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A demonstrator flashes a V-sign during a protest against Turkey's carceral system and so-called F-type prisons in Turkey, in Istanbul, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006. F-type prisons were controversial from the start, leading to deadly protests and hunger strikes from prisoners and their families on grounds that they render inmates more vulnerable to mistreatment from prison guards.
Two Points
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Iraq Study Group co-chair James A. Baker makes two points as he testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the release of the ISG report, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006 on Capitol Hill in Washington. The panel recommended talks with Iran and Syria over Iraq and the withdrawal of U.S. combat forces from the country by early 2008.
Iraq On Their Minds
AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
President Bush, right, and British Prime Minister Tony Blair take part in a joint press availability, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington.
Blast Aftermath
CBS
Iraqi firefighters extinguish a fire following a car bomb explosion in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006. A parked car bomb killed one Iraqi civilian and injured two others police said.
Coup You
AP Photo/Rick Rycroft
A soldier mans a military checkpoint in Fiji's capital Suva Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006. Fiji's powerful council of tribal chiefs refused to recognize the country's military regime, further isolating coup leader Frank Bainimarama, whose newly installed prime minister said the takeover was illegal but was worth risking prison for.
Former Spy Laid To Rest
AP Photo/Matt Dunham
Marina Litvinenko, the wife of the poisoned former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, is seen as she walks away following the funeral of her late husband at Highgate Cemetery in north London, Thursday Dec. 7, 2006. Billionaires, Kremlin critics and Chechen rebels gathered at the famous London cemetery to mourn Litvinenko, standing in a downpour as he was laid to rest in a dark oak casket.
Off The Wall
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Esme Grant runs across floor-based artwork 'Zobop' by Glasgow-born artist Jim Lambie as part of Off The Wall, a floor- and ceiling-based collection at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Pearl Harbor Attack Anniversary
AP Photo/Marco Garcia
Navy Musician 2nd Class Kenny Gray Horton salutes the colors at the start of the ceremony honoring the 65th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006, in Honolulu. In the background is the USS Arizona memorial.
Lockdown
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A Skinner Elementary student peers out of a door window Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006, in Brownsville, Texas, during a school lockdown after a man wearing a ski mask entered the school and attacked a student.
White Out
AP/Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
A white out is believed to be the cause of a 28 vehicle crash on Interstate 69 Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006, near Markle, Ind. No serious injuries were reported.
