U.S. soldiers in NW Baghdad

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A U.S. military officer (L) of 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division briefs his platoon before a meeting with Iraqi military officers and local tribal leaders in the Hurriya district northwest of Baghdad December 3, 2008. U.S. military officers asked local tribal leaders to convince Sunni refugees who fled their homes due to sectarian violence to return to their area, during a meeting in a mosque on Wednesday, a local government official said.
U.S. soldiers stand guard next to a defaced poster of a wanted member of Shi'ite Mehdi Army militia outside a mosque in Hurriya district northwest of Baghdad December 3, 2008.
U.S. soldiers of 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division stands guard outside a mosque in the Hurriya district northwest of Baghdad December 3, 2008
A resident talks to a U.S. soldier guarding a mosque in the Hurriya district northwest of Baghdad December 3, 2008.
A U.S. military officer (R) of the 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division briefs his platoon before a meeting with Iraqi military officers and local tribal leaders in the Hurriya district northwest of Baghdad December 3, 2008.
A U.S. soldier of 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division stands guard outside a mosque in Hurriya district northwest of Baghdad December 3, 2008.

A U.S. soldier (L) of 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division stands guard with an Iraqi soldier below a billboard of a wanted member of Shi'ite Mehdi Army militia outside a mosque in Hurriya district northwest of Baghdad December 3, 2008

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Bill Richardson nominated as U.S. secretary of commerce

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U.S. President-elect Barack Obama nominated on Wednesday New Mexico governor Bill Richardson as the next secretary of commerce.

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama (L) speaks while New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson looks on during the press conference held in Chicago Dec. 3, 2008. Obama on Wednesday nominated New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson as the next secretary of commerce.

"Last week, Vice President-elect Biden and I began the process of announcing our economic team," Obama told a news conference at his transition office headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. "Today we are pleased to name another key member of this team -- our nominee for secretary of commerce, my great friend, Gov. Bill Richardson."

Obama described Richardson as a leading "economic diplomat for America" who "has been seen from just about every angle what makes our economy work and what keeps it from working better" during his time in state government and Congress, and in two tours of duty in the cabinet.

Richardson, 61, has served as United Nations ambassador and energy secretary during the Clinton administration. He is currently in his second term as New Mexico's governor.

As a Hispanic, Richardson launched his bid for the White House early this year, but gave it up after the second Democratic presidential primary in New Hampshire.

He then threw his support for Obama and campaigned for his bid to become the first African-American president in the country.

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is flanked by Council of Economic Advisors Director-designate Christina Romer(L), National Economic Council Director-designate Lawrence Summers (R) as he announces the members of his economic policy team during a news conference in Chicago, November 24, 2008.

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Argentine navy training vessel arrives in Montevideo

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Argentine navy training vessel "Libertad" casts anchor at the harbor of Montevideo, capital of Uruguay, on Dec. 2, 2008. The training vessel "Libertad" arrived in Montevideo recently after 8 months sailing before back to Buenos Aires. 
Argentine navy training vessel "Libertad" (R) casts anchor at the harbor of Montevideo, capital of Uruguay, on Dec. 2, 2008
Argentine navy training vessel "Libertad" (R) casts anchor at the harbor of Montevideo, capital of Uruguay, on Dec. 2, 2008. 
The up side down retouched photo taken on Dec. 2, 2008 shows the reflection of Argentina navy training vessel "Libertad" at the harbor of Montevideo, capital of Uruguay.
Argentine navy training vessel "Libertad" casts anchor at the harbor of Montevideo, capital of Uruguay, on Dec. 2, 2008. 

Argentine navy training vessel "Libertad" casts anchor at the harbor of Montevideo, capital of Uruguay, on Dec. 2, 2008.

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First "comprehensive inventory" of life in Antarctica

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The first "comprehensive inventory" of marine and land species released by a research team from British Antarctic Survey and University of Hamburg describes the continent as a region rich in biodiversity on Dec. 1, 2008. The inventory includes over 1,200 marine and land species the team found there, most of which live on the deep seabed of Antarctica.
A group of Crabeater seals swim in the water of Antarctica.
A little Chinstrap penguin stays with its parent on the Antarctica. 
A group of red starfish is seen on the seabed of Antarctica. 
A Humpback whale dives in the waters of Antarctica

A researcher finds a huge sponge on the seabed of Antarctica

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"Opera facial" paintings on crab shells

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Zhang Shoupei displays crab shells to make a comparation between its natural status and one patterned with traditional local opera facial make-up at Shantang Community in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 3, 2008. Zhang enjoys painting opera facial make-up patterns on crab shells as a hobby.

Zhang Shoupei paints on crab shells with traditional local opera facial make-up at Shantang Community in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 3, 2008. Zhang enjoys painting opera facial make-up patterns on crab shells as a hobby.

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Self-made "panda"

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A girl walks a "panda" in a street of Wuhan, Hubei Province in central China, attracting the attention of lots of people around. The "panda" turns out to be a dog wearing pandas' makeup!
A "panda" attracts many puppies. This "panda" turns out to be a dog wearing pandas' makeup!
"A panda" attracts a dog. It turns out to be a dog wearing pandas' makeup!
A self-made "panda." It turns out to be a dog wearing pandas' makeup!

A self-made "panda." It turns out to be a dog wearing pandas' makeup

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Sara the walrus and her trainer perform in a show

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Sara the walrus and her Russian trainer Sergiy perform during a show at the newly-opened Istanbul Dolphinarium in Istanbul, Turkey, December 1, 2008.
Sara the walrus and her Russian trainer Sergiy perform during a show at the newly-opened Istanbul Dolphinarium in Istanbul, Turkey, December 1, 2008.

Sara the walrus and her Russian trainer Sergiy perform during a show at the newly-opened Istanbul Dolphinarium in Istanbul, Turkey, December 1, 2008.

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Mariangel Ruiz

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Beyonce Sings “Ave Maria” — VIDEO

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Beyonce sings “Ave Maria” (her own version of the song off her album I Am…Sasha Fierce) at the 2008 Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Rockefeller Center. Sample lyrics and video below!

She was lost in so many different ways
Out in the darkness with no guide
I know the cost of a losing hand
Never thought the grace of god go high

I found heaven on earth
You were my last, my first
And then here this voice inside
Ave maria

More pics from the performance here.

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Beyonce Sings “Ave Maria” — VIDEO

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Beyonce sings “Ave Maria” (her own version of the song off her album I Am…Sasha Fierce) at the 2008 Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Rockefeller Center. Sample lyrics and video below!

She was lost in so many different ways
Out in the darkness with no guide
I know the cost of a losing hand
Never thought the grace of god go high

I found heaven on earth
You were my last, my first
And then here this voice inside
Ave maria

More pics from the performance here.

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Madonna’s Louis Vuitton Ads — FIRST LOOK

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Check out the new Louis Vuitton ads featuring Madonna in a smoky French bistro setting, as photographed by Steven Meisel.

After attending one of the Queen of Pop’s concerts in Paris, inspiration struck LV’s creative director Marc Jacobs for the label’s next fashion advertising campaign.

“I just blurted out, ‘I think we should do Madonna,’” Jacobs told WWD. “I was totally just blown away by it, and moved by her performance, by what she had to say, and her energy.”

And the rumor about Madonna raking in $10 million for the campaign? “It’s very far away from that,” he assured.

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Kate Winslet is a Worldly ‘Reader’

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Kate Winslet shows off her curves in a Herve Leger creation at the premiere of The Reader at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City on Wednesday evening.

The 32-year-old British actress stars as Hanna Schmitz in the film. The movie is set in post-WWII Germany and follows law student Michael Berg (Ralph Fiennes) as he re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial.

Kate posed with fellow actors Lena Olin, Ralph Fiennes and David Kross, as well as director Stephen Daldry, on the red carpet.

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Kate Winslet is a Worldly ‘Reader’

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Kate Winslet shows off her curves in a Herve Leger creation at the premiere of The Reader at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City on Wednesday evening.

The 32-year-old British actress stars as Hanna Schmitz in the film. The movie is set in post-WWII Germany and follows law student Michael Berg (Ralph Fiennes) as he re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial.

Kate posed with fellow actors Lena Olin, Ralph Fiennes and David Kross, as well as director Stephen Daldry, on the red carpet.

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Madonna’s Louis Vuitton Ads — FIRST LOOK

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Check out the new Louis Vuitton ads featuring Madonna in a smoky French bistro setting, as photographed by Steven Meisel.

After attending one of the Queen of Pop’s concerts in Paris, inspiration struck LV’s creative director Marc Jacobs for the label’s next fashion advertising campaign.

“I just blurted out, ‘I think we should do Madonna,’” Jacobs told WWD. “I was totally just blown away by it, and moved by her performance, by what she had to say, and her energy.”

And the rumor about Madonna raking in $10 million for the campaign? “It’s very far away from that,” he assured.

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