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Barack Obama waits backstage moments before taking office as the 44th President of the United States on Jan. 20. By Mark Rykoff

A U.S. Army soldier from the 10th Mountain Division surveys a road in the Tangi Valley, Afghanistan, on Sept. 4. By Mark Rykoff

Family members gather at the coffin of Senator Edward Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery on Aug. 29. By Mark Rykoff

A mourner awaits the start of a tribute to Michael Jackson at the Apollo Theater in the neighborhood of Harlem in New York City on June 30. By Mark Rykoff

Airline passengers stand on the wings of a US Airways Airbus 320 jetliner that safely ditched in the frigid waters of the Hudson River in New York City after a flock of birds knocked out both its engines on Jan. 15. By Mark Rykoff

Local drug dealers settle a score in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. In the past few years, the small West African nation has become a key transit point for drug cartels from South America. By Mark Rykoff

Supporters of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi run in the streets during protests in Tehran on June 16. By Mark Rykoff

A Palestinian family rests in the rubble of its home in east Jebaliya after the Israeli incursion into Gaza on Jan. 16. By Mark Rykoff

A giraffe felled by drought lies dead on a road in Wajir, Kenya, on Oct. 9. The country has had virtually no rain in several years and is facing a severe water crisis. By Mark Rykoff

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin enjoys a horseback ride during a vacation in Tyva, Russia, on Aug. 3. By Mark Rykoff