Today in photos (Sept. 14)
View a gallery of photos from around the world on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011.
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Afghan security forces are seen in a building during a gun battle with Taliban militants in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday Sept. 14, 2011. The 20-hour insurgent attack in the heart of Kabul ended Wednesday morning after a final volley of helicopter gunfire as Afghan police ferreted out and killed the last few assailants who had taken over a half-built downtown building to fire on the nearby U.S. Embassy and NATO compounds.
Musadeq Sadeq Associated Press
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A body of an Afghan policeman, who was killed during a gun battle with the Taliban militants, is seen on the ground in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday Sept. 14,2011. The 20-hour insurgent attack in the heart of Kabul ended Wednesday morning after a final volley of helicopter gunfire as Afghan police ferreted out and killed the last few assailants who had taken over a half-built downtown building to fire on the nearby U.S. Embassy and NATO compounds.
Musadeq Sadeq Associated Press
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Burnt euro notes, burnt because they were unusable for various reasons, are displayed in the money museum of German Bundesbank in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011, with the German word "Ungueltig" or invalid cut into them. A top lawmaker from German Chancellor Angela Merkel's junior coalition partner is defending comments by his party's leader that an "orderly insolvency" for Greece should be considered in the future if Athens cannot get its finances in order. The comments by Free Democrats leader Philipp Roesler roiled markets earlier this week. They prompted Merkel to say she saw no quick solutions to Greece's problems and caution that "everyone should very carefully weigh their words."
Michael Probst Associated Press
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Indian artists work on idols of Hindu goddess Durga at a workshop in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, Sept.14, 2011. The Hindu festival of Durga Puja will be celebrated in October.
Rajesh Singh Associated Press
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Chris "The Dutchess" Walton shows off her record breaking fingernails in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011. The Dutchess holds the world's record for the longest fingernails on a pair of female hands, according to the new Guiness World Records 2012 book.
Seth Wenig Associated Press
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A bungy jumper leaps from the platform on Ben Lomond mountain against the backdrop of Lake Wakatipu near Queenstown, New Zealand, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011.
Alastair Grant Associated Press
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Air Force One, with President Barack Obama aboard, arrives at Raleigh Durham International Airport in Morrisville, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011, where President Obama will speak about the American Jobs Act.
Jim Bounds Fr3003 Ap