This week in photos (July4-8)
View a gallery of photos from the week of July 4, 2011.
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The U.S. flag is silhouetted against the fireworks display on Monday July 4, 2011 in Staunton, Va. The U.S. celebrated the 235th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence Monday.
Pat Leader The News Leader
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A state police helicopter searches the waters of the Gulf of California for survivors of a capsized fishing boat near San Felipe, Mexico, Monday, July 4, 2011. A U.S. tourist died after a fishing boat capsized in an unexpected storm in the Gulf of California off the Baja California peninsula and of the 44 people on the boat, seven U.S. tourists remain missing along with one Mexican crew member, the Mexican navy said.
Francisco Vega Associated Press
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In this photo taken Monday July 4, 2011, a relative of the truck driver killed in a traffic accident makes a phone call from the scene in Xiantao city in central China's Hubei province. A speeding truck rear-ended a tourist bus stopped in a highway emergency lane, and the bus flipped and burst into flames, killing at least 23 people and injuring 29 in south China early Monday, state media said.
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A giant dust storm covers Phoenix, Ariz., Tuesday, July 5, 2011.
Rob Schumacher The Arizona Republic
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Fisher Frude hangs on during the mutton bustin' event at the Laramie Jubilee Days Junior Bull Riding, Tuesday, July 5, 2011, in Laramie, Wyo.
Andy Carpenean Laramie Boomerang
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Kansas City Royals left fielder Alex Gordon watches Chicago White Sox's Paul Konerko's solo home run during the second inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Tuesday, July 5, 2011.
Paul Beaty Fr36811 Ap
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Soccer fans kiss with Germany and Brazil colored mohawks during the group D match between Equatorial Guinea and Brazil at the Women�s Soccer World Cup in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, July 6, 2011.
Michael Probst Associated Press
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A woman comes tries to help Janez Brajkovic of Slovenia after he crashed in the fifth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 164.5 kilometers (102.2 miles) starting in Carhaix and finishing in Cap Frehel, Brittany, western France, Wednesday July 6, 2011. Brajkovic was unable to continue the race.
Christophe Ena Associated Press
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In this Wednesday, July 6, 2011 photo, a rebel with a bicycle celebrates the liberation of al-Qawalish, 100 kilometers (60 miles) southwest of Tripoli, Libya, after six hours of battle. In the background smoke rises from a the power station that was shelled by retreating soldiers loyal to Moammar Gadhafi. A senior Libyan official on Thursday accused NATO of intensifying its bombing campaign and backing foreign mercenaries to lay the groundwork for an advance by rebels trying to topple Moammar Gadhafi's regime.
Gaia Anderson Associated Press
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A massive bonfire is finished in the New Mossley estate in Newtownabbey on the outskirts of Belfast, Northern Ireland, Thursday, July, 7, 2011. Hundreds of bonfires are being prepared as Protestants across Northern Ireland light bonfires on the 11th July to celebrate the 1690 Battle of the Boyne when King William of Orange defeated the Catholic King James.
Peter Morrison Associated Press
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Palestinian students take part in a graduation ceremony at the Arab American University in the West Bank city of Jenin, Thursday, July 7, 2011.
Mohammed Ballas Associated Press
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A deer crosses the 10th fairway during the first round of the Women's U.S. Open golf tournament at Broadmoor on Thursday, July 7, 2011, in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Mark Terrill Associated Press
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Ava, a 20-month old Mastino Napoletano, rests after winning the dog contest in her category, during the World Dog Show, in Villepeinte, north of Paris, Thursday July 7, 2011.
Remy Mauviniere Associated Press
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The shadow of a balloon is cast on a field near the rural city of Gama, Brazil, Friday July 8, 2011.
Eraldo Peres Associated Press
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Oprah Winfrey, center, walks to lunch with Stedman Graham, left, and Gayle King during the 2011 Allen and Co. Sun Valley Conference, Friday, July 8, 2011, in Sun Valley, Idaho
Julie Jacobson Associated Press
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Joshua and Orlando Perez, of Orlando, Fla., sleep on a dock while they await the final launch of space shuttle Atlantis in Titusville, Fla., Friday, July 8, 2011. Four astronauts are taking space shuttle Atlantis for one last ride, the very last one of the 30-year space shuttle era.
Gerry Broome Associated Press
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The space shuttle Atlantis lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center Friday, July 8, 2011, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Atlantis is the 135th and final space shuttle launch for NASA.
John Raoux Associated Press