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Hindu nationalist leader Manohar Joshi, second left, garlands Bharatiya Janta Party leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee, center, during the 25th anniversary c...

Seagulls fly over the partially ice covered Lake Constance bathened in a golden light, as the sun sets, Thursday, Dec. 29,2005, in Kreuzlingen, Switze...

The hands of Francisco del Alamo-Benavente, 22, are shown as Del Alamo-Benavente appears at a news conference in Baltimore, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005....

Craig Pattison shows off his property in western Missouri Friday, July 15, 2005 in advance of a music festival he's organized on his land for the last...

Painter, Charles Vindzans, left, and Tina McCrosky work on a gumbo pot and its toppings that will be part of the New Orleans New Year celebration in t...

Annette Dytrt waehrend ihrer Kuer bei den Deutschen Meisterschaften im Eiskunstlauf in Berlin am Donnerstag, 29. Dezember 2005. Dytrt verteidigte ihre...

General Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff addresses the media Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005, at the American base in Manama, Bahrain. Pace...

Former Baltimore Orioles star Cal Ripken Jr. and his wife Kelly listen during a memorial service at The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen for long time Orio...

Oklahoma's Quentin Chaney, J.D. Runnels, and other teammates celebrate Runnels' touchdown in the third quarter of Oklahoma's 17-14 victory in the Holi...

Painter Tina McCrosky works on a gumbo pot that will be part of the New Orleans New Year celebration in the French Quarter at Mardi Gras World in New...

South Carolina Education Lottery scatch-off lottery tickets are displayed on the counter at the Exxon Station on Blossom Street Thursday, Dec. 29, 200...

Annette Dytrt waehrend ihrer Kuer bei den Deutschen Meisterschaften im Eiskunstlauf in Berlin am Donnerstag, 29. Dezember 2005. Dytrt verteidigte ihre...

U.S. movie director and actor Woody Allen holds his clarinet as he greets the audience during a concert with the New Orleans Jazz Band, not seen in pi...

Annette Dytrt waehrend ihrer Kuer bei den Deutschen Meisterschaften im Eiskunstlauf in Berlin am Donnerstag, 29. Dezember 2005. Dytrt verteidigte ihre...

Paula Winfrey, left, is consoled by Texas Gov. Rick Perry, after walking through the remains of her mother's house that was destroyed in a recent gras...

Members of the California Conservation Corps, Patrick McCulloch, left, 18, Erin Pazon, 23, Getachew Fessera, 23, and James Banks, right, 23, fill sand...

Southern California tailback Reggie Bush, right, poses with Mickey Mouse during a visit to Disneyland on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005, in Anaheim, Calif. T...

Texas Gov. Rick Perry answers a question during a news conference in front of a home that was destroyed by recent grass fires in Cross Plains, Texas,...

Annette Dytrt waehrend ihrer Kuer bei den Deutschen Meisterschaften im Eiskunstlauf in Berlin am Donnerstag, 29. Dezember 2005. Dytrt verteidigte ihre...

Indonesian Marines carry Pieter Feith, center, leader of Aceh Monitoring Mission prior to their withdrawal at Krueng Geukuh port in Lhokseumawe, Aceh...

Texas Tech strong linebacker John Saldi talks duriing a news conference in Irving, Texas, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005. Texas Tech will play Alabama in the...

Kenneth Johnson, mayor of Carthage, Mo,is shown in Carthage, Mo., on Thursdaym Dec. 29, 2005. Johnson says he does not feel it was necessary to close...

Kashmiri children eat rice received from an earthquake relief organization in Pattika, Neelum Valley, Pakistan, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005. The Oct. 8 qu...

Supporters of Pakistan's opposition political parties rally against the construction of the Kalabag Dam over the Indus river, which President Gen. Per...

Security men stand guard outside the residence of M.C. Puri, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005. Puri a retired professor from New Delhi's I...

Olga Tocko, center, of French team Racing Club de Cannes, spikes the ball against Ekaterina Gamova, left, and Ozlem Oezcelik, right, of the Russian te...

Ohio State defensive linemen Jat Richardson, left, and Mike Kudila run through pass rush drills during practice Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005, in Phoenix. O...

A football field size American Flag covers the field as F-16 jet fighters fly over Qualcomm Stadium prior to the Holiday Bowl game between Oregon and...

Nevada's Nick Fazekas, (22) battles Louisiana-Lafayette's Juilian Fields, (00), and Michael Southall, (44) during the first half of a college basketba...

Annette Dytrt waehrend ihrer Kuer bei den Deutschen Meisterschaften im Eiskunstlauf in Berlin am Donnerstag, 29. Dezember 2005. Dytrt verteidigte ihre...

Relatives and friends carry the body of M.C. Puri, back home, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005. Puri a retired professor from New Delhi's...

Blick auf das Hafengelaende bei Kreuzlingen am Bodensee, am Donnerstag, 29. Dezember 2005. Der Bodensee hat fuer den Dezember einen historisch niedrig...

Goalie Youri Ziffzer of Berlin, right, fends off a shot by Jean-Guy Trudel of Canada during their 79th Spengler Cup tournament ice hockey match betwee...

Israeli security collect evidence at the scene of a suicide bombing attack at an Israeli army checkpoint near the West Bank town of Tulkarem Thursday...

**ALTERNATE CROP** Austrian ski jumper Andreas Widhoelzl jumps above spectators during the first competition of the 54th Four Hills ski jumping tourna...

Shoppers crowd to get blocks of frozen tuna at a special yearend fish market opened by fishermen's cooperative in Tokyo Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005. For...

Former world No. 1 Martina Hingis of Switzerland at practices in preparation for her return to competitive tennis at the Mondial Australian Women's Ha...

An unidentified man jogs with his dog under snow covered trees in Pamplona, northern Spain, Thursday Dec. 29, 2005. A cold front has been crossing Spa...

Switzerland's Didier Defago takes a curve during an alpine ski World Cup Men's downhill event, in Bormio, Italy, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005. Defago finis...

Eine Passantin schuetzt sich mit einem Regenschirm gegen den wirbelnden Schnee, der am Donnerstag, 29. Dezember 2005, bei Temperaturen um den Gefrierp...

Ski jumper Okabe Takanobu jumps above spectators during the Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Oberstdorf, southern Germany, on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2...

A technician sprays anti-icing fluid onto the tail unit of a Boeing airliner at Dresden airport, eastern Germany, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005, making the...

Andreas Widhoelzl from Austria soars through the air during the first competition of the 54th Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Oberstdorf, souther...

A snow plough clears the road from snow near Petersdorf on the Island of Fehmarn, northern Germany, on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005. Heavy snow falls overn...

New Orleans Police Superintendent Warren Riley, center, speaks during a news conference along with Pastor Marie Galatas, right, of the New Creation Ch...

A snowplough works next to an aircraft at Dresden airport, eastern Germany, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005. Weather forecasts predict more snow and cold temp...

Austria's Marlies Schild passes a gate on her way to win an alpine ski World Cup Women's slalom race in Lienz, Austria, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005.(AP Ph...

Confetti fills the air over Times Square in New York as event organizers test the confetti, Thursday, December 29, 2005. The air above Times Square wi...

Switzerland's Tobias Gruenenfelder wears a special protection on his right leg as he gets to the podium after completing an alpine ski World Cup Men's...

Germany's Michael Uhrmann soars through the air during the first competition of the 54th Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Oberstdorf, southern Ger...