Human Interest

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Border Patrol Agent Brian A. Terry was slain north of the Arizona-Mexico border. (Associated Press)

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Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy gave impassioned speeches in a style that seems to be missing in modern politics. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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Samuel "Joe the Plumber" Wurzelbacher laughs while chatting with the media outside of his home in Holland, Ohio, in 2008. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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Illustration by John Camejo from the film "Dr. Strangelove"

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Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema (center) first proposed to UNESCO in 2008 the awarding of a $3 million life-sciences prize, but objections to the central African strongman's involvement have prevented its adoption. (Associated Press)

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"South Park" characters (from the left) Kyle, Kenny and Stan. (Comedy Central via Associated Press) ** FILE **

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R.E.M. R.E.M. called it quits last week, widening the gap between bands that helped push alternative rock into the mainstream in the '80s. "All things must end," Michael Stipe (center) wrote in the band's resignation letter last week.

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Nicholas Cage

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Then-Texas Gov. Rick Perry greets Danny Danon (right), deputy speaker of the Israeli Knesset, as Rep. Robert Turner (center), New York Republican, applauds during a news conference in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) ** FILE**

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Robert V. Brannum

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President Obama awards the Medal of Honor to former Marine Dakota Meyer on Sept. 15, 2011. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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The Republican lineup in 2011 prior to the presidential debate at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Calif. From left: former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum; former House Speaker Newt Gingrich; Rep. Michele Bachmann, Minnesota Republican; former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney; Texas Gov. Rick Perry; Rep. Ron Paul, Texas Republican; businessman Herman Cain; and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. (Associated Press/File)

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President Obama (from right), first lady Michelle Obama, former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush visit the North Memorial Pond at the National Sept. 11th Memorial on Sunday, Sept., 11, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **