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Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the annual convention of the National Association of Police Organizations, Monday, in Manalapan, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Kristalina Georgieva, left, talks with Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger, prior to the start of an EU foreign affairs meeting at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)

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James E. Holmes appears in Arapahoe County District Court, Monday, Centennial, Colo. Holmes is being held on suspicion of first-degree murder, and could also face additional counts of aggravated assault and weapons violations stemming from a mass shooting last Friday in a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., that killed 12 and injured dozens of others. (AP Photo/Denver Post, RJ Sangosti, Pool)

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Kanwarias, worshippers of Hindu God Shiva, walk in Bareilly town in Uttar Pradesh, India, Monday. Police say the Muslims offering morning prayers on the second day of Ramadan were upset by devotional singing by Hindus who were on their way to a temple for a regular Monday ceremony offering water and milk to Lord Shiva. (AP Photo/Manjoosha Verma)

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Pakistani truck drivers chant prayer before breaking their fast, on the third day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday. Muslims from Morocco to Afghanistan are steeling themselves for the toughest Ramadan in more than three decades with no food or drink, not even a sip of water during the hottest time of the year. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

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Jose Perez, a resident of nearby Berclair, Texas, sprinkles holy water Monday, where a truck crashed into a tree on the side of U.S. Highway 59 Sunday evening. The truck, overloaded with nearly two dozen illegal immigrants, veered off a highway and crashed into trees, killing at least 14, authorities said. (AP Photo/San Antonio Express-News, John Davenport)

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People work on the Bolivar's Mausoleum white tower in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday. The 160-foot (50-meter) mausoleum is to be inaugurated in the coming days. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

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Ghana Vice President John Mahama, center, sits on a chair after being sworn in as new president of Ghana in parliament after the passing of the late Ghana President John Atta Mills in Accra, Ghana, Tuesday. (AP Photo/Christian Thompson )

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French car maker PSA Peugeot Citroen workers demonstrate past the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, Wednesday. The maker of two-thirds of France's cars is in a tailspin as a deepening recession in many markets in Europe takes its toll on its business. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

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Actor Christian Bale and his wife, Sibi Blazic, visit a memorial to the victims of Friday's mass shooting, Tuesday in Aurora, Colo. Twelve people were killed when a gunman opened fire during a late-night showing of the movie "The Dark Knight Rises," which stars Bale as Batman. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Activists hold slogans againt former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as they await her release outside a government hospital in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, Philippines, on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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Wednesday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, center, Ri Sol Ju, center left, visit the Rungna People's Pleasure Ground, which is nearing completion. North Korea's new, young leader Kim Jong Un is married, state TV reported Wednesday for the first time in a brief and otherwise routine announcement that ends weeks of speculation about a beautiful woman who has accompanied him to recent public events. (AP Photo/KCNA KNS)

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Wednesday, Somali President Sharif Sheik Ahmed speaks during the opening ceremony for the beginning of a nine-day meeting on Wednesday to examine, debate and vote on the proposed new constitution, in Mogadishu, Somalia. Somali leaders are debating a new constitution that protects the right to abortion to save the life of the mother and bans the circumcision of girls. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

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Chinese soldiers carry sandbags to build a makeshift dam to prevent flooding on Dongsha River in Fangshan district in Beijing, China, Wednesday. Last Saturday's heavy rain was unusual in normally dry Beijing. (AP Photo)

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A woman holds flowers before placing them at the memorial across from the movie theater, Wednesday, in Aurora, Colo . Twelve people were killed and over 50 wounded in a shooting attack early Friday at the packed theater during a showing of the Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Left Front leader Sergei Udaltsov, with his movement flags in the background, speaks at an opposition rally in support of opposition activists they allege were arrested over their role in a violent protest in May, in Moscow, Thursday. Opposition activists and rights groups called the arrests a part of a widening government crackdown on dissent that followed Vladimir Putin's election to a third presidential term in March. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles speaks with his supporters during a Facebook video conference at a television studio in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

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In this photo provided by Guy Oseary, Madonna performs onstage during her MDNA concert at Olympia Hall in Paris on Thursday. (AP Photo/Guy Oresay)

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Umbrellas buckle under high winds as a massive storm loomed above Times Square, Thursday, in New York. The storm resulted in more than 20,000 customers without power in the Elmira area in upstate New York, where buildings were damaged, power lines and trees toppled, and hospitals placed on disaster status after a possible tornado hit the city Thursday afternoon. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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French finance minister Pierre Moscovici addresses reporters during a press conference held at the Finance Ministry in Paris, Thursday. Markets have been recently rattled by fears that Spain, the eurozone's fourth-largest economy, will need a bailout along the lines of Greece, Ireland and Portugal. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton listens at left as President Barack Obama speaks to members of the media during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Pedestrians walk in the rain at the shopping district in Hong Kong, Thursday. Asian stock markets rose Thursday amid hopes Europe will give its bailout fund more financial firepower but gains were tempered as South Korea reported its economic growth slowed to a two-year low. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

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The protests take on a festive element as police forces move out of the park and square. Wearing a gas mask, this young man dances to traditional Turkish music in front of Taksim Square’s Ataturk Monument.

In Gezi Park since March 31st, this protester, originally caught off-guard by the Government’s teargas and water cannons, went out and bought a Russian army mask from WWII, preparing for what was to come.

This rambunctious boy seems to be enjoying the chaos. After taking this picture he threw a stone at the already destroyed building in the background.

Forming a line, the police face off directly with protesters in Taksim Square. After a while, they retreated and there was a general cheer – a back-and-forth dance that has been common since the beginning of this protest.

An elderly woman in Gezi Park reads the news. The tent community occupying the park was violently destroyed on June 16th.

Many different groups had set up booths to promote their cause in Taksim Square and Gezi Park. Standing in front of one, this man waves his flag while posing with conviction.

Many home-remedies are used to minimize the effects of tear gas. This woman has put a milky solution on her face, removing her mask after the tear gas dissipated. Before sunrise, the police came again for another round of teargasing.

People capitalize on the uprising -- selling flags, beer, gas masks, sky lanterns and spray paint to name just a few of the popular items.

On Monday morning, June 11, the police execute a strong offensive. Many plain-clothed police officers, like the ones seen here, clash with protesters in the side streets away from the main stand-off in Taksim.

The authorities seem to be most aggressive in the night, pushing protesters away from the square and park. After being teargassed this young woman catches her breath with other protesters on Siraselviler Street.

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