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The signatures of World Trade Center victims' families and workers are visible as construction workers adjust one of three 25-ton steel columns into position to be bolted into place at ground zero in New York, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006, marking the beginning of the Freedom Tower's vertical construction. The columns, were produced in Luxembourg and fabricated in Lynchburg, Va.
Sentenced To Death
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Bulgarian nurse Cristiana Valcheva, front left, gestures to someone in the public gallery as Palestinian doctor Ashraf Hajouj, and Bulgarian nurses Valya Chervenyashka, back left, and Valentina Siropulo listen as verdict in their trial is read in courtroom in Tripoli, Libya, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006. Five nurses and Hajouj were convicted of deliberately infecting 400 children with the HIV virus and were condemned to death.
Reign Continues
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Miss USA 2006 Tara Conner, is overcome with emotion during a news conference on Tuesday Dec. 19, 2006 in New York. Conner, who had come under criticism amid rumors she had been frequenting bars while underage, will be allowed to keep her title, Donald Trump announced at the news conference. The Miss Universe Organization is owned by Trump and NBC.
No Blade Of Grass Unturned
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British forensic experts search the lawn at the home of a 37-year-old man in Trimley St. Martin, east of Ipswich, Eastern England, Tuesday Dec. 19, 2006. Police said that the man was arrested Monday in connection with the murder of five women who worked as prostitutes in the town recently.
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A Palestinian member of the Hamas security force, holds a rocket propelled grenade launcher as he patrols a street in Gaza City Tuesday Dec. 19, 2006. Hamas and Fatah forces engaged in a heavy gun battle early Tuesday outside the headquarters of the pro-Fatah intelligence service, security officials said. The clash was the latest sign that a cease-fire meant to end a week of factional fighting in Gaza was unraveling.
Many Knots Tied
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Eighty-four-year-old Patrick Dulce, right, kisses his bride Marie, 47, during mass wedding ceremonies held at a park outside Manila's city hall on Tuesday Dec. 19, 2006. About 1,500 couples were wed in this annual city government project. The two were the oldest couple to be wed during the ceremonies.
Holding Out Hope
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Angela Hall, sister of Brian Hall, looks down as Hood River County Sheriff Joe Wampler looks on, while making remarks during final scheduled news conference at the Hood River Airport Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006, in Hood River Ore. The search for two climbers still missing on Mount Hood narrowed to a largely aerial quest over a small, treacherous section, which has had up to 10 feet of snow since the men vanished.
Letting Off Some Steam
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A steam plume is emitted from the snowy peak of Mount St. Helens in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006. This photo was taken from a vantage point at the Johnston Ridge Observatory. Cold weather combined with the ongoing release of water vapor generated an impressive steam plume at Mount St. Helens, which has been undergoing a low-key eruption since September 2004.
Power's Still Out
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Linemen, from left, Jeff Hansen, Troy White, Brad Morris, and Gary Dockery repair a downed power line belonging to Puget Sound Energy Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006 in Bellevue, Wash. The men were part of a Wyoming-based crew from Hamlin Electric Co. who were in town to help restore power to the approximately 200,000 customers still without power after last week's storm.
Incoming!
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Iraqi army soldiers take cover while being attacked on the outskirts of Baqouba, 35 miles northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006. Clashes between the Iraqi army and insurgents occurred 3 miles north of Baqouba, in which five insurgents were killed, police said.
