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Pope Benedict XVI meets journalists aboard the airplane to Madrid, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011. The Pontiff is landing in the Spanish capital of Madrid for a four-day visit on the occasion of the Catholic Church's World Youth Day. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Pope Benedict XVI waves as he arrives at Madrid Barajas airport, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011. The Pontiff arrived in the Spanish capital of Madrid for a four-day visit on the occasion of the Catholic Church's World Youth Day. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS A demonstrator shouts slogans against the visit of Pope Benedict XVI in Madrid on Wednesday. The pope is due to arrive Thursday to celebrate World Youth Day, and thousands of protesters railing against his visit marched through central Madrid.
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HULU VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS The debut episode of Morgan Spurlock's "A Day in the LIfe" series follows billionaire Richard Branson for 24 hours.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS A supporter of Indian anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare shouts slogans while holding a candle in New Delhi on Tuesday. Mr. Hazare began fasting behind bars as his supporters held protests across the country, with thousands detained by police.
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associated press In this video image taken from Egyptian State Television, attorneys for relatives of protesters killed in the Egypian uprising shout and bicker, apparently over seating, before resumption of the trial of former President Hosni Mubarak on charges of corruption and complicity in the deaths of more than 800 protesters.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, and President Christian Wulff, left, speak to spectators as they attend the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall in Berlin, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011. Germany marks the 50th anniversary of the day communist East Germany sealed itself off behind the Wall. (Photo/ Markus Schreiber)
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Michael Harris Homes is building 31 single-family homes on quarter-acre sites at Chestnut Lodge in Rockville. The Woodlawn model, with 3,250 square feet, is priced from $944,990.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS French President Nicolas Sarkozy (left) meets with (from far right) the head of the French Central Bank, Christian Noyer, Finance Minister Francois Baroin and Prime Minister Francois Fillon in Paris.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS A sculpture by Filipino contemporary artist Mideo Cruz showing his version of Jesus Christ was part of the exhibit at Manila's Cultural Center of the Philippines that caused an outcry over its use of religious figures and symbols.
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A masked protester hurls an object toward riot police officers in Tottenham on Sunday. The gritty north London neighborhood exploded in anger Saturday night after a gathering to protest the fatal shooting by police on Thursday of a 29-year-old man.
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A masked protester hurls an object toward riot police officers in Tottenham on Sunday. The gritty north London neighborhood exploded in anger Saturday night after a gathering to protest the fatal shooting by police on Thursday of a 29-year-old man.
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"Genes are about 40 percent and the rest is nurture. A lot of it is eating habits and exercise. Genes give you a basic constitution and propensity for things like exercise, but how you're raised is how you decide what is good for eating." Sue Crommelin, Norfolk, Va., Episcopal priest (white female, blond hair)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry, left, standing beside Pastor C. L. Jackson of the Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church speaks at The Response, a daylong prayer and fast rally Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, at Reliant Stadium in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry bows his head as he leads a prayer at The Response, a call to prayer for a nation in crisis, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, in Houston. Perry attended the daylong prayer rally despite criticism that the event inappropriately mixes religion and politics. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry's planned participation in a prayer event on Saturday has set off come carping. (Associated Press)
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Polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs sits in the back of a sheriff's vehicle as he is escorted away from the Tom Green County Courthouse Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. Jeffs gave a delayed opening statement about religious persecution Wednesday and dramatically slowed down his trial, where he is defending himself on charges of sexually abusing underage girls. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS This artist's rendering shows a simulation of a collision between the moon and a companion moon about 4 billion years ago. Earth once had a second moon until it made the fatal mistake of smacking the moon in what some are calling the "big splat," astronomers now theorize.
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Pro-life protesters kneel to pray during a morning ceremony of prayer vigils and rallies against late-term abortion near "late-term abortion provider" Dr. Leroy Carhart's clinic in Germantown, Md. on Tuesday, August 2, 2011. The prayers and rallies are a part of the nine-day pro-life protesting event, Summer of Mercy 2.0. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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** FILE ** Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, 83 years old and ailing, goes on trial Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011 on charges of corruption and ordering the killing of protesters during the 18-day uprising that toppled him. Many Egyptians are celebrating the chance at retribution against a longtime authoritarian ruler. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
