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Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy, left, hugs Shelley Budke, wife of former Oklahoma State women's basketball coach Kurt Budke who died in a plane crash in 2011, as Gundy presents the Fiesta Bowl Championship Trophy to her after the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football game Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, in Glendale, Ariz. Oklahoma State defeated Stanford 41-38 in overtime.
Ross Franklin Associated Press
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Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters extinguishes numerous cars on fire in a carport in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles on Monday, Jan. 2, 2012. For the fifth night in a row, a spate of arson fires has sent firefighters scrambling to extinguish car fires in the Hollywood, Hollywood Hills, Studio City, and Sherman Oaks neighborhoods of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Fire Department confirms a person of interest has been detained and is being questioned in connection with the arson spree.
Dan Steinberg Fr158549 Ap
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Handcuffed suspects seen in the state Terrorist Combat and Organized Crime department in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012. Iraqi officials say they have arrested a ring of insurgents allegedly involved in attacks in Baghdad, the 21-person cell is linked to the outlawed Baath party and was responsible for about 300 terror attacks against government employees and security forces. The alleged leader of the cell, Abdul-Khaliq Abdul-Sattar, told a press conference organized by the ministry that he received orders from Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the highest-ranking member of Saddam Hussein's regime still at large.
Karim Kadim Associated Press
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A child looks on art creation " A bat " by Belarus sculptor Nikolai Bairachyi at an exhibition in Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012.
Sergei Grits Associated Press
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Two crocodiles covered in algae sun themselves near a pond near Bajul, Gambia, on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012. Tourists flock to see the crocodile pond outside of Banjul, which locals believe has water able to make women and men fertile.
Jon Gambrell Associated Press
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A robin in Salina, Kan. is lit by the late afternoon sun Wednesday Jan. 4, 2012.
Tom Dorsey Salina Journal
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Indian Border Security Force soldiers from a camel contingent prepare their camel for rehearsals for the upcoming Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012. India will celebrate its Republic Day on Jan. 26.
Manish Swarup Associated Press
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Florencia Kuzmicz of Buenos Aires, Argentina, left, takes a picture while her daughter Emilia Kuzmicz, 2, waits nearby in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012.
Seth Wenig Associated Press
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Fireworks explore while Chinese dancers performing on a snow hill during the opening ceremony of the Harbin International Ice and Snow festival held in Harbin in northeastern's China's Heilongjiang province, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012.
Andy Wong Associated Press
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People, one of them holding a dog, collect candies which are being thrown during the 'Cabalgata de Reyes,' or the Three Wise Men parade in the southern Spanish city of Barbate, Cadiz, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. People thronged sidewalks in Spain's towns and cities on Thursday to watch traditional parades marking the eve of the Epiphany, a Christian holiday celebrating the story of the three wise men believed to have followed a bright star to offer gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to the newborn Jesus in Bethlehem.
Emilio Morenarri Associated Press
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A woman from the Ava Guarani ethnic group holds her pet monkey "Titi" as the police evict her group from Uruguay square in Asuncion, Paraguay, Thursday Jan. 5, 2012. A large group of the Ava Guarani ethnic group have been occupying Uruguay square for the last seven months, demanding the right to land.
Jorge Saenz Associated Press
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People take a rest under sunshine on la promenade des Anglais in Nice, southeastern France, by a sunny day, Friday, Jan. 6, 2012. Temperature is 17 degrees Celsius (63 farenheit).
Lionel Cironneau Associated Press
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A young girl stands underneath the artificial blossom flowers on display for the upcoming Chinese New Year of the Dragon at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Jan. 6, 2012.
Lai Sin Associated Press
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Henrik L'Abee-Lund of Norway shoots during the warm up at the men's 4 x 7.5 km relay at the Biathlon World Cup in Oberhof, Germany, on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. Norway placed 5th.
Jens Meyer Associated Press
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Polar swimmers take take part at the new year swim in the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Jan. 6, 2012. The Prague Castle is in the background.
Petr Josek Associated Press
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A surfer bails off his board while riding a large wave just south of the Huntington Beach Pier, Friday Jan. 6, 2012 in Huntington Beach, Calif. High surf will pound Southern California and the Central Coast into the weekend with breakers topping a dozen feet in some places.
Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register