Images from this week around the world
U.S. Cpt. Chaplain father Carl Subler, from Versailles, Ohio blesses U.S. soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, at the end of a mass service in an outpost in the Badula Qulp area, West of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010.
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U.S. Marine Lt Scott Holub of Pasadena, MD and from 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment runs carrying an Afghan National Army soldier who was shot in the lower leg during a battle with the Taliban in Marjah in Afghanistan's Helmand province on Saturday Feb. 20, 2010.
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An emotional Rhonda Smith testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, about her experiences with her Lexus, before the House Oversight and Investigations subcommittee hearing regarding 'Response by Toyota and NHTSA to Incidents of Sudden and Unintended Acceleration. Behind her is James E. Lentz, president and chief operating officer for Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.
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An FBI agent is seen, front, along side airplane debris, rear, inside a building that housed several employees of the Internal Revenue Service, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010, in Austin, Texas. Authorities said that Joseph Stack flew his small plane into the building, killing himself and injuring two.
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An Iraqi man walks past a ripped election campaign poster for former Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari of the National Iraqi Coalition in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010. Ripping a campaign poster could be punished by a jail term of up to one year under a law that has been imposed for the first time for the nation's already highly charged parliamentary election next month. Experts believe the government ban was imposed to prevent opposition parties from tearing down Prime Minister Nouri-al-Maliki's campaign signs.
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A model wears an outfit by designers Burberry Prorsum for their Autumn/Winter 2010 collection at London Fashion Week in London, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010.
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Lindsey Vonn, of the United States, celebrates after finishing the women's super-G event at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010.
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An unidentified woman carries an orphan child towards a US-bound plane at the airport in Port-au-Prince, Wednesday Feb. 24, 2010. Six Haitian orphans boarded the airplane Wednesday, to be united with their adopted parents four days after Haitian police seized them out of fear they were being kidnapped.
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A Marine carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Lance Cpl. Kielin T. Dunn, at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010. According to the Department of Defense, Dunn, of Chesapeake, Va., died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Guilherme Marchi, of Brazile, gets bucked off the bull Maverick in second round of the Professional Bull Riders Iron Skillet Invitational at Cowboys Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010, in Arlington, Texas.
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Members of the Houston Astros walk to the field during spring training baseball practice, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, in Kissimmee, Fla.
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U.S. Marines from 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment rest after a three day operation in Marjah in Afghanistan's Helmand province on Tuesday Feb. 23, 2010.
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Switzerland's Simon Ammann makes his trial jump for the Men's large hill individual competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010.
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Police clash with protesters in Athens on Wednesday Feb. 24, 2010. Police fired tear gas and clashed with demonstrators in central Athens on Wednesday as violence broke out after a large protest march against government austerity measures intended to fix the country's debt crisis.
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Children are seen silhouetted as they climb a tree in Allahabad, India, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, before the House Financial Services Committee hearing on the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress.
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A Pakistani man uses a snake as he performs to make money on a roadside on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010.
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John Jackson, pilot for GBR-1, is seen with scrapes on his back after he and teammate Dan Money (not seen) crashed during the men's two-man bobsled competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010.
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Olympic spirit shines on the side of a home in Whistler, British Columbia, during the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010.
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The Dalai Lama laughs as he speaks to students, faculty, and guests at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla., Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010.
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Two unidentified members of Iran's Experts Assembly, a powerful clerical panel charged with choosing or dismissing Iran's supreme leader, attend a meeting of the assembly, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010.
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Demonstrators march in central Madrid, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, as they protest against Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's proposal to increase the retirement age from 65 to 67.
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Toyota President and Chief Executive Officer Akio Toyoda is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, prior to testifying before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Toyota.
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Girls in the Traditional Korean Dance Company from New Jersey practice their routine before the start of Lunar New Year Parade in New York, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010.
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Tiger Woods pauses during a news conference, Friday, Feb. 19, 2010, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
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A Pakistani devotee smokes during the annual festival of the 14th century Sufi Saint Mian Mir in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010.
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Anti-nuclear citizens celebrate the vote on Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant at the Statehouse in Montpelier, Vt., Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010. The Vermont Senate has voted to block the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant from operating after 2012. Vermont is the only state in the country with a law giving its Legislature a say over a nuclear plant's relicensing, and Wednesday's 26-4 vote on a 20-year extension marks the first time lawmakers have formally weighed in on the question.
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Ladies figure skater Kim Yu-Na of Korea signs autographs after a practice session at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010.
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A model displays a Fall/Winter design by Antonio Alvarado during the Pasarela Cibeles fashion week in Madrid, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010.
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A Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer stands by an Olympic flame in Whistler, British Columbia, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010 during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.
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Austrian team, from left, Austria's Wolfgang Loitzl, Austria's Andreas Kofler, Austria's Thomas Morgenstern and Austria's Gregor Schlierenzauer celebrate winning the gold medal during the flower ceremony of the Men's ski jumping team event from the large hill at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, Monday, Feb. 22, 2010.
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Space shuttle Endeavour returns to the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010, after a 14-day mission to the International Space Station.
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Dodo Kharazishvili, center, mother of Nodar Kumaritashvili, the Georgian luger killed in a practice run at the Olympics, grieves over his body at their home in Bakuriani, Georgia, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010, as his father David Kumaritashvili stands at right. Felix Kumaritashvili blamed the death of his nephew Nodar on Olympics organizers. He told The Associated Press that they had failed to make sufficient safety precautions.
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