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UNITED STATES PHOTO NEWS 
| China takes stock in crisis
Investors gesture at a private security company Tuesday Oct. 7, 2008 in Shanghai, China. Chinese shares have fallen again as worries about slowing economic growth hurt energy and industrial metals, while lower oil prices help real estate and airline stocks. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index shed 0.73 percent, or 15.9 point, to close at 2157.84 on Tue... | | | 
| A fatal flaw in Afghan peace process
** FILE ** German soldiers, part of the International Security Assistance force (ISAF) stand guard during the opening ceremony of a German-funded medical center project in the Deh Sabz district of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007. A purported T... | | | 
| The US military's fallout shelter
US soldiers serving in KFOR talk to local villagers as they stand guard in front of their base entrance in the village of Leposavic, near the Serbia-Kosovo border, Tuesday, Feb.19, 2008.... | | | 
| More US ears in Israel
Patriot missile crews from the 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade train with their Israeli counterparts on the "Patriot Conduct of Fire Trainer" in Ansbach, Germany. The training, which began Oct. 30, is helping Soldiers from both nations prepare for joi... | | | 
| Political courage the missing link
Trader James Hamill looks at screens as he works on the New York Stock Exchange floor, Tuesday, Oct.... | | | 
| Massive Federal Reserve plan to unclog lending
The Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington, DC.(ai1)... | | | 
| Rates cut to defend real economy
The Reserve Bank of Australia building in Sydney, Australia is pictured Monday, Aug. 11, 2008. In its quarterly statement on monetary policy, the Reserve Bank of Australia, said Monday domestic demand is slowing significantly and should reduce inflationary pressures in the economy, increasing the chance for a fall in interest ra... | | | 
| US plane 'forced to land in Iran'
A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 506th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG)/107th Expeditionary Fighter squadron (EFS), Michigan Air National Guard (MIANG), armed with AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM)... | | | 
| U.N. calls for tougher financial regulation -
The Wall Street sign is juxtaposed against the sculpture on the facade of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday Oct. 3, 2008. Stocks surged while credit markets remained strained Friday ahead of an expected House vote on the government's $700 billion financial rescue plan and after Wells Fargo Co. agreed to buy Wachovia Corp. in a $15.1 billion d... | | | 
| Iran says six powers "unreasonable" in nuclear row -
A part of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant is seen, some 750 miles (1,245 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 3, 2007 (tmg1)... | | | 
| Iran opposes US-Iraq security deal
A U.S. Army soldier from the 1st Battalion 8th Regiment of the 4th Infantry Division patrols a street next to the Hasan al Askeri mosque in Samarra, 100 kilometers (60 miles) north of Baghdad Friday, Dec. 19, 2003. Hasan al Askeri was the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed and his tomb in the mosque is an important pilgrimage destination for Sh... | | | 
| Iraq says US troop deal is close
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Angela McLane, from Combat Camera Pacific, documents Soldiers from 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment as they provide overwatch security during the opening of a hospital in Khalis, Iraq, Sept. 28, 2008.... | | | 
| Gene discovery may help hunt for blindness cure -
Blind man. sl1... | | | 
| Gay marriage ban attracts big money in Calif. -
Gay rights supporters wear a California state flag,left, and a gay pride flag outside of the California State Supreme Court building in San Francisco, Thursday, May 15, 2008, after the Court ruled in favor of the right of same sex couples to wed... | | | 
| China says US arms sale to Taiwan harms ties -
In this May 17, 2007 file photo, Taiwanese military maneuver U.S.-made M60 battle tanks during the annual Han Kuang military exercises in Hsinchu, northwestern Taiwan.... | | | |  |
