at Waihi Beach, New Zealand, on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. Half of the ship Rena stranded on a New Zealand reef for more than three months is sinking after breaking up in rough seas and littering beaches with cargo and debris. Associated Press
The sun is obscured by the moon during an annular solar eclipse in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, May 21, 2012. An annular solar eclipse was observed in Japan today. Associated Press
The Facebook Inc. logo is displayed with the word “unchanged” prior to trading at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, U.S., on Friday, May 18, 2012. Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. experienced a delay in opening shares of Facebook Inc., with trading beginning at about 11:30 a.m. instead of the planned 11:00 a.m. start. Facebook Inc. rose in its trading debut following a record initial public offering that made the social network more costly than almost every company in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. Associated Press
Pedestrians are reflected in a poster advertising the Greek national elections, on the day of voting in Athens, Greece, on Sunday, May 6, 2012. Greeks are voting today in national elections that may determine whether the country has a future in the euro area. Associated Press
A catfish is tossed into a box while Port Clinton Fisheries Inc. fisherman sort which fish to keep and which to throw back on Lake Erie off of Cedar Point, Ohio, U.S., on Thursday, April 12, 2012. Located on the north shore of Lake Erie, Port Clinton Fisheries catches perch, walleye, and bass among other species of fish. Associated Press
An employee selects samples of corn grain from the hold of the Dutch cargo ship Amice II before shipping at Granexport AD port, part of MK Group, on the Danube river in Pancevo, Serbia, on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. Goods volumes on Europe’s longest river after the Volga are 80 percent lower than on the Rhine, the region’s busiest waterway, according to EU figures. Associated Press
Taxi drivers hold signs demanding the stabilization of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices during a strike in front of City Hall in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday, June 20, 2012. South Korean taxi drivers began their first nationwide strike today, demanding a fare increase and the right to burn diesel amid rising fuel costs. Associated Press
The sun shines on the dried leaves of corn plants suffering from a lack of moisture in Idaville, Indiana, U.S., on Friday, July 6, 2012. Corn and soybean inventories before the 2013 harvests also will be smaller than the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated last month because drought is reducing this yearís harvest, according to the average of estimates in the survey. Associated Press
The Swiss Re Insurance building, also known as “the Gherkin”, foreground, and the towers of the Canary Wharf business district are seen against the city skyline in London, U.K. on Thursday, July 12, 2012. Banks being probed for attempting to rig benchmark interest rates could face $6 billion of related litigation costs, analysts at Morgan Stanley estimated. Associated Press
Passengers from the Novorossiysk-Moscow train, operated by OAO Russian Railways, sunbathe on a platform at Liski station in Voronezh region, Russia, on Sunday, July 15, 2012. Russia’s government plans to sell stakes in its rail monopoly, grain trader, biggest shipper, nanotechnology holding and largest banks within 18 months as it loosens its grip on an economy dominated by commodity exports. Associated Press
A pedestrian passes the BNP Paribas SA office in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Geneva’s banks employed 502 fewer people at the end of June compared with a year earlier as foreign wealth managers cut jobs and shifted employees to other locations, a survey by the city’s financial lobby group shows. Associated Press
An elderly man carries a banner past a line of riot policemen during a public protest to mark a visit by Angela Merkel, Germany’s chancellor, her first in five years, to Athens, Greece, on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. Merkel, who meets Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and President Karolos Papoulias in Athens today during a six-hour visit, will probably reinforce statements from European finance ministers yesterday saluting Greece’s determination to trim its budget while demanding further steps to reshape its economy. Associated Press
Traffic moves along an expressway in this elevated view of Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012. The world’s finance ministers and central bank governors are gathering in Tokyo this week for the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group as the rebound from the deepest global recession since World War II stagnates. Associated Press
Ikko Nakatsuka, Japan’s financial services minister, pauses during a group interview in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. Nakatsuka urged the country’s bank lobby to determine whether its process for setting the benchmark yen lending rate should be revamped. Photographer: Associated Press
Dr. Dave Campbell, associate clinical professor at University of Southern California (USC), center, walks past patients receiving medical attention at a Care Harbor LA free health clinic for the uninsured and underinsured at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. Almost 16 percent of the U.S. population, or 48.6 million people, lack health insurance. Associated Press
A car bearing a photograph of Steve Jobs, late chief executive officer of Apple Inc., is parked outside the Apple store at night in the Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012. Apple’s iPhone 5, which features a bigger screen, faster chip and a lighter body, sold 2 million units in first-day orders, more than double a record set by the previous model, Apple said. Associated Press
A worker unloads sacks of cement from a freight train in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. India, Asia’s third-largest economy, grew 5.5 percent in the three months ended June 30 after expanding 5.3 percent in the previous quarter, the least in three years. Associated Press
Mitt Romney, Republican presidential candidate, waves while greeting delegates before speaking at the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Tampa, Florida, U.S., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Romney, a wealthy former business executive who served as Massachusetts governor and as a bishop in the Mormon church, is under pressure to show undecided voters more personality and emotion in his convention speech tonight, even as fiscal conservatives in his own party say he must more clearly define his plans for reining in the deficit and improving the economy. Associated Press
Ann Romney, wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, left, sits with Janna Ryan, wife of Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, as she holds her yawning son Sam Ryan at the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Tampa, Florida, U.S., on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. Representative Paul Ryan takes the stage tonight to address the RNC with a dual mission: to provide a spark, along with his big ideas about cutting the budget, to energize the party’s base. Associated Press
Cattle owned by Brazilian beef producer Minerva SA graze in a ranch operated by Cia Agropecuaria Monte Alegre (CMA) in Barretos, Brazil, on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012. Minerva SA sees a ìstrongî increase in beef prices in the coming quarters, Fabiano Tito Rosa, the companyís head of research, told reporters in Barretos on Tuesday. Associated Press
A statue of the Virgin Mary stands over houses destroyed by fire in the Breezy Point neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. Atlantic superstorm Sandy may cut U.S. economic growth as it keeps millions of employees away from work and shuts businesses from restaurants to refineries in one of the nationís most populated and productive regions. Associated Press
A man walks through flood waters in Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. The Atlantic storm Sandy left a landscape of devastation across much of New Jersey, tearing apart seaside resort towns, ripping houses from foundations and littering the turnpike with rail cars and debris. Associated Press
U.S. President Barack Obama stands on stage with his wife Michelle Obama, left, and daughters Sasha, second left, and Malia, right, before making an acceptance speech during an election night rally in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., in the early morning on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. Obama, the post-partisan candidate of hope who became the first black U.S. president, won re-election today by overcoming four years of economic discontent with a mix of political populism and electoral math. Associated Press
Residents look over the damage in the Breezy Point neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. Atlantic superstorm Sandy may cut U.S. economic growth as it keeps millions of employees away from work and shuts businesses from restaurants to refineries in one of the nationís most populated and productive regions. Associated Press
Roads intersect at a Rio Tinto Group salt operation in this aerial photograph taken over Dampier, Western Australia, on Monday, Aug. 20, 2012. Rio Tinto is the third-biggest mining company. Associated Press
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