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V Festival 2008 - Day 2
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U.S., world, and environment
Image: A poster of Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf is burned
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Musharraf quits

  Demonstrators mark departure of embattled Pakistan president

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Image: Georgian protesters
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Image: Beijing at night
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A family celebrates a birthday in Baghdad
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Image: The Telegraph Fire blows up near Yosemite National Park
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Entertainment photos

Celebrity, music, movie, TV and fashion
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Isaac Hayes, 1942-2008

  Pioneering musician laid groundwork for disco, was rapping before rap was invented.

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Miley Cyrus
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Image: Comic-Con
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Image: Amy Winehouse
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Eddie Vedder
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Torn Curtain
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Sports photos

Big matchups, sports stars and history
Swimming
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Michael Phelps through the years

  A look at the celebrated swimmer’s journey to winningest Olympian ever.

Sergio Garcia tests the wind before his tee shot on the eighth hole during completion of rain-delayed third round of the 90th PGA Championship golf tournament at the Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township
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Image: Race car driver Carl Edwards flips for fans after winning NASCAR Sprint Cup 3M Performance 400 in Brooklyn
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Yankee Stadium is host to final All-Star game as MLB All-Star game opening ceremonies take place in New York
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The pack of riders cycle in the rain during the 15th stage of the 95th Tour de France cycling race between Embrun and Prato Nevoso
Thierry Roge / Reuters
Image: Tiger Woods & Rocco Mediate
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Exercise rider Michelle Nevin and a groom walk Triple Crown hopeful Big Brown in the paddock before the 140th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York
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Big Brown, with jockey Desormeaux, crosses finish line to win 133rd running of Preakness Stakes in Maryland
Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
Image: Wings' Lidstrom lifts the Stanley Cup after his team defeated the Penguins in Game 6 of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey final in Pittsburgh
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Danica Patrick
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Jockey Kent Desormeaux aboard Big Brown rides to a win on the134th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville
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Travel photos

U.S. and worldwide destinations
Image: Chinese security officer stand guards
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Postcards from China

  Take a tour of the impressive sights in and around Beijing, from Tiananmen Square to the Forbidden City.

Image: Taj Mahal
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Image: Socotra, Yemen
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Geisha in the Gion District
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Vancouver Skyline and Harbor in Morning Light
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Climber Abseiling Down Table Mountain
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Couple Tango Dancing
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Lounge Chairs on Beach at Club Med
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Technology and science photos

Space, technology, gadgets and science
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Eyes on the eclipse

  The moon's shadow swept across the planet from Canada to China on Friday, delighting throngs of skywatchers who flocked to see a total eclipse of the sun.

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Image: Members of an unknown Amazon Basin tribe
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Image: Stonehenge
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Image: Limestone sequence
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Image: A humanoid robot, designed to make human-like facial expressions in response to English and Japanese words.
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Image: "Doomsday" vault in Norway
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Michael Phelps through the years

  A look at the celebrated swimmer’s journey to winningest Olympian ever.

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Image: A 1964 Chevrolet Impala "Gypsy Rose" lowrider
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An Iranian technician works at the Balal
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