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A soldier takes a moment to compose himself after paying his final respects in a graveside ceremony for Army Capt. Robert J. Yllescas at the Osceola, Neb., Cemetery on Monday, Dec. 8, 2008.

Frank and Joe were moved to tears as the officiant married them. When the California Supreme Court decided in June 2008 that it is constitutionally legal for same-sex couples to marry, Joe Alfano and Frank Capley, who have been in a relationship for…

This May 23, 2008 photo shows survivors lining up for food at an earthquake refugees camp in Mianzhu, in China's southwest Sichuan province.

Chairman and CEO of Lehman Brothers Richard Fuld Jr. stares at protesters as he gets into his car after a hearing on Capitol Hill to examine the collapse of his company October 6, 2008 in Washington, DC.

A female student sits in the yard of the Central Primary School in the Hagadera refugee camp during morning prayers. Nearly 250,000 people have pushed the refugee camps of Dadaab, Kenya to their brink. The camp is now one of the largest and oldest…

16April2008- Sufa, along Gaza border- Palestinian detainees brought over the border from Gaza during an Israeli military invasion . Blindfolded ,handcuffed and striped from their own clothing , they awaited interrogation . Israel increased its…

NOW WE KNOW: Ever wonder what goes on at the bottom of a pile of football players? Center Josh McNeil of Tennessee spent a few moments playing with the shoelaces of a Florida defender, but the Gators had the final say with a 30-6 victory last…

'FLYING FISH' Miami Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown (23) leaps over Seattle Seahawks cornerback Marcus Trufant as Seattle Seahawks cornerback Josh Wilson (26) defends the play at Dolphin Stadium. Brown had 31 yards rushing and one touchdown as…

Michael Phelps USA Gold Medal WR 4:03.84 It was Phelps' first (1st) gold medal of the Beijing games. Day 2, Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games Swimming - Men's 400m Individual Medley Final Water Cube/Beijing,,China 10-AUG-2008 X80784 TK1 CREDIT: Heinz…

August 8, 2008 Beijing, China Chinese performers in luminescent green during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the National Stadium, known as Bird's Nest, Beijing, China, 08 August 2008. Photographers quote: 'Officially- As…