Slideshow: A different world view

March 20, 2012 12:29 pm
  • LANCASTER, OH. -- From left, Drew, Zach, Evan, Hannah, and Marisa Mahler of Breman, Ohio, line up at a rally for the Republican presidential candidate at the Ohio University Lancaster.
    KEVIN RIDDELL/AP
    LANCASTER, OH. -- From left, Drew, Zach, Evan, Hannah, and Marisa Mahler of Breman, Ohio, line up at a rally for the Republican presidential candidate at the Ohio University Lancaster.
  • KIMBUMA, Congo -- People walk past a convoy of Congolese army tanks as they flee fighting in eastern Congo. Thousands of refugees and soldiers are fleeing fighting in what appears to be a major retreat of government forces being attacked by rebels of renegade Gen. Laurent Nkunda.
    Karel Prinsloo/AP
    KIMBUMA, Congo -- People walk past a convoy of Congolese army tanks as they flee fighting in eastern Congo. Thousands of refugees and soldiers are fleeing fighting in what appears to be a major retreat of government forces being attacked by rebels of renegade Gen. Laurent Nkunda.
  • KEY LARGO, Fla. -- In this photo released by the Florida Keys News Bureau, most of the participants in the Underwater Pumpkin Carving Contest display their entries in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary off Key Largo, Fla. Entrants worked in teams of two and competed for dive-related retail merchandise prizes.
    Florida Keys News/ Bob Care
    KEY LARGO, Fla. -- In this photo released by the Florida Keys News Bureau, most of the participants in the Underwater Pumpkin Carving Contest display their entries in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary off Key Largo, Fla. Entrants worked in teams of two and competed for dive-related retail merchandise prizes.
  • NEW YORK -- The recently restored Eldridge Street Synagogue, a National Historic Landmark, features elaborate lighting as seen from a balcony.
    Kathy Willens/AP
    NEW YORK -- The recently restored Eldridge Street Synagogue, a National Historic Landmark, features elaborate lighting as seen from a balcony.
  • BAGHDAD -- Medics care for a man wounded in a car bomb explosion, Oct. 27. A bomb placed under a car exploded in central Baghdad, killing 2 civilians and wounding 7 others, the police said.
    Karim Kadim/AP
    BAGHDAD -- Medics care for a man wounded in a car bomb explosion, Oct. 27. A bomb placed under a car exploded in central Baghdad, killing 2 civilians and wounding 7 others, the police said.
  • PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan -- An image taken from a video shows US soldiers giving first aid to the victims of a suicide attack at a police station in the capital of Baghlan province, north of Kabul, Oct. 27. A suicide bomber wearing a police uniform blew himself up inside a police station killing two American soldiers and wounding five other people, officials said.
    APTN
    PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan -- An image taken from a video shows US soldiers giving first aid to the victims of a suicide attack at a police station in the capital of Baghlan province, north of Kabul, Oct. 27. A suicide bomber wearing a police uniform blew himself up inside a police station killing two American soldiers and wounding five other people, officials said.
  • PHILADELPHIA -- Looking down game 4 of the World Series, Oct. 26. The Philadelphia Phillies romped over the Tampa Bay Rays giving Philadelphia a 3-1 World Series lead. The Devil Rays were one of the worst teams in baseball for nine years running. At the begining of this season they dropped the word "Devil" from the team name.
    Julia Robertson/AP
    PHILADELPHIA -- Looking down game 4 of the World Series, Oct. 26. The Philadelphia Phillies romped over the Tampa Bay Rays giving Philadelphia a 3-1 World Series lead. The Devil Rays were one of the worst teams in baseball for nine years running. At the begining of this season they dropped the word "Devil" from the team name.
  • PALESTINE -- Palestinian officers from a special security unit loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas enter a house during a raid searching for illegal weapons in the West Bank village of Samua near Hebron, early Oct. 27. Nearly 600 troops of the Palestinian security forces deployed in the Hebron area early Oct 25, as part of President Mahmoud Abbas' program to strengthen his control over the West Bank.
    Kevin Frayer/A"P
    PALESTINE -- Palestinian officers from a special security unit loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas enter a house during a raid searching for illegal weapons in the West Bank village of Samua near Hebron, early Oct. 27. Nearly 600 troops of the Palestinian security forces deployed in the Hebron area early Oct 25, as part of President Mahmoud Abbas' program to strengthen his control over the West Bank.
  • PALESTINE -- Palestinian officers from a special security unit loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas enter a house during a raid searching for illegal weapons in the West Bank village of Samua near Hebron early Oct. 27. Nearly 600 troops of the Palestinian security forces deployed in the Hebron area early Saturday, as part of President Mahmoud Abbas' program to strengthen his control over the West Bank.
    Kevin Frayer/AP
    PALESTINE -- Palestinian officers from a special security unit loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas enter a house during a raid searching for illegal weapons in the West Bank village of Samua near Hebron early Oct. 27. Nearly 600 troops of the Palestinian security forces deployed in the Hebron area early Saturday, as part of President Mahmoud Abbas' program to strengthen his control over the West Bank.
  • SUKKARIYEH, Syria -- The sister of Syrian Faysal el-Abdallah, who died Oct. 26, when U.S. military helicopters launched an attack on Syrian territory, mourns during his funeral procession about eight miles inside the Syrian border, Oct. 27. Four U.S. military helicopters flying along the Euphrates River struck an area along Syria''s border with Iraq, killing eight people, the Syrian government said, condemning what it called "serious aggression."
    Hussein Malla/AP
    SUKKARIYEH, Syria -- The sister of Syrian Faysal el-Abdallah, who died Oct. 26, when U.S. military helicopters launched an attack on Syrian territory, mourns during his funeral procession about eight miles inside the Syrian border, Oct. 27. Four U.S. military helicopters flying along the Euphrates River struck an area along Syria''s border with Iraq, killing eight people, the Syrian government said, condemning what it called "serious aggression."
  • SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. -- Waves crash onto the pier and lighthouse Oct. 26.
    Jon Gruenke Kalamazo Gazette
    SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. -- Waves crash onto the pier and lighthouse Oct. 26.
  • SAO PABLO, Brazil -- Traders work at Mercantile and Futures Exchange, Oct. 27. Latin American stocks declined in early trading, with Mexican equities tumbling hardest on concerns of a world recession.
    Andre Penner/AP
    SAO PABLO, Brazil -- Traders work at Mercantile and Futures Exchange, Oct. 27. Latin American stocks declined in early trading, with Mexican equities tumbling hardest on concerns of a world recession.
  • DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- Frank Cheatham kisses his daughter, Madison, 13, goodbye outside the armory. Oct. 27, as he prepares to deploy to Iraq with the Tennessee Army National Guard's 168th Military Police Battalion. Cheatham also turned 35 Monday.
    Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal
    DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- Frank Cheatham kisses his daughter, Madison, 13, goodbye outside the armory. Oct. 27, as he prepares to deploy to Iraq with the Tennessee Army National Guard's 168th Military Police Battalion. Cheatham also turned 35 Monday.

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First Published October 28, 2008 12:00 am
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