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John Boehner makes his patented sequester face while meeting with reporters during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. It's been a long week for the speaker of the House, who looks increasingly helpless to save the Republican Party from itself.
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On the last day of his pontificate, Pope Benedict XVI delivers his final farewell to a cheering crowd.
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After being put through the wringer by the GOP, former Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb. arrives at the Pentagon to be sworn in as secretary of defense on Wednesday.
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Quvenzhané Wallis, looking prim at the 85th Annual Academy Awards. The 9-year-old actress unwittingly inspired a media firestorm after the Onion made an off-color joke at her expense on Twitter.
Whistle-blower Bradley Manning carried himself with grace and dignity Thursday, pleading guilty to leaking state secrets among other charges. Manning read from a 35-page statement explaining his decision to share the classified information with WikiLeaks.
Jennifer Lawrence trips over her gown while accepting an Oscar for her role in "Silver Linings Playbook," inadvertently becoming America's new sweetheart.
Proof she's arrived: Jack Nicholson hits on Lawrence at a post-show wrap-up for the 85th Academy Awards. "I'll be waiting," he joked (we hope).
Jeremy Bush lost his brother, Jeffrey, after the latter's house inexplicably fell through a 20-foot-deep by 20-foot-wide sinkhole in Tampa, Fla., Thursday. "I couldn't get him out," Jeremy told NBC. "All I thought I could hear was him screaming for me and hollering for me, but I couldn't do nothing."
Michelle Obama made a surprise appearance at the 85th Academy Awards Sunday, helping a Falstaffian Jack Nicholson present the Oscar for best picture.
As many as 10,000 took to the streets of Albany Thursday to protest New York's new gun control laws, yielding these tasteful placards.
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