Photos Of The Day

Clouds hang over lower Manhattan in this view from the observation deck at the Empire State Building Monday, Jan. 8, 2007, in New York. An odor similar to that of natural gas spread over a large part of Manhattan. Authorities were investigating to determine the source of the smell.

In A Heap

Discarded protective outerwear lies in a pile after it was used by workers collecting dead birds on Congress Ave., Monday, Jan. 8, 2007, in Austin, Texas. Police shut down a 10-block stretch in the heart of downtown early Monday after up to 60 dead birds were found, but a state health official said preliminary air-quality tests showed no dangerous chemicals.

Prayers For Rabbi

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man prays during the funeral of Rabbi Leibish Alberstam the leader of the Tzans Gimigrad Hassidic group on the Mount of Olives overlooking Jerusalem's Old City, Monday, Jan. 8, 2007. The Rabbi was widely respected by followers of this sect of Judaism.

The Big Show

An attendee walks by a display of Hitachi flat panel televisions at the Las Vegas Convention Center during the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Monday, Jan. 8, 2007 in Las Vegas. The world's largest consumer technology tradeshow runs through Jan. 11 and features 2,700 exhibitors showing off their products and services to more than 150,000 attendees.

Making A Point

European Union Development Commissioner Louis Michel of Belgium addresses journalists after a bilateral meeting with Edwin W. Carrington, Secretary-general of the Caribbean Community (not pictured) at EU headquarters in Brussels Monday, Jan. 8, 2007.

Cool Cars

Lexus shows off the IS-F to the world automotive media during the press preview days at the North American International Auto show Monday, Jan. 8, 2007 in Detroit. The show draws nearly 7,000 members of the news media from around the world and opens to the public Jan. 13.

After The Fire

Vendors walk through La Couple market in an effort to recover salvageable goods after a fire in the large indoor food market destroyed merchandise but caused no injuries in the suburb of Petionville in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Jan. 8, 2007. The cause of the blaze wasn't immediately clear, but some bystanders accused militants of torching the market in a feud over last month's disputed local elections.

Interested Spectators

Annie Blagojevich, center, is held by her mother Patti as her father Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich takes the oath of office from Justice Ann Burke during inaugural ceremonies in Springfield, Ill., Monday, Jan. 8, 2007.

Flag For Fallen Hero

Jeff Davis, a student at PCM High School holds a flag as the hearse carrying the body of U.S. Army Cpl. Jonathan Eric Schiller passes by on the way to Schiller's burial Monday, Jan. 8, 2007 in Monroe, Iowa. Schiller was killed Dec. 31, 2006, by a roadside bomb while he was on patrol south of Baqubah, Iraq. Davis and hundreds of fellow students lined the highway as the funeral procession made its way to the cemetery.