Today in photos

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, second left, and his wife Kim Yoon-ok, third left, watch a Maori warrior Marshall Cook, right, during the Powhiri welcome ceremony at Government House in Auckland, New Zealand. U.S. service members take an oath of citizenship during their naturalization ceremony at al-Faw Palace at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq. And Palestinian school children walk next to a destroyed building in Jebaliya, northern Gaza Strip. View a slideshow of these images and more.

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Tue., March 3, 2009

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, second left, and his wife Kim Yoon-ok, third left, watch a Maori warrior Marshall Cook, right, during the Powhiri welcome ceremony at Government House in Auckland, New Zealand, Tuesday, March 3, 2009. Lee is on a two-day visit to New Zealand.

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Soldiers stand guard during a ceremony attended by Dominican Republic's President Leonel Fernandez, unseen, at the Jose Marti monument in Havana, Tuesday, March 3, 2009. Fernandez is on a two-day official visit to Cuba.

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U.S. service members take an oath of citizenship during their naturalization ceremony at al-Faw Palace at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, March 3, 2009. 251 troops from 65 countries became U.S. citizens at the ceremony.

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A delegate rubs his face to refresh himself during the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China,Tuesday, March 3 , 2009. Economic troubles, including creating jobs and ensuring a massive stimulus package is properly used, are the main concerns for China's main legislative advisory body meeting this week.

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Chinese military band members rehearse before the opening ceremony for the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Mar 3 , 2009.

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Rescue dogs are led to the rubble of a collapsed building in Cologne, western Germany, Tuesday, March 3, 2009. The building that once housed the city archives collapsed and officials fear people could be trapped inside, authorities said Tuesday.

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Crocuses blossom at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Tuesday March 3, 2009.

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A model shows a creation part of the Agatha Ruiz De La Prada Fall/Winter 2009/2010 fashion collection shown in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, March 3, 2009.

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An Orangutan is seen at Dusit zoo in Bangkok Tuesday, March 3, 2009.

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Tibetan women weave a carpet at the Tibetan refugee camp, in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, March 3, 2009. Defiant Buddhist monks banned from marking a key Tibetan New Year prayer festival marched in protest in China's southwest, rights groups said. It was the latest resistance to Chinese rule ahead of sensitive anniversaries in Tibet.

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A child plays with a huge bell placed outside a Tibetan monastery, in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, March 3, 2009.

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Palestinian children stand on the staircase of a house destroyed in last month's Israeli military offensive, in Jebaliya, northern Gaza Strip, Tuesday March 3, 2009. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived in Jerusalem Monday evening from the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik, where she pledged $900 million in U.S. aid at an international donors conference for rebuilding the Gaza Strip after Israel's recent offensive against its Hamas rulers.

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Palestinian school children walk next to a destroyed building in Jebaliya, northern Gaza Strip, Tuesday March 3, 2009. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived in Jerusalem Monday evening from the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik, where she pledged $900 million in U.S. aid at an international donors conference for rebuilding the Gaza Strip after Israel's recent offensive against its Hamas rulers.

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