Noah Rabinowitz (Ohio University)
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Democratic Presidential Candidate, Senator Hillary Clinton, gestures to a supporter after winning the New Hampshire primary on January 9, 2008. Clinton held a rally in the Southern New Hampshire University gymnasium in Hooksett, NH.
Ali Thanawalla (San Francisco State University)
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Same-Sex Marriage
Richard Anderson (left) and John Hall (right) embrace in a passionate kiss after exchanging their vows. The couple has been together for 12 years. Hundreds of same-sex couples descended upon San Francisco City Hall to obtain marriage licenses and take the vow of marriage on Tuesday, June 17th. Photo by Ali Thanawalla.
Ben Fredman (University of Missouri)
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Before The Vigil
Before The Vigil — Ginna Estes, center, comforts murder victim Yong Hui Zhang's sister, Jin Dan Zhang, as her husband, Hong You, looks on before a candlelight vigil on July 12, 2008, in downtown Fredericksburg, Va. Estes has been a family friend of the Zhang's since they came to the area five years ago. Nine days earlier, Yong Hui Zhang, 24, was attacked, robbed and abducted while making a delivery for his family's restaurant, China Express. Three days later his body was found stabbed to death, with one ear cut off and an eye gouged out, in a remote, wooded area of Sussex County. The suspect, who was later apprehended, called in a fake delivery to an abandoned apartment building and ambushed the young deliveryman. The man accused, Jermaine Lamonte Montgomery, 34, was charged with capital murder and Virginia Commonwealth's Attorney Bill Neely said he will seek the death penalty.
Afton Almaraz (Brooks Institute of Photography)
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S. Korea's Coppers
Riot Police are deployed when protesters tried to march to the Presidential House during a protest against U.S. imported beef in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, June 26, 2008. South Korea lifted its ban on imports of U.S. beef Thursday, and President Lee Myung-bak called on the country to move past the dispute, which has paralyzed his government with weeks of tumultuous protests. Critics were outraged against Lee, saying he made too many concessions to Washington and ignored public concerns about mad cow disease.
Eric Lawson (San Francisco State University)
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Rodeo Beach Cleanup
Emergency crews work on cleaning up Rodeo Beach in Sausalito, CA after the Cosco Busan tanker ship leaked over 58,000 gallons of oil into the San Francisco Bay after a collision with the Golden Gate Bridge in November, 2007. Rodeo Beach was considered a high impact and high priority area effected by the oil spill.
David Bond (Ball State University)
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Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama speaks to a packed house Saturday morning in Irving Gym. Sen. Obama's is rounding up his visit to Indiana in hopes of winning a primary victory against rival Sen. Hillary Clinton.
Katie Barnes (University of Missouri)
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Forced Out
Forced Out - Lynn Jones is teary-eyed as she reminisces about raising her family in her home in Grand Rapids, Michigan on July 8, 2008. Jones', who refinanced in 2005, was foreclosed on in June of 2008 and has nowhere to go with two of her children.