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A Somali-Kenyan woman cleans the front of her store during sunrise in a market in Garissa, in July, 2009. . A thin, dusty line is about the only thing...

Members of the Kenyan Customs Authorities and Police prepare to burn hundreds of thousands of cigarettes smuggled into Kenya and were recently seized...

Two Somali-Kenyan men inside one of the elders house in Hulugho, the largest town in that region, some 12 miles (20kms) from the Somali border, in lat...

Somali-Kenyan woman walk out of a market in Garissa, in July, 2009. . A thin, dusty line is about the only thing separating Kenya, one of the Western...

Two Somali-Kenyan men inside one of the elders house in Hulugho, the largest town in that region, some 12 miles (20kms) from the Somali border, in lat...

A young Somali boy runs away from a sandstorm in the Dagahaley Refugee camp in Dadaab, in July, 2009. Dagahaley is one of the three camps in Dadaab, l...

A group of Somali-Kenyan school children head for an outing in Garissa in July, 2009. A thin, dusty line is about the only thing separating Kenya, on...

Kenyan students walk home in Hargadera, Kenya in July 2009. A thin, dusty line is about the only thing separating Kenya, one of the Western world's cl...

Nicoise Salad with tender greens, canned Tuna, soft boiled Egg, Green Beans, Potatoes, Tomatoes, Fennel, Capers and Olives, dressed with Olive Oil. (...

Members of the Kenyan Customs Authorities and Police look on as hundreds of thousands of cigarettes smuggled into Kenya and recently seized in a truc...

A Kenyan police officer stands along the border with Somalia and Kenya near Sinai, in July, 2009. Kolbio, a stronghold of Al Shabab, is located direct...

"No public health and safety agency should allow its research to be suppressed for political reasons," said Clarence Ditlow of the Center for Auto Saf...

Paul McCartney performs at Citifield in Queens, NY on Friday, July 17, 2009. (Jenn AckermanThe New York Times) 14060371

Paul McCartney performs at Citifield in Queens, NY on Friday, July 17, 2009. (Todd Heisler/The New York Times) 14060372

Paul McCartney performs at Citifield in Queens, NY on Friday, July 17, 2009. (Jenn AckermanThe New York Times) 14060373

Paul McCartney performs at Citifield in Queens, NY on Friday, July 17, 2009. (Todd Heisler/The New York Times) 14060374

Paul McCartney, center, performs at Citifield in Queens, NY on Friday, July 17, 2009. (Todd Heisler/The New York Times) 14060386

Paul McCartney performs at Citifield in Queens, NY on Friday, July 17, 2009. (Todd Heisler/The New York Times) 14060388

Paul McCartney performs at Citifield in Queens, NY on Friday, July 17, 2009. (Todd Heisler/The New York Times) 14060395

Paul McCartney performs at Citifield in Queens, NY on Friday, July 17, 2009. (Todd Heisler/The New York Times) 14060402

Floyd Abrams in New York City in July 2009. There will be admirers of Abrams, the most famous First Amendment lawyer in the country, who are surprised...

The Tesla Roadster during a tour of New York in July 2009. The Tesla Roadster was made for California. The all-electric, zero-emissions convertible sp...

The Tesla Roadster during a tour of New York in July 2009. The Tesla Roadster was made for California. The all-electric, zero-emissions convertible sp...

The Tesla Roadster during a tour of New York in July 2009. The Tesla Roadster was made for California. The all-electric, zero-emissions convertible sp...

Jerry Springer in London on July 7, 2009. On hiatus from the tabloid television show that bears his name, Springer this month concluded a six-week run...

The Tesla Roadster during a tour of New York in July 2009. The Tesla Roadster was made for California. The all-electric, zero-emissions convertible sp...

Judge Sonia Sotomayor greets senators as she arrives for her fourth day of confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington,...

President Barack Obama, center, back to camera, greets well-wishers at a fundraiser for Gov. Jon Corzine in Holmdel, N.J., on Thursday, July 17, 2009....

President Barack Obama addresses the NAACP in New York on July 16, 2009. At the 100th anniversary celebration of the NAACP, the country's oldest civil...

Palestinian policewomen patrol the city center of Nablus on July 15, 2009. For the first time since the second Palestinian uprising broke out in late...

A vehicle carrying members of the Palestinian security services drives down a main shopping area of Nablus, on the West Bank, July 15, 2009. For the f...

New Haven, Conn., Firefighter Frank Ricci testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during the confirmation hearing for Judge Sonia Sotomayor in...

President Barack Obama is greeted as he arrives to speak at a fundraiser for Gov. Jon Corzine at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, N.J., on Thursda...

**B&W ONLY** The photographer Lillian Bassman at home in New York on July 9, 2009. An exhibition of her work opens in Connecticut on Saturday, July 18...

Police at the scene of a shootout in Jersey City which left five officers wounded and the two suspects dead, Thursday, July 16, 2009. A chaotic predaw...

Police look for evidence using a metal detector near the scene of a shootout in Jersey City which left five officers wounded and the two suspects dead...

From left, President Barack Obama speaks at a fundraiser for Gov. Jon Corzine in Holmdel, N.J., on Thursday, July 17, 2009. The governor is borrowing...

*FILE PHOTO* -- A portrait of Bonnie Fuller in New York in June 2008. Fuller, last seen leaving her job a year ago as editorial director of American M...

A collection of portraits of Judge Sonia Sotomayor during her fourth day of confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington,...

Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor gestures as she departs the hearing room at the end of her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washin...

From left, President Barack Obama appears at a fundraiser for Gov. Jon Corzine in Holmdel, N.J., on Thursday, July 17, 2009. The governor is borrowing...

The photographer Lillian Bassman at home in New York on July 9, 2009. An exhibition of her work opens in Connecticut on Saturday, July 18. (Damon Wint...

An Israeli road block is removed from a road near Nablus, on the West Bank, July 15, 2009. For the first time since the second Palestinian uprising br...

Judge Sonia Sotomayor takes her seat before the Senate Judiciary Committee prior to the start of her fourth day of confirmation hearings, in Washingto...

In the Nablus shopping district, a woman with bags and a balloon waits for transportation on July 15, 2009. The closing of an Israeli checkpoint has...

The scene of a shootout in Jersey City which left five officers wounded and the two suspects dead, Thursday, July 16, 2009. A chaotic predawn shootout...

Judge Sonia Sotomayor gestures while testifying before the Senate Juddiciary Committee during her confirmation hearing in Washington on Thursday, July...

Judge Sonia Sotomayor pushes back from the table at the end of her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee during her confirmation hearing in...

From left, Judge Sonia Sotomayor appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee during her confirmation hearing in Washington on July 16, 2009, as her...

Judge Sonia Sotomayor takes her seat at the beginning of the fourth day of her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washingto...